JetBlue has announced that it will cut its service from Long Beach Airport to Fort Lauderdale next year as it plans to add new routes in the country while scaling back on others.
Starting Jan. 8, the airline will no longer offer nonstop flights from Long Beach to Fort Lauderdale and also will make its flight to Portland, Maine, a seasonal route resuming service in May.
The airline is increasing its frequency of service on more than two dozen routes on the East Coast and will be adding a new flight from Fort Lauderdale to Guayaquil, Ecuador next year.
The announcement comes as the airline has made significant cuts in service in Long Beach while adding a few new routes.
Starting Dec. 15, JetBlue will offer a seasonal flight from Long Beach to Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and a new route to Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport in Montana.
JetBlue and Long Beach have been at odds ever since the city denied the airline’s request to build an international terminal in January 2017.