JetBlue opens Crew Base in San Juan’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport

JetBlue (JBLU) celebrated the opening of its brand-new crew base at San Juan’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport SJU – its first outside the continental U.S., bringing hundreds of jobs with it. The celebration and growth continue this afternoon, as JetBlue also marks the start of flights from Puerto Rico’s vibrant capital to the stunning island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, further solidifying its investment in the Caribbean. JetBlue’s newly opened San Juan crew base is set to bring more than 400 crewmember jobs to Puerto Rico, with more than 100 pilots and more than 300 inflight crewmembers set to be assigned to the base by next year. The crew base to support inflight crewmembers opened today while San Juan-based pilots are expected to join in early 2025. Located in Terminal A at San Juan’s airport, the base will allow crewmembers to begin and end trips from the island, supporting the airline’s operations in Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, and beyond and ensure these workgroups can quickly respond in the event of operational disruptions. The crew base follows the opening of JetBlue’s Tech Ops maintenance base in San Juan in 2020. “We are proud to celebrate this important milestone in Puerto Rico,” said Warren Christie, chief operating officer at JetBlue. “The new crew base reinforces our commitment to investing in the communities we serve, creating opportunities for crewmembers in San Juan and for those who want to return home to the island, while expanding our network to meet the growing demand for travel to the Caribbean and beyond.”