JetBlue is fined $2 million by the DOT for consistent flight delays and unrealistic scheduling, with the airline responsible for over 70% of 395 total delays and cancellations.

JetBlue must pay a $2 million penalty for operating “chronically delayed flights” on a handful of routes in 2022 and 2023, the Transportation Department announced Friday. The action marks the first time the department has fined an airline for the offense,

The Department of Transportation fined JetBlue Airways $2 million for “operating multiple chronically delayed flights,” the first time an airline has been penalized for such a thing. The DOT investigation uncovered four flights that were chronically delayed between June 2022 and November 2023 for at least five straight months.