Barbados added to JetBlue's route

Aviation Week is reporting that JetBlue plans to add Barbados to its international route pending US Transportation Department approval.

The airline is said to be pushing to have more than 20 per cent of its capacity on Caribbean and Latin American routes by the end of this year, which would more than double the percentage of JetBlue capacity assigned to Caribbean and Latin American markets at the end of 2007.

JetBlue plans to begin service between its New York Kennedy hub and Grantley Adams Airport in Bridgetown, Barbados, on October 1, using its 150-seat Airbus A320 aircraft.