--- description: JetBlue opens up a new way to get from NY to Cuba title: JetBlue Announces Weekly Flights from New York to Havana image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Airlines](/tag/airlines/) ## Airlines Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # JetBlue Announces Weekly Flights from New York to Havana by [Victor Luckerson](/author/victor-luckerson/) ## Victor Luckerson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 5, 2015 8:34 PM CUT by [Victor Luckerson](/author/victor-luckerson/) ## Victor Luckerson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 5, 2015 8:34 PM CUT JetBlue will begin operating a weekly flight from New York to Havana, Cuba this summer following the lifting of several travel and trade restrictions on the country. The new flight will travel between John F. Kennedy International Airport and Havana Jose Marti International Airport each Friday at noon, with a return flight from Havana to JFK every Friday at 4:30 p.m. This makes JetBlue the [first carrier](https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-jetblue-cuba-travel-services-announce-direct-charter-flight-new-york-havana# "undefined") to announce additional flights to Cuba from New York since restrictions were lifted earlier this year. Fliers will have to book flights through Cuba Travel Services, a company that organizes charter flights to Cuba, rather than JetBlue. But Americans are still not authorized to travel to Cuba as tourists and must instead visit for one of 12 specific purposes like visiting a close relative or participating in an academic program. The partnership follows a recent trade mission by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to Cuba, where he and JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes hashed out a deal with Cuban officials. “By leading one of the first state trade missions to Cuba as the United States reestablishes diplomatic relations, we placed New York State businesses at the front of the line for new prospects in Cuba, that will in turn support jobs and economic activity here at home,” Cuomo said in a release. The flights begin on July 3. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3847777/jetblue-announces-weekly-flights-from-new-york-to-havana/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3847777/jetblue-announces-weekly-flights-from-new-york-to-havana/"},"headline":"JetBlue Announces Weekly Flights from New York to Havana","datePublished":"2015-05-05T20:34:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T06:57:17.904Z","description":"Deal shows growing ease of travel between the two countries","url":"https://time.com/3847777/jetblue-announces-weekly-flights-from-new-york-to-havana/","keywords":["Airlines","JFK","New York","JetBlue"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Victor Luckerson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/victor-luckerson/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/airlines/","name":"Airlines"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3847777/jetblue-announces-weekly-flights-from-new-york-to-havana/","name":"JetBlue Announces Weekly Flights from New York to Havana"}}]}] ```