JSX flies out of private air terminals on Embraer 135 aircraft. (JSX Photo)

JSX, the regional air carrier that originally arrived in Seattle to cater to tech travelers to Silicon Valley, has pulled out of the market citing a lack of demand during the pandemic.

“JSX entered the [Seattle] market pre-pandemic and it simply wasn’t mature enough to sustain once the pandemic hit,” a JSX spokesperson told GeekWire, saying that a route servicing Seattle to Oakland suffered because those were “two of the biggest lockdown areas when COVID-19 hit.”

The spokesperson said JSX had to make the tough choice to pull back service until the travel climate stabilizes and that JSX looks forward to restarting in Seattle once demand rises again.

The California-based “hop-on” jet service, with one-way fares starting at $99, first arrived in Seattle in July 2019, and was using Boeing Field rather than Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. JSX said the airport closer to downtown Seattle would allow its “nerd bird” users to avoid traffic and the hassles of long airport security lines and get the perks of private jet service.

In February, JSX added a $49 flight from Seattle to Portland. Both cities no longer show up on the company’s map of western routes. But JSX did announce an expansion this week, planning to debut in Texas later in November.

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