Discount airline expanding service to Canada with flights between Vancouver and New York

JetBlue is expanding its operations with its first flights to Canada. The New York-based airline says it will launch flights between Vancouver and New York, as well as seasonal service to Boston, starting in the summer of 2022. The move is part of plans to add seven destinations to its route map from New York or Boston starting later this year. It is also adding Honduras. JetBlue says the expansion is part of the next phase of the alliance between JetBlue and American Airlines that was authorized by the US DoT earlier this year. The move comes ahead of what the travel industry hopes will be a surge in travel from pent-up demand as COVID-19 vaccinations expand and the pandemic wanes. Scott Laurence, head of revenue and planning at JetBlue, says customers and crew members have been asking to add flights to the middle of the US and into Canada. “We can't wait to shake up the status quo in these markets currently dominated by high-fare carriers,” he stated.<br/>