New York-based airline jetBlue is preparing to expand its transatlantic operation, with plans to launch seasonal services to Dublin and Edinburgh, as well as expand its operation to Paris.
jetBlue Airbus A321LR – Image, Economy Class and Beyond.
Daily seasonal service from New York John F. Kennedy International Airport and Boston Logan International Airport to Dublin Airport will commence on the 13th of March 2024, operating through to the 30th of September 2024.
Daily seasonal service from New York JFK to Edinburgh Airport will begin on 22nd May 2024 and is scheduled through 30th September 2024.
These mark jetBlue’s fourth and fifth transatlantic markets. The carrier currently offers daily nonstop service to London, Paris and Amsterdam from New York and London and Amsterdam from Boston.
As these are long-haul operations, jetBlue will operate its MINT and Core products on these routes. In addition, connectivity is provided with high-speed Fly-Fi service, along with inflight entertainment.
The planned operations are as follows;
New York to Dublin
B6841 DEPART JFK 21:30 ARRIVE DUB 08:15 B56842 DEPART DUB 11:45 ARRIVE JFK 15:25 Commences 13th March 2024 (eastbound), 14th March 2024(Westbound). Operates through to 30th September 2024
Boston to Dublin
B6353 DEPART BOS 22:30 ARRIVE DUB 08:45+1 B6354 DEPART DUB 11:300 ARRIVE 14:25 Commences 13th March 2024 (eastbound), 14th March 2024(Westbound). Operates through to 30th September 2024
New York to Edinburgh
B6073 DEPART JFK 22:15 ARRIVE EDI 10:25+1 B6072 DEPART EDI 12:30 ARRIVE JFK Commences 22nd May (Eastbound) 23rd May (Westbound) Operates through to 30th September 2024
Aircraft
jetBlue is planning to use its Airbus A321neo with MINT configuration loaded – as opposed to the A321LR that is used on the rest of the long-haul network.
They feature 16 MINT Business Class Suites and 144 CORE Economy seats onboard.
Lead-in fares
Seats on the Dublin and Edinburgh routes are on sale. For U.S.-originating travellers starting at $399 and $599 roundtrip for Core, and starting at $1,999 and $2,499 for jetBlue’s premium Mint experience.
Ireland and Scotland originating travellers have introductory roundtrip fares starting at €399 ($423) and £399 ($485) for core and €1,499 ($1,588) and £1,499 ($1,822) for Mint.
And some growth in Paris too
Whilst Dublin and Edinburgh are getting most of the press inches, jetBlue’s Paris operation will gain some major benefits, with the airline will be launching a year-round service from Boston Logan International Airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport starting 3rd April 2024. Supporting this will be a second daily flight from New York JFK to Paris CDG on June 20, 2024.
Boston Logan to Paris Charles de Gaulle
B6033 DEPART BOS 19:30 ARRIVE CDG 09:15+1 B6034 DEPART CDG 11:15 ARRIVE BOS 13:41 Commences 3rd April (Eastbound), 4th April (Westbound) Operates Daily Booked Equipment: Airbus A321LR
New York JFK to Paris Charles de Gaulle
B61407 DEPART JFK 17:10 ARRIVE CDG 06:55+1 B61907 DEPART JFK 21:50 ARRIVE CDG 11:35+1 B61408 DEPART CDG 08:55 ARRIVE JFK 11:20 B61908 DEPART CDG 13:35 ARRIVE JFK 16:01 New additional daily service starting June 20 (Eastbound) & June 21 (Westbound) Operates Daily Booked Equipment: Airbus A321LR
Services to Paris will operate daily on JetBlue’s Airbus A321 Long Range (LR) aircraft with 24 Mint Suite seats, and 114 core seats, featuring the Airspace cabin interior.
In Quotes
Robin Hayes, chief executive officer, JetBlue.
“The success of our transatlantic service proves customers don’t have to choose between great service and low fares and can have them both with our award-winning Mint and core products,”
“Our summer seasonal service to Dublin and Edinburgh will bring a new level of service and affordable fares to these markets that have been dominated by high-fare legacy carriers for decades. We look forward to introducing the JetBlue experience to business and leisure customers traveling this summer to and from Ireland and Scotland.”
A seasonal tip-toe
The Dublin to New York pair is contested – to put it mildly – with Aer Lingus and Delta Air Lines fighting for passengers (and yes, United Airlines too, who fly to New Jersey), whilst the Dublin to Boston route is currently a straight fight between Aer Lingus and Delta Air Lines.
New York to Edinburgh is currently served by Delta too. In the past, this was served by American Airlines – but it seems their long-haul fleet is a lot thinner than it was post-pandemic.
It’s interesting seeing what jetBlue is trying here, using their “normal” A321neo aircraft (as opposed to the A321LR, of which there are few) to deliver the service as well as understand how the aircraft performs on these routes.
As for Paris, it seems that they’d rather use the A321LRs for that extra range to get them to the city of lights, with a higher business class seat count compared to the A321neo aircraft (24 vs 16), filling those premium seats with higher-paying passengers.
Dublin is a logical progression of the airline’s long-haul next – and providing the trade is good, it could be enough to provide a year-round route, if viable.
We’ll have to see over the coming year if it is so.
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