JetBlue is third US airline to reduce capacity to Cuba

JetBlue is trimming capacity to Cuba, becoming the third US airline to do so since regular commercial passenger service to the island nation resumed in August. JetBlue will not eliminate any of its Cuban destinations nor will it reduce flight schedules. Instead, the carrier will begin downsize to smaller aircraft on several of its existing routes, a move that will pare 300 seats a day from JetBlue’s current Cuba schedules. “We are continuing to operate our schedule of nearly 50 weekly round trip Cuban flights but have made adjustments to our fleet utilisation,” a JetBlue spokesman said. JetBlue did not cite demand in tightening its Cuba capacity, but it follows similar moves made by American Airlines and smaller Silver Airways. In December, American announced it would drop 1 of the 2 daily flights from its schedules between Miami and each of the Cuban cities of Holguin, Santa Clara and Varadero. <br/>