JetBlue Expects More Soft Demand, Cuts Capacity
JetBlue is joining other U.S. airlines in cutting capacity in the second quarter and pulling its 2025 forecast due to a murky economic outlook.
Meghna Maharishi is Skift’s Airline Reporter, where she covers everything from loyalty programs to policy-making in Washington, D.C. She previously covered the airline industry at The Points Guy, worked on the investigative desk at CNBC, and did data visualization at CNN Politics. Send tips to Meghna on Signal at mmaharishi.61.
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