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JetBlue Launches Boston-Madrid, Edinburgh Routes

DALLAS — JetBlue (B6) launches Madrid International Airport (MAD) and Edinburgh Airport (EDI) routes from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) on May 22, 2025.

Madrid marks B6's first Spanish route, while Edinburgh adds to the New York JFK summer route. The new routes support the airline's JetForward strategy to build "the best East Coast leisure network and return to sustained profitability."

Edinburgh and Madrid will join transatlantic seasonal service from BOS to Amsterdam (AMS), Dublin (DUB), and London-Gatwick (LGW), and year-round flights to London-Heathrow (LHR) and Paris (CDG). In summer 2025, B6 will offer 7 daily nonstops from Boston to Europe.

From New York-JFK, B6 serves DUB and EDI seasonally, while AMS, LHR, and CDG are served year-round. Due to their popularity, returning routes to DUB and EDI have been extended this year to the end of October, a month later than the previous year.

Comments from JetBlue Official

Daniel Shurz, head of revenue, network, and enterprise planning at JetBlue, said, “Europe is part of our network strategy. We offer more transatlantic travel options from Boston and New England to popular European destinations.”

Shurz continued, “Since launching flights to London in 2021, we’ve adjusted our European service to maximize value. We align our schedule with peak seasonal demand and fly our aircraft to other destinations in the off-season, capitalizing on business opportunities while delivering customer-loved destinations and experiences.”

The airline with operate flights to Madrid and Edinburgh with the Airbus A321 aircraft and its Mint premium class seating.

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