The Department of Transportation fined JetBlue Airways $2 million for "chronically delayed flights," the first penalty of its kind, the

JetBlue fined $2 million by DOT for 'chronically delayed flights'

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2025-01-04 12:30:08

The Department of Transportation fined JetBlue Airways $2 million for "chronically delayed flights," the first penalty of its kind, the DOT said Friday.

JetBlue operated four routes that were delayed at least 145 times from June 2022 through November 2023, the DOT said. Those were between JetBlue's home hub at John F. Kennedy International Airport and Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina; between Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, Florida, and JFK, and between Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Windsor Locks, Connecticut, according to the DOT.

"Today's action puts the entire airline industry on notice that we expect their flight schedules to reflect reality," said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in a news release.

JetBlue was responsible for more than 70% of the disruptions on the four routes, the DOT said. The airline failed to adjust the flight times "to avoid illegal unrealistic scheduling," the department added.