Flight operations at US carrier JetBlue Airways were briefly halted early on 10 March after an internal technical issue prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to issue a temporary ground stop affecting the airline’s domestic and international departures.
Services to and from the Cayman Islands were not affected.
The FAA confirmed that the ground stop was requested by JetBlue at 4:39am and remained in place for about 40 minutes before being lifted once the issue was resolved. During that time, JetBlue aircraft were not permitted to depart, although flights already in the air were allowed to continue to their destinations.
“A brief system outage has been resolved and we have resumed operations,” JetBlue said in a statement, without providing further details on the nature of the malfunction.
Cayman routes unaffected
Despite the temporary halt, JetBlue’s Cayman operations continued without disruption.
The airline had only one scheduled movement involving Grand Cayman on Tuesday. Flight B6 1399 departed Fort Lauderdale five minutes ahead of schedule and arrived at Owen Roberts International Airport 16 minutes early at 12:39pm. The aircraft later departed Grand Cayman about 15 minutes ahead of schedule and landed back in Fort Lauderdale at 4:45pm.
JetBlue currently operates around 10 weekly flights between Grand Cayman and the United States, serving routes to New York, Fort Lauderdale and Boston. The New York-headquartered airline serves more than 110 destinations across the United States, the Caribbean, Latin America, Canada and Europe.
The airline recently announced a promotion with WeatherPromise and the Jamaica Tourism Board offering travellers booking Jamaica flight-and-hotel packages through JetBlue Vacations a ‘Great Weather Guarantee’, which provides a $500 payout if rainfall during the trip exceeds forecast levels.
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