JetBlue is turning up the heat on Delta by aggressively expanding in a critical market (DAL, JBLU)

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August 17, 2017 5:54 PM

JetBlue is doubling the number of its flights to Atlanta and offering tickets at $64.

A JetBlue Airbus A320.

On Thursday, JetBlue announced that is will double the number of daily flights to Atlanta.

Beginning March 8, 2018, the New York-based airline will add round trip service to Atlanta from Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, and New York JFK International Airport.

To commemorate the occasion, the airline is offering tickets on its new flights for an introductory price of just $64 one-way.

The new service will include twice daily flights from New York and Ft. Lauderdale, while Orlando will have one flight per day to Atlanta.

Currently, JetBlue's only service to Atlanta is its five daily flights from Boston.

In comparison, Delta operates more than 1,000 daily departures out of Atlanta to more than 200 destinations around the world.

All JetBlue flights into and out of Atlanta will be on its fleet of Airbus A320 airliners with unlimited complimentary snacks, free wi-fi, and 36 channels of satellite TV.

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