It’s out. Here’s what’s cut: While we always hate to see a market come off our route map, we have made the difficult decision to leave Bogotá (BOG); Quito (UIO); Lima (LIM) and Kansas City (MCI) on June 13. These markets are unprofitable and our aircraft time can be better utilized elsewhere. We wi...
Jump to postView From The Wing reports that a big announcement is coming on major cuts or even closure of the West Coast operation (LAX), leaving just the key BOS, JFK, FLL markets. This really comes as no surprise if it is true. The shift from Long Beach to Los Angeles happened during the pandemic, but even w...
Jump to postView From The Wing reports that a big announcement is coming on major cuts or even closure of the West Coast operation (LAX), leaving just the key BOS, JFK, FLL markets. This really comes as no surprise if it is true. The shift from Long Beach to Los Angeles happened during the pandemic, but even w...
Jump to postCrankyflier has a great analysis about the retiring CEO's tenure. The graphs showing JetBlue's change in departures and DL's encroachment on B6's dominance in BOS are incredibly eye opening: https://crankyflier.com/2024/01/22/departing-jetblue-ceo-robin-hayes-has-little-to-show-for-his-nine-years-at...
Jump to postSad to see that it's being done for medical reasons, and I hope he recovers from whatever sickness he's battling. But the decision to promote the COO, who has overseen the basket case of an operation, does not inspire any confidence in the immediate future of the airline. The BOD seems to be asleep ...
Jump to postofficial news release https://ir.jetblue.com/news/news-details/2023/A-Celtic-Combo-JetBlue-Announces-Seasonal-Flights-to-Dublin-and-Edinburgh-on-Sale-Today/default.aspx i agree that DUB can readily be done with A321LD, but who knows what the delivery for that looks like At this point, jetBlue sees ...
Jump to postAnother Jetblue divestiture agreement for spirit slots, this time at bos and ewr, Jetblue would transfer all NK slots gained to Allegiant. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230911664807/en/JetBlue-and-Allegiant-Announce-Divestiture-Agreement-in-Connection-with-JetBlue%E2%80%99s-Combination-w...
Jump to postIn a recent pilot pocket session, we were told that 4x European cities will be announced in 2024. RH said all euro flying is ranging from “pretty good to very good”. WB’s will be fast tracked if the spirit merger fails to be approved. If the merger goes through, that plan gets pushed back. Jetblue ...
Jump to postI expect some news articles to come out shortly or the next few days, but B6 just sent out a internal memo that they will not be appealing the courts decision on the NEA and will be ending it over the next few months. I wonder what this choice by B6 will have on AAs decision to appeal and also what...
Jump to postBOS-LGW dropped from late-September-October & January In addition to fall cutbacks on BOS-MCI, JFK-RNO, LAX-CHS/BDL Not surprised to see BOS-LGW get wacked during the low season, given how terrible the performance has been so far (based on public data provided in the Boston thread and a mere gl...
Jump to postReplacing the seat cushion system. So it pretty much looks exactly the same, just a different seat cushion underneath? Yes, they got rid of the lumbar airbag inflation system (that was a nightmare, good riddance) with the same type of padding that is found in new mint. I flew Mint 1.0 with the new ...
Jump to posthttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-25/jetblue-to-cut-10-of-nyc-departures-this-summer-on-faa-snarls#xj4y7vzkg Looks like NYC flying will be cut by 10% this summer. Last week some of these cuts were announced, but I don't believe they amounted to 10% of their JFK/LGA/EWR schedule. I wond...
Jump to postI think it's a good idea to avoid ANC for a while. Got more profitable places to fly to. I certainly agree there are more profitable places to fly to. If/when B6 has enough 321LR's (or perhaps XLR's), I would love to see them try a seasonal JFK-ANC with Mint. This is a leisure route that caters to ...
Jump to post]ok, here's the reality of each route, for 2022 by month as derived from our favorite DOT source. Info in order of flights, seats, pax, % pax and #average on flight ORH-FLL (all B6) 1, 51, 5,100, 3,452, 68%, 68 2, 48, 4,800, 3,579, 75%, 75 3, 54, 5,518, 4,303, 78%, 80 4, 50, 5,000, 4,029, 81%, 81 5...
Jump to postJFK-AMS announced, with BOS-AMS to follow. No schedule released - anyone have any idea if they got better timed slots other than the ones temporarily granted a couple weeks back? https://news.jetblue.com/latest-news/press-release-details/2023/JetBlue-to-Launch-Flights-to-Amsterdam-Continuing-to-Disr...
Jump to postFAA decision cutbacks: - 3x daily: EWR – BOS (Cut for Summer) - 1x daily: LGA – BOS/CHS/JAX/MSY - 6x weekly: LGA - BNA - 2x weekly: LGA – ACK, PWM Thanks for sharing. A bit surprising that some of the short-haul JFK flights like PWM to BUF didn't see frequencies get cut (or even pushing back the st...
