<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - Airplane passengers cheer as mask mandate is lifted on public transportation"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">JetBlue Airways has been giving passengers and employees fits this month, with more than 2,000 <a target="_blank" href="/story/travel/airline-news/2022/04/10/jetblue-spirit-flight-cancellations/9532955002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">flight cancellations</a> and 10,000 delays.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The New York-based airline's fix for the problem, which it blamed on weather and staffing shortages inside and outside the airline: cutting flights ahead of the busy summer travel season so it has more slack in the system when things go awry.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"We are taking swift and significant actions to get the operation back on track in the near term and deliver the JetBlue experience that our customers love and expect," JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes told investors and reporters on the airline's earnings call Tuesday.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">MASK RULES:</strong><a target="_blank" href="/story/travel/news/2022/04/19/uber-lyft-amtrak-airlines-train-bus-mask-mandates/7366615001/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|spike click:4|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Where are masks still required now that the mask mandate has been lifted?</a></p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">BEEN A WHILE SINCE YOU TRAVELED?:</strong><a target="_blank" href="/story/travel/airline-news/2022/04/06/difference-between-basic-economy-and-economy/7171595001/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|spike click:5|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Here's a refresher on those basic economy plane tickets</a></p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">JetBlue, hoping to capitalize on surging travel demand, just a few months ago had big plans for the summer and remainder of 2022, with plans to offer 15% more seats than in 2019. Now, the airline says capacity at the most will be up by just 5% over 2019, and could be flat. Summer flight cuts are the steepest so far. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">In early March, JetBlue had 33,000 flights scheduled for June. By late April, the total was down to 27,000, an 18% decline, according to data from airline analytics company Cirium.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The upshot for travelers who booked trips already: those dreaded emails about flight changes. Not to mention long waits to reach someone at JetBlue for those unhappy with their new...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2022/04/27/jetblue-flight-changes-cancellations/7447747001/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
