JetBlue LHR Announcement 10/4

[Saab34]

Long time coming but LHR announcement expected this Thursday morning AEST time.

A321LR JFK-LHR

 

[Mattg]

JetBlue has been hinting at starting trans-Atlantic service for years, so it will be interesting to see what comes of this.

JFK-LHR is a super competitive market, and unless they can partner with an airline offering onward connections from LHR they will be at an immediate disadvantage. Not everyone flying across the Atlantic wants to go to London. Anyway, good luck to them...

The one positive I can see coming from this is that JetBlue might offer normal-priced one-way fares. With the legacy carriers, one-way LHR-JFK fares are extremely high.

 

[dajop]

JFK-LHR is a super competitive market, and unless they can partner with an airline offering onward connections from LHR they will be at an immediate disadvantage. Not everyone flying across the Atlantic wants to go to London. Anyway, good luck to them...

Maybe looking at it from a different perspective .... not everyone flying across the Atlantic to/from London originates or finishes their journey in New York. Jet Blue have a significant hub at JFK, and will have good feed to/from a range of destinations on the western side of the Atlantic, such that feed into/out of LHR may not be that necessary.

 

[Mattg]

As expected, the announcement was about JetBlue launching A321LR flights to London from 2021. The route will be served from BOS and JFK, although JetBlue hasn't specified which airport in London it will fly to. It will probably be Gatwick, although LCY would be interesting. According to one article I read, JetBlue will soon have an aircraft capable of flying LCY-JFK and LCY-BOS without stopping (which is something no airline does currently).

 

[ozfflyer]

As expected, the announcement was about JetBlue launching A321LR flights to London from 2021. The route will be served from BOS and JFK, although JetBlue hasn't specified which airport in London it will fly to. It will probably be Gatwick, although LCY would be interesting. According to one article I read, JetBlue will soon have an aircraft capable of flying LCY-JFK and LCY-BOS without stopping (which is something no airline does currently).

can an A321LR get in & out of LCY ?

 

[Mattg]

can an A321LR get in & out of LCY ?

No; but the article said that an Airbus A220-300 could.

I fully expect that the service will be with A321LRs to LGW. The point was that it would be technically possible for them to fly to LCY.

JetBlue Is Flying to Europe: Breaking Down the Competition

One airport in London could offer JetBlue an unmatched competitive advantage, and that’s London City. The airport is popular with financial-services executives, as it’s closer to London’s banking center than any other airport. However, most aircraft that can fly across the Atlantic are not certified to operate at the airport, due to its short runway. JetBlue, though, has ordered a fleet of Airbus A220-300s, which are among the few aircraft capable of flying to the U.S. East Coast able to operate to the close-in London airport. JetBlue is expected to begin taking delivery of the first of its 60 A220s on order next year.

British Airways currently operates a London City-JFK flight on an Airbus A318 configured with an all business-class cabin, but this aircraft needs to stop for fuel in Shannon, Ireland, on its way to New York. The Airbus 220-300s JetBlue has ordered do not. “The big carriers will just have to cry ‘Uncle’ and walk away if JetBlue goes to [London] City,” said Harteveldt. “The game is over, although Delta could compete when it get its A220s.”

 

[ozfflyer]

No; but the article said that an Airbus A220-300 could.

I fully expect that the service will be with A321LRs to LGW. The point was that it would be technically possible for them to fly to LCY.

JetBlue Is Flying to Europe: Breaking Down the Competition

wow, would an A220-300 be weight restricted out of LCY ? What about an A220-100 ?