JetBlue is expanding its premium transcontinental flying from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL), adding new daily Mint service to San Diego International Airport (SAN) beginning November 19. The airline will also increase Mint flights to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) this winter, marking its largest Mint schedule from FLL. The expansion provides South Florida customers with up to eight daily flights between Fort Lauderdale and Los Angeles and up to three daily flights between Fort Lauderdale and San Francisco.

Expansion Details

The new Mint service to San Diego will operate daily starting November 19, 2026. JetBlue will offer the only business class option between Fort Lauderdale and San Diego. The airline has increased its daily departures from Fort Lauderdale by more than 75% this year and expects to reach approximately 150 daily flights by this winter.

Flight Schedule

The daily schedule between Fort Lauderdale (FLL) and San Diego (SAN) is as follows:

Customer Benefits

TrueBlue customers who book the new route by June 21, 2026, may be eligible to receive 2,500 bonus TrueBlue points. Customers booking directly through jetblue.com can access low fares, earn 2x TrueBlue points, and participate in Points Pooling. The offer is valid for new bookings made between June 17, 2026, and June 21, 2026, on nonstop flights between FLL and SAN.

Strategic Focus

JetBlue continues to invest in Fort Lauderdale as a key focus city and major gateway across Florida, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The Mint experience features fully lie-flat seats, hospitality, and curated dining. The airline serves more than 100 destinations throughout the United States, Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada, and Europe.

Airline stocks are gaining momentum as oil prices retreat below the $80 mark, a move driven by President Donald Trump's announcement of a peace deal with Iran. JetBlue Airways Corp., LATAM Airlines Group SA, and Frontier Group Holdings Inc. all saw their Benzinga Edge momentum rankings climb, as investors anticipate relief from one of the sector's highest operating costs: fuel. The decline in crude prices follows the agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which had previously placed a war premium on oil.

Momentum Scores Surge

The momentum score measures a stock's relative strength based on price movement patterns and volatility across multiple timeframes. For airlines, the recent surge in these scores signals a shift in investor sentiment toward carriers as fuel-cost pressures ease.

JetBlue's momentum score jumped from 28.94 to 68.72, marking one of the sharpest moves among airline names. LATAM Airlines also climbed from 40.33 to 72.05, while Frontier moved deeper into top-tier momentum territory, rising from 88.28 to 93.99.

Oil Prices Retreat

The rally in airline momentum coincides with a sharp pullback in crude prices. At the last check, Brent Crude Oil futures were trading around $78.36, while West Texas Intermediate hovered near $75.32. This marks a steep decline from recent highs above $90, when the Hormuz conflict had inflated costs.

Goldman Sachs responded to the geopolitical reset by lowering its oil outlook. The bank cut its fourth-quarter 2026 Brent forecast to $80 from $90, noting that Persian Gulf exports may normalize faster than previously expected. Analyst Daan Struyven warned that the outlook still carries "two-sided but still net upside price risks."

For airlines, the immediate implication is clear: if crude's slide persists, the fuel-cost pressure that weighed on carriers during the Hormuz crisis may begin to ease. This backdrop explains why JetBlue, LATAM, and Frontier are climbing the momentum rankings as oil falls below $80.