The first JetBlue plane touched down Thursday morning at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, marking the beginning of the airline's service between New Hampshire and Florida.

JetBlue finally landed in Manchester on Thursday after being wooed by airport officials for a quarter century. And it was just in time for Dina Scalfani to fly to Fort Myers, Florida, to visit a lifelong friend.

JetBlue launches service to Orlando, Fort Myers, and Fort Lauderdale in Florida from Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in Manchester, N.H.

The first JetBlue plane touched down Thursday morning at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, marking the beginning of the airline's service between New Hampshire and Florida.

It's never too soon to plan your spring and summer getaways, and JetBlue is adding more flights to and from Florida. Most of the New York-based airline's new flights were added to Boston, with flights to Halifax,

JetBlue Airways announced Thursday the start of nonstop service to Manchester, New Hampshire from Southwest Florida International Airport.

The carrier is renaming its Even More Space seats near the front of the plane and adding perks, including priority security and early boarding.

On January 21, JetBlue announced it is the first airline to accept Venmo, giving customers a secure and easy payment option when booking flights directly with JetBlue online. The new payment option is already available for purchases online at jetblue.com and will be rolled out on the airline's mobile app in the coming months.

In the coming months, the New York City–based airline will add 16 routes and 5 all-new destinations. The new destinations are Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Traverse City, Michigan; Norfolk, Virginia; Wilmington, North Carolina; and San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

JetBlue begins service at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport on Thursday. Flights to Orlando and Fort Myers will depart, with flights to Fort Lauderdale starting Friday. JetBlue will offer daily service to Orlando, three weekly services to Fort Myers and four weekly flights to Fort Lauderdale.

The New York-based carrier announced on Wednesday a major network expansion for the upcoming season. JetBlue will add a whopping 16 routes, including five all-new pins to its route map, as part of the expansion. You'll catch all of the details below, and all the new flights are already available for booking.

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