The fine is the first of its kind, but just a drop in the bucket for a company whose revenue was $2.4 billion during the third quarter of 2024.

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,

Buttigieg’s DOT was critical of airlines and slapped JetBlue with a $2 million penalty on Friday in one of its final salvos against the airline industry.

The Transportation Department said Friday it will hit JetBlue Airways with a $2 million penalty for chronically late flights along the East Coast, and half the money will go to passengers who were delayed.

The DOT fined JetBlue $2 million for operating chronically delayed flights, marking the first crackdown against unrealistic airline scheduling.