Marking NYC as eleventh US metropolis to supply nonstop service to Belize, JetBlue will function year-round roundtrip flights thrice per week.

The Belize Tourism Board (BTB) introduced a brand new partnership with JetBlue Airways, which in the present day revealed the first-ever nonstop service between New York’s John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport (JFK) and Belize’s Phillip S.W. Goldson.

Marking New York because the eleventh U.S. metropolis to supply nonstop service to the Central American nation, JetBlue will function year-round roundtrip flights thrice per week – Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays – with the inaugural flight scheduled for Dec. 6, 2023.
“We’re thrilled to announce the brand new partnership between Belize and JetBlue and might’t wait to welcome JetBlue’s first-ever flight to our nation in December,” mentioned Hon. Anthony Mahler, Belize’s Minister of Tourism and Diaspora Relations.

“It is a large win for our ongoing efforts to make Belize accessible to extra U.S. guests, with JFK being one of many largest air journey hubs for tens of hundreds of thousands of vacationers. We’re excited for JetBlue to hitch the household of airline companions providing nonstop flight choices to Belize and we invite everybody to go to and uncover the great thing about this enchanting nation and all that it has to supply.”

“JetBlue is dedicated to delivering distinctive journey experiences to our clients and our growth to Belize displays our dedication to connecting clients to the preferred and distinctive locations,” mentioned David Jehn, vice chairman of community planning and partnerships, JetBlue.

“We look ahead to not solely introducing our low fares and nice service to Belize clients but in addition offering entry to all of the cities we serve from New York.”

Belize is shortly turning into a well-liked vacation spot for American vacationers. As of April 2023, greater than 68% of all in a single day arrivals to the vacation spot got here from america. That is anticipated to extend because of the brand new direct flight service and represents a really optimistic outlook for the dynamic development of the Belizean tourism business.

As one in every of Central America’s most biodiverse nations, Belize is dwelling to the most important Barrier Reef within the Northern and Western Hemispheres, indigenous cultures, mystical Maya caves, pristine Caribbean waters, wondrous aquatic habitats, lush tropical jungles, wildlife reserves, and cascading natural world. Belize is the one English-speaking nation within the area the place the U.S. greenback is broadly accepted making it an excellent trip vacation spot the place quite a few adventures are ready available.