Jump to posthttps://twitter.com/SeanM1997/status/1633090247637573634 Looks like the Paris flights are finally on sale starting on June 29th. To me, the times don't look great. 5:09 PM is a really early departure time for Europe. I wonder if this is a case where they could not get better slots. Those flight tim...
Jump to postI definitely sense B6 is going after Breeze with the HPN-CHS add. I'd imagine with a larger fleet of A220s, B6 could also try and run Breeze off HPN-LAX. Good on B6 for adding DCA-JFK, it's a very good add for B6. I do wonder where the DCA slots will come from though. The HPN adds are quite logical...
Jump to postI definitely sense B6 is going after Breeze with the HPN-CHS add. I'd imagine with a larger fleet of A220s, B6 could also try and run Breeze off HPN-LAX. Good on B6 for adding DCA-JFK, it's a very good add for B6. I do wonder where the DCA slots will come from though. The HPN adds are quite logical...
Jump to postLast week JetBlue filed a routine request to the DOT to transfer Spirit's assets after the merger is finalized. Interestingly, they mention their intention to start LAX-Hawaii and use LAX for connections on the west coast. They also would optimize Spirit's international gates in order to build a tru...
Jump to postAre you taking about projected 2023 deliveries or total for 2022? 2023. My apologies, forgot to include that. No worries, just wanted to make sure. According to the 10Q filed in November 2022, the original delivery schedule for 2023 was: 321Neo: 11 A220: 18 However, an updated purchase agreement si...
Jump to posthttps://thepointsguy.com/news/jetblue-mint-business-class-seat-retrofit/?tw=1&utm_term=editorial&utm_content=CB92FF40-8DF8-11ED-90AF-05014844363C&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=thepointsguy looks like there will be a long overdue mint cabin refresh on the A321...
Jump to postI don't think FRA would be a wise option given the strong presence of LH and UA plus there are also DL and others. If they launch Germany then they might go for HAM which is a big and wealthy city. Except I expect they’re mostly driven by US point of sale. Outside of avgeeks, does anyone know about...
Jump to postRandom question, but why did Hawaiian move from T5 to T4? Was it because it the construction that’s about to happen on the expansion of T5, or something else? That seems to be a pain in the butt for customers having to connect. Didn't someone comment a few pages back that B6 was very sloppy in hand...
Jump to postWell, Wall Street sure didn't like what they heard from JetBlue on the earnings call. JP Morgan did a double downgrade from overweight to underweight, and this is after several other investment banks downgraded the stock before earnings. Stunning that the Board remains asleep at the wheel while the ...
Jump to postThey don't need to fly B6 if they don't like it. B6 is just not a well run airline. The fact is there are routes that every airline caters to. There are passengers that every non-ULCC airlines caters to. Using words like "disgusting" just shows that you have something personal against B6....
Jump to postJust wanted to clarify the FLL Terminal situation B6 plans on staying in T3. They want the whole terminal to themselves To facilitate that, they are managing construction of T5. They will then give those gates to NK who will leave T3 Will they be able to push AA out of T-3 also? I saw AA just gave ...
Jump to postRight, adding route from BDL is about capturing CT local market. All a conjecture until their NEA expansion is further along. Things limiting EWR expansion right now has little to do with CT. Other thing I want to look at is local O&D as part of overall demand for each major region they operate...
Jump to postCNBC is reporting that United is likely to re-enter JFK within the next year. Some on this forum have speculated that this would likely occur given that the reduction in traffic, and the expected slow recovery, have made slots more readily available. Additionally, UA cannot be happy with B6 setting ...
Jump to postJFK - With the additions of DTW, MSP, and DFW, along with the BNA addition (announced pre-pandemic), B6 will have significant domestic coverage. Combined with the growing LatAm network (I assume GUA will still come on-line at some point), and London next year, B6 will really have a robust network. ...
Jump to post" So if they want to expand at EWR, they need to add more flights. I'd love to see LAX or SFO, but not sure if they have enough mint aircraft around for even 4x on EWR-LAX. Aside from that, stuff like PUJ/MBJ/KIN/CUN/AUA/BGI(more than 1x weekly) all seem to things they can try internationally....
Jump to post" So if they want to expand at EWR, they need to add more flights. I'd love to see LAX or SFO, but not sure if they have enough mint aircraft around for even 4x on EWR-LAX. Aside from that, stuff like PUJ/MBJ/KIN/CUN/AUA/BGI(more than 1x weekly) all seem to things they can try internationally....
Jump to posthttps://paxex.aero/2020/01/jetblue-long-beach-oackland-cuts-2020/ A summary of the changes. aside from the above, looks like the following seasonal changes 5th JFK-LAS flight in summer 3rd JFK-BGI flight in summer 3rd JFK-MBJ flight in winter 2x daily on MCO-CUN/MBJ in summer (I thought these were ...
Jump to postLGB-SMF,SJC and OAK no longer bookable starting April 29 2020. Flyguy That’s still just 6 daily flights. Still one more flight to cut to bring daily frequencies down from 22 to 15. Las loses a flight. Can we confirm oak is getting cut completely? I think so. I don't see it loaded onto jetblue.com f...
