JetBlue is ending service to and from Kansas Metropolis, Missouri, as a part of a broader route reorganization within the wake of a federal choose’s choice to reject its merger with Spirit Airways.The New York-based service additionally mentioned it might trim routes out of Los Angeles Worldwide Airport and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Worldwide Airport in Florida. And it’ll not be returning to Newburgh, New York, after it suspended service to the city amid the coronavirus pandemic. The modifications have been made in an inside memo seen by NBC Information. It is the second spherical of route cuts the service has introduced this yr.In a press release, JetBlue mentioned the routes and markets had fallen wanting expectations. “JetBlue is continually evaluating our routes to finest serve our clients, return our airline to profitability, and discover methods to enhance our reliability,” it mentioned. JetBlue has struggled to regain a steady monetary footing within the post-pandemic interval. In its most up-to-date quarter, it posted a decline in revenues and a internet loss. It additionally mentioned it anticipated to have 15 Airbus planes out of service due to upkeep points. JetBlue had been banking on a merger with Spirit, in addition to ongoing service as an American Airways accomplice by its Northeast Alliance program, which the Justice Division additionally rejected just lately. RecommendedIn addition to Kansas Metropolis, the service mentioned it was ending service for 3 South American cities. Within the memo, JetBlue mentioned it was doubling down on what it known as “bread and butter” routes serving clients on the East Coast and touring to the Caribbean for trip and on long-haul cross-country flights. It additionally plans so as to add capability in locations the place it was seeing success, together with Puerto Rico and Orlando and Tampa, Florida. “Community modifications are a reality of life at each airline, however that doesn’t make it straightforward to see a favourite route or BlueCity go away,” the corporate mentioned within the memo.”Nevertheless, it’s extra vital than ever that we’re surgical about each route in our community, particularly as courtroom choices across the Northeast Alliance and Spirit have impacted our potential to develop.”Rob Wile is a breaking enterprise information reporter for NBC Information Digital.Jay BlackmanJay Blackman is an NBC Information producer masking such areas as transportation, area, medical and client points.