JetBlue plans major New England expansion

The airline is adding service to Manchester, N.H., expanding Florida routes, and adding vacation destinations.

JetBlue is expanding its service throughout New England, adding flights to Boston Logan International Airport and launching service from Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in New Hampshire.

Manchester flights will launch in January, with service to Florida, including year-round daily flights to Orlando and winter seasonal service to Fort Lauderdale and Fort Myers.

The airline is offering $49 one-way fares for the new routes for a limited time.

The expansion follows the recently announced service from Presque Isle, Maine, which launches in September.

With the expansion, the airline will see an average of 18 new daily departures from New England this winter, with six new routes between the region and Florida.

“We are incredibly proud of our strong roots in Boston and New England, a place that has always embraced our vision for low fares and superior travel experiences,” said Marty St. George, president of JetBlue, in a statement. “Our commitment to Boston and our loyal customers across New England is unwavering.”

Boston fliers will also see an increase in service to popular vacation destinations, including Aruba, Barbados, Cancún, Grand Cayman, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Liberia, Miami, Montego Bay, Nassau, Orlando, West Palm Beach, Punta Cana, Providenciales, Sarasota, St. Maarten, St. Lucia, and Tampa.

JetBlue will also see growth in Providence, where JetBlue seats will nearly triple this winter compared to last, while Hartford will see a 30% increase in JetBlue seats over the same period.

New routes include a once-daily flight to Presque Isle, Maine, and seasonal flights between Providence and Fort Myers, Tampa, and San Juan. See a full list here.

JetBlue updates planes

The airline is replacing more than half of its Embraer E190 fleet with Airbus A220 aircraft. The new aircraft features quieter and more efficient engines, a new 2-by-3 seating configuration, extra-large overhead bins, bigger windows, and power outlets in every seat.

JetBlue has already replaced over 60% of the E190s and received 30 A220s.

Boston, in particular, will heavily benefit from the new planes, as the E190s operate most frequently out of Logan Airport, St. George said in a statement.

“Whether it’s the extra space or the modern amenities, we believe our customers will love the enhanced travel experience aboard the A220,” he said.

Headquartered in New York, JetBlue is the leading carrier in Boston, Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, Orlando and San Juan. JetBlue offers services to more than 100 destinations throughout the United States, Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada, and Europe.

What readers think about JetBlue:

After columnist Brian McGrory wrote an open letter last week in the Boston Globe to JetBlue president Marty St. George saying JetBlue has not aged well, Boston.com asked readers how they feel about flying on JetBlue.

There were mixed results: Of more than 250 replies, 59 percent of readers said they like flying JetBlue, 25 percent said they don’t like flying JetBlue, and 16 percent said it depends.