US carrier JetBlue has touched down at Flamingo International Airport on the island of Bonaire. With the new service, JetBlue now serves all three of the ABC Islands, a nickname for the Dutch Caribbean islands of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao in the Leeward Antilles.
Flying into Flamingo International
JetBlue’s new service was first announced in May and arrived today with much fanfare. The twice-weekly flight between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Bonaire’s Flamingo International Airport (BON) operates on Tuesdays and Saturdays. It is the only nonstop option from New York’s JFK to Bonaire. The island’s airport gets the Flamingo nickname from the bright pink color of its airport buildings and control tower.
The new link is part of JetBlue recent shift to focus on more leisure and visiting friends and relatives routes out of its larger hub. The Bonaire service marks the carrier’s 34th destination in Latin America and the Caribbean from its New York-JFK hub this winter. David Jehn, Vice President of Network Planning and Airline Partnerships at JetBlue, expressed his excitement for the service to begin:
“Renowned for its natural beauty, pristine beaches, and warm hospitality, we are excited to launch service to Bonaire, introducing a new destination and more travel options to our customers looking for a Caribbean getaway.
“Expanding our service in the Caribbean demonstrates our commitment to continue providing our customers exceptional travel options and experiences while promoting tourism and accessibility.”
Photo: Tourism Bonaire
In addition to all three of the ABC Islands, JetBlue flies to St. Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport in the Dutch Caribbean, home to the famous Airplane Beach.
When can you fly from New York to Flamingo?
The first flight took off this morning on one of the carrier’s Airbus A320 aircraft registered N834JB. The service departed JFK at 07:30 this morning and arrived at Flamingo Airport just under four hours later. According to data from Flightradar24, the return flight is already in the air and scheduled to arrive back in New York at 17:53.
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Photo: Flightradar24
The island is known for its coral reefs, outdoor adventures, animal sanctuaries, national parks, cactus-filled deserts, and year-round sunshine. The flights are primarily focused on leisure travelers and are scheduled to depart on Tuesdays and Saturdays at the following times:
Flight
Departure
Arrival
1643
New York JFK – 07:00
Bonaire – 12:38
1644
Bonaire – 14:14
New York JFK – 18:00
The flight will not face any direct competition on the route. United Airlines currently serves Bonaire from nearby Newark (EWR) and Houston. Delta Air Lines has a weekly link from Atlanta, and American Airlines connects the airport to Miami. Maarten van der Scheer, CEO of Bonaire International Airport, expressed his excitement for the first flight to arrive:
“We are excited to celebrate the launch of this new direct flight from New York’s JFK to Bonaire.
“Welcoming JetBlue to Flamingo Airport, with a twice-weekly, year-round service, has been made possible through the hard work, dedication, and collaboration of many partners working toward the same goal: increasing connectivity to Bonaire and making it easier than ever for travelers to reach our beautiful island.”
Photo: Leonard Zhukovsky | Shutterstock
This is the second new route Bonaire has welcomed this week. The airport welcomed the first flight from Corendon Airlines with an Airbus A350 on Sunday, November 3rd. Also offered twice weekly, the flights depart on Wednesdays and Sundays from Amsterdam with a stop in Curaçao on the way to Bonaire and from Bonaire direct to Amsterdam.
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