Cross the dam! JetBlue announces plans for nonstop flights to London
After many years of rumors and discussion, JetBlue made the news officer on Wednesday and announced plans to start nonstop flights from Boston and JFK Airport to London from 2021. The airline did not immediately say which London airport it would fly into. was made to JetBlue employees during an "all-hands" meeting in New York City on Wednesday and webcast to Boston employees and other important locations for the company across the country. JetBlue said the new route will be serviced by the Airbus A321LR single aircraft with a reimagined version of Mint. "London is the largest subway area JetBlue does not yet serve from both Boston and New York, and we could not be more excited about changing it in the years to come," said Joanna Geraghty, president and chief executive. The prices charged today by the airlines on these routes, particularly at the premium end, are enough to make you blush. "JetBlue has long been rumored to be planning a transatlantic expansion with cheaper business-class flights than rivals like Delta and United. The airline's chief executive, Robin Hayes, told the Independent in March that JetBlue actively looked at the possibility of adding flights to London. Heathrow Airport was the busiest destination for international passengers from Logan Airport, according to 201[ads1]6 US Department of Transportation, with just under 800,000 passengers, only five US airports saw higher passenger traffic in 2018: Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Was hington, DC Logan Airport currently offers daily nonstop flights to London's Heathrow airport from Delta, Virgin Atlantic and British Airways, and Norwegian Air offers daily nonstop flights from Boston to London's Gatwick Airport, a secondary airport located south of the city. Norwegian Air is a European low cost airline that some have compared to JetBlue. It operates the big Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane on flights between Boston and Europe. JetBlue said it was developing a reimagined, transatlantic version of its premium Mint service that will contain more lies than is now offered on the airline's existing aircraft. The airline said it was also creating a new long-haul passenger for the rest of the plane, saying it will be "designed for customers who already know and love the JetBlue experience." The airline said it would first convert 13 aircraft into its existing A321 order to the LR version with the ability to convert more. "The A321LR will allow JetBlue to relate to new long-distance markets that were not previously available with their current single aircraft," the airline said in a statement. JetBlue is currently flying to 102 cities across North and South America, and the airline considers Logan Airport to be one of the major hubs. It is the busiest airline serving Logan Airport, with about 200 flights from the airport every day, and earning over 10.4 million passengers in 2018.
After many years of rumors and discussion, JetBlue made the news officer on Wednesday and announced plans to start nonstop flights from Boston and JFK Airport to London, which began in 2021.
The airline did not immediately say which London airport it would fly into.
The confirmation was made to the JetBlue staff during an "all-hands" meeting in New York City on Wednesday and webcast to staff in Boston and other key locations for the company across the country.
JetBlue said The new route will be served by the Airbus A321LR single flight aircraft with a reimagined version of Mint.
"London is the largest subway area JetBlue does not yet serve from both Boston and New York and we could not have been more excited about changing it in the years to come," said Joanna Geraghty, president and chief executive. charged today by the airlines on these routes, especially on the premium end, is enough to make you blush. "
JetBlue has long been rumored to plan a transatlantic expansion with cheaper business-class routes than rivals such as Delta and United
The airline's chief executive, Robin Hayes, told the Independent in March that JetBlue actively looked at the possibility of adding flights to London.
London Heathrow Airport was the busiest destination for international passengers from Logan Airport, according to 2016 US Department of Transportation statistics, with just under 800,000 passengers.
Only five US airports saw higher passenger traffic in 20 18: Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, DC.
Logan Airport currently offers daily nonstop flights to London's Heathrow Airport from Delta, Virgin Atlantic and British Airways. Norwegian Air offers daily non-stop flights from Boston to London's Gatwick Airport, a secondary airport located south of the city.
Norwegian Air is a European low cost airline that some have compared to JetBlue. It operates the big Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane on flights between Boston and Europe.
JetBlue said it was developing a reimagined, transatlantic version of its premium Mint service that will contain more lies than what is now offered on the airline's existing aircraft.
The airline said it was also creating a new long-haul passenger for the rest of the plane, saying it will be "designed for customers who already know and love the JetBlue experience."
The airline said it would initially convert 13 aircraft into its existing A321 order to the LR version with the ability to convert more. "The A321LR will allow JetBlue to relate to new long-distance markets that were not previously available with their current single aircraft," the airline said in a statement.
JetBlue is currently flying to 102 cities across North and South America, and the airline considers Logan Airport to be one of its main hubs.
It is the busiest airline that serves Logan Airport, with about 200 flights from the airport every day, serving over 10.4 million passengers in 2018.
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