JetBlue Airways has started selling tickets for its very first transatlantic services – from New York JFK to London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports, starting with JFK-LHR on 11 August. Each route will be served daily by the carrier’s new Airbus A321 Long Range (LR) narrowbody.
Previously, JetBlue’s international flying was limited to the Caribbean, Central America, and South America (it offers codeshare flights to other foreign cities, however).
So, let’s examine what JetBlue is bringing to the transatlantic market, as industry starts to recover from the COVID-19 crisis and traffic appears set to return to this highly competitive travel corridor when restrictions are lifted.