Jump to postNow, some Boston data. Will start off with some of the largest markets. CityPairDist Carrier Board AvgFare NSFare ConnFare% NS PerFlight Dep LF Yield PRASM Vs B6 BOSLGA 184 AA 129540 184.11 184.10 209.81 99.96% 099.2 1811 72.07% 132.68 0.7211 137.57% BOSLGA 184 B6 48764 166.13 165.78 321.01 99.77% ...
Jump to postAlright, I'll go out on a limb and make the following predictions for 2020 announcements (some of which are virtually guaranteed): -By late 2020 B6 announces its London plans, which will include 3x from BOS/JFK to LGW (unless they magically find LHR slots), and hints at DUB/MAN flights. -Mint 2.0 g...
Jump to postAlright, I'll go out on a limb and make the following predictions for 2020 announcements (some of which are virtually guaranteed): -By late 2020 B6 announces its London plans, which will include 3x from BOS/JFK to LGW (unless they magically find LHR slots), and hints at DUB/MAN flights. -Mint 2.0 ge...
Jump to postWhat I would like to see them do in the 12 months. I don't think they will get through even half of this based on their past moves. JFK - Cut RNO/ABQ/BTV, add MSP, BOG (doable with A321NEO?), PTY and GEO. BOS - Add IND/MEM/BZN. Add frequencies on DCA/CLE/EWR/BNA/TPA/DTW/SLC/DFW. FLL - Add SEA/GEO/P...
Jump to postone other thing. I did a look upon May out of BOS on Monday and see close to 185 flights. Which is pretty impressive since that's before many of the summer adds they are making. I don't think AS will cut back SAN-BOS as SAN is a focus city/mini hub for AS. Besides, just focussing on SEA is a bad id...
Jump to postWhy? I think it would make more sense for them to connect with UA at EWR, TP also has a larger presence at EWR compared to JFK. But would compete directly with GRU-EWR from United. If wasn't by that, EWR would be obvious By the way that article explains more: https://www.aeroin.net/azul-pode-voar-p...
Jump to postThanks enilria! Surprised B6 hasn’t yet loaded the looming LGA/BOS changes. Is NK abandoning EWR-DR? That would be a win for B6 and a bit surprising too. UA seems to be growing in some leisure/VFR markets down south from EWR. Perhaps trying to deter B6/NK if they get more gate access. DL AUS-BOS JUN...
Jump to postNot a great November for B6 http://otp.investis.com/clients/us/jetblue_airways/usn/usnews-story.aspx?cid=981&newsid=64568 traffic report is out and load factor is down 2.7% YoY. And now the RASM guidance is -3.5 to -1.5% vs previous guidance of -3.5% to -0.5% The "softer than expected clos...
Jump to postSo I've been pricing out seats for FLL-NYC in April. B6 was sitting at $104 each-way for sometime over the past few weeks (before basic). Now? Basic is $104 each-way with a bunch showing basic is "Sold Out" while the standard fare, which is what you used to get with their lowest fare, is ...
Jump to postAny update on runway opening date? An FAA coworker of mine said that they finished the RWY lights including MALSRs and 13L lead-ins by the belt pkwy last week and they tested the controll system from the atc cab. They also flight checked all the NAVAIDS associated with the runways (13L/31R). So it ...
Jump to postIt seems that the fare options will be dependent on routes. I think "Blue Plus" (which is basically Blue but with 1 checked bag) will only be available on certain VFR-heavy markets to Latin America. Blue Basic won't be in all markets (for example I don't see it on any of the Mint transcon ...
Jump to postIt looks like B6 rolled out its new fare structure. Some key differences: -Fare types went from 3 to 2: Blue and Blue Extra -Neither fare type comes with a free checked bag (which is different from previous structure) -Both fare types allow free seat selection and carry on bags (which is same as pre...
Jump to postFLL-BGI/AUA/POS/etc. on A220s? O...k. Haha....what's the issue with the A220 in these markets? The A320 is too much plane (at least given B6's current fare structure / FLL network). They aren’t big enough. Those are markets that require a larger, more dense plane e.g. A320, B737. Flying an A220 on ...
Jump to postI'm trying to figure out where they are getting the extra mint aircraft from. JFK-LAS is still 2 out of 4 on mint. same with BOS-LAS JFK-SEA is 2 out of 2 mint still JFK-SFO is 6 out of 6 still (the last flight has an awful arrival time) at least JFK-LAX doesn't have that truly awful arrival time o...
Jump to postA couple of other things. Just comparing YoY for July/August and factoring in the MEX/Cuba cancellations. BOS looks to be up about 25 flights (with quite a few new A321s). Probably going first low to mid 160s to about 190 flights. They are getting pretty close to being gate constrained until C40-42...
Jump to postI believe it goes to twice daily on a321 next year's. Looks to be the case. The summer 2020 schedule has also been released, and it looks like JFKLAX goes back to 10x Mint (presumably last summer’s 11-12x was too much, or thEY expect the added BUR capacity to be better yielding). Interestingly JFKS...
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