Two new JetBlue routes to Puerto Rico announced

By THE STAR STAFF

Puerto Rico Tourism Company Executive Director Carlos Mercado Santiago and JetBlue airline announced Thursday that two new daily routes will be offered to travel to the island as of July 5.

With the new services between Raleigh, North Carolina-San Juan and Tampa-Aguadilla, the airline continues its expansion in Puerto Rico.

Mercado Santiago stated in writing that the agency “continues working hard to strengthen Puerto Rico’s leadership as an air access hub in the Caribbean region and increase its value as a tourist and business destination.”

“The inclusion of these new routes to JetBlue’s already extensive network of connections in Puerto Rico will add 97,500 seats to the existing inventory and represents an impact of over $55 million on the local economy,” he said.