JetBlue opens its first class BlueFirst and inaugurates daily flights from Fort Lauderdale a Cali and Barranquilla, consolidating your network in Colombia.
JetBlue today simultaneously launched two key milestones for its international network and its onboard product: the start of non-stop operations towards Cali and Barranquilla from Fort Lauderdale, along with the opening of BlueFirst sales, its new business class for domestic and short/medium range flights.
These developments consolidate Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood (FLL) as the airline's main gateway to Latin America and the Caribbean.
JetBlue grows in Colombia and debuts its first class
The arrival at Cali (CLO) marks the airline's fourth destination in Colombian territory, joining Medellin, Cartagena and Barranquilla (GARDEN), the latter inaugurated at the beginning of the month. Both services operate daily on Airbus A320 aircraft..
The itineraries established for these routes are the following:
- Fort Lauderdale (FLL) – Cali (CLO): Flight #1535 takes off at 10:05 a. m. and land at 12:52 p. m.
- Cali (CLO) – Fort Lauderdale (FLL): Flight #1540 takes off at 2:10 p. m. and land at 7:00 p. m.
- Fort Lauderdale (FLL) – Barranquilla (GARDEN): Flight #1957 takes off at 11:05 a. m. and land at 12:55 p. m.
- Barranquilla (GARDEN) – Fort Lauderdale (FLL): Flight #1958 takes off at 2:05 p. m. and land at 5:56 p. m.
To celebrate the opening of the market, JetBlue enabled promotional fares per trip from $134 a Barranquilla and $139 a Cali in Main cabin.
This expansion coincides with the company's historical growth in Fort Lauderdale, where it plans to operate more than 150 daily departures at peak times during the next northern winter, after having incorporated 12 non-stop destinations from December 2025.
Disembarkation of BlueFirst business class
In parallel to the new routes, the airline opened the sale of BlueFirst, its new first class cabin geared towards planes without Mint configuration. The experience will officially begin flying on 8 of December uniting Boston (BOS) and Fort Lauderdale, and then spread to more than 30 routes, including future connections with Medellín in March 2027 and Cartagena in January 2027.
BlueFirst cabin offers a two-by-two seating configuration with Tuft foam & Needle ®, five inch recline, individual screens 13,3 inches with Bluetooth connectivity, FirstFare food service on journeys longer than 899 miles and personalized cocktail selection from the in-flight entertainment system.
TrueBlue Mosaic program members will have upgrade benefits through certificates and priority access at counters and security checkpoints at participating airports.
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