Starting November 4, 2023, attending to Grenada will likely be simpler for Bostonians with the launch of JetBlue’s new continuous Boston to Grenada service.
The Grenada Tourism Authority introduced the scheduled year-round flight will likely be on the service’s premium 159-seat A321 MINT plane with 16 lie-flat seats and can function weekly on Saturdays.
The flight departs Boston Logan Worldwide Airport (BOS) at 8:00 a.m. and arrives on the Maurice Bishop Worldwide Airport (GND) at 1:43 p.m. The return flight departs GND at 3:03 p.m. and arrives at BOS at 7:04 p.m.
The brand new service will likely be JetBlue’s second path to the island. The service at the moment affords every day nonstop service from New York’s John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport (JFK) to Maurice Bishop Worldwide Airport (GND).
“Tourism is a vital pillar to the success of Grenada, and we’re thrilled about this expanded service from JetBlue as it can permit us to welcome extra guests to the vacation spot,” mentioned Hon. Lennox Andrews, Minister for Financial Growth, Planning, Tourism and ICT, Artistic Financial system, Agriculture and Lands, Fisheries and Cooperatives. “Grenada continues to develop in recognition as a trip vacation spot and this service growth is a testomony to the work we’re doing, with our companions, to repeatedly enhance our tourism product.”
“As one of many premier locations within the Caribbean, we’re happy to be bringing further JetBlue service to Grenada,” mentioned Robin Hayes, chief govt officer, JetBlue. “The vacation spot has continued to carry out nicely and we anticipate that with extra methods for our prospects to succeed in its idyllic shores, the way forward for our partnership appears to be like even brighter.”
JetBlue just lately bolstered its service to Grenada growing the capability of its common every day service, from an A320 to the 200-seater A321, for your entire summer season peak interval, June 15 to September 5.
Moreover, with the vacation spot’s largest cultural occasion on the horizon, Spicemas, JetBlue will enhance its service to a second every day nonstop flight, from August 7 to September 1. The 162-seat A320 will depart JFK at 9:50 p.m. and arrive at GND at 2:47 a.m. The return flight departs GND at 5:01 a.m. and arrives at JFK at 9:57 a.m.
“This uptick in service from JetBlue ladders as much as our on-going efforts to enhance the vacation spot’s choices to draw extra guests to expertise why we’re actually the spice isle of the Caribbean,” mentioned Petra Roach, CEO of the Grenada Tourism Authority.
“We’ve been arduous at work, not solely bringing on board new occasions and experiences, however diligently working with journey advisors, retaining them within the know, in addition to enhancing the quality-of-service guests can anticipate as soon as they arrive. Our numbers from the U.S. proceed to maneuver in the suitable path and this dedication is a testomony to JetBlue’s perception in what we’re growing. That is the primary time that JetBlue has launched a vacation spot with Mint year-round so we couldn’t be extra honored for the belief they’ve invested in our lovely tri-island state.”