JetBlue is continuing its push into Europe with two new nonstop routes from Boston to Barcelona and Milan for summer 2026.
JetBlue Adds Nonstop Service From Boston To Barcelona And Milan For Summer 2026
JetBlue just announced (though JonNYC broke the news just before) it will launch daily summer seasonal service from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) to both Josep Tarradellas Barcelona El Prat Airport (BCN) beginning next April and Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) beginning next May.
With these additions, JetBlue expands its European offering out of Boston and continues to position BOS as its primary transatlantic gateway.
According to JetBlue, key details of the new routes include:
- Daily seasonal service between Boston and Barcelona starting April 16 2026.
- Daily seasonal service between Boston and Milan starting May 11 2026.
- Flights operated by Airbus A321 aircraft featuring the Mint premium experience in the front cabin.
- Tickets scheduled to go on sale November 20 2025.
JetBlue describes Barcelona and Milan as important leisure and business markets that complement its existing European network and provide more nonstop options for New England based customers.
| Route | Frequency | Season Start |
|---|---|---|
| Boston (BOS) – Barcelona (BCN) | Daily (summer seasonal) | April 16 2026 |
| Boston (BOS) – Milan (MXP) | Daily (summer seasonal) | May 11 2026 |
Do These New Routes Make Sense?
For Boston based travelers, this is great news. These new routes mean additional nonstop options for JetBlue customers to two reach highly desirable European cities without the need to connect through New York. For JetBlue, the expansion reinforces that its European ambitions are not limited to London and Paris. Instead, the airline continues to build out a network of key leisure and business destinations that it can serve efficiently with narrowbody aircraft and a consistent Mint product.
But JetBlue is still struggling; it’s still losing money. As both Delta and United trim some transatlantic routes, it’s reasonable to ask whether there is over-saturation on these routes as the post-pandemic “revenge” travel winds down. It’s telling that JetBLue is launching these routes rom Boston rather than New York, where it primarily faces competition from Delta Air Lines.
JetBlue is still figuring out its strategy and it isn’t clear to me how JetBlue can turn things around to become a profitable independent carrier. I am still predicating merger (and of course, I hope it is with Alaska or Spirit, not United), but that may be some years away.
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CONCLUSION
JetBlue’s new Boston to Barcelona and Boston to Milan flights add more breadth to the carrier’s growing transatlantic network and further solidify Boston as its primary European gateway. For those in New England looking for a nonstop option to Spain or Italy on an airline with a strong onboard product, these new routes are worth watching when seats go on sale later this month.
That is exciting. B6 really needs to open its new lounges at JFK and BOS (expected soon-ish). Their transatlantic and transcontinental Mint lie-flat and food beats the US ‘Big 3’ any day.
Note that with these additional routes, JetBlue will fly 77 nonstop destinations and serve nine European airports from Boston.
B6’s bold expansion from the City of Notions…
Unfortunately this could be a sign of desperation. And I say that as somebody who lives in Boston, who likes flying JetBlue, and who has flown with them both to Amsterdam and to Paris.
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Rahter htan?? Hwere???
Matthew honey darling, holla at the spell check.
Wow, that plug-in clearly died.
It’s great, but they need to look at their US route map as well. They lack many airports in the Midwest, which will always limit their appeal to people who could be their core customer base.
I’d argue the opposite; I think B6 should do the PanAm model, just fly transcon and transatlantic, more Mint. Bah!
Naw, Kansas City’s alright; maybe they can make an exception for you. Nice new terminal, too. Enjoyed the SkyClub there a couple year’s back, soon after it opened. And the fact that Greenies (the dog treat) is made in a factory nearby. Woof!
Because this is what Europe needs (especially Barcelona) are more tourists in their over-saturated tourist city. Nothing says “vacation” like thousands falling over one another to get into one event, museum, park or venue, etc. You can’t see the sights because all you’ve got are loud, partying pushy 20-somethings taking selfies and ruining it for everyone else. No thanks, …… I’ll get off the beaten path and NOT TELL ANYONE ABOUT ANY HIDDEN GEMS I FIND.
Good for B6 and MXP. We all know MXP is the better hub for Italy and Central Europe. FCO is crying with pathetic ITA Airways. Milan’s the real capital, not Rome.