JetBlue's new BlueFirst class will have no curtain or divider separating it from economy, which means constant lavatory foot traffic beside first class seats. Here's why that puzzles me.
Im filing this for myself under “I simply do not care because it doesn’t matter.”
The divider makes absolutely no difference on DL, AA, or UA - people just walk right through it, so why they even have it installed anymore is a total mystery to me. The toilet paper in DL’s lavs is thicker than the curtain separating “first” from economy.
@ Timtamtrak -- Hah, I hear you, but disagree. Do people still go to the first class lavatories on American, Delta, or United? Absolutely. But the percentage of passengers who end up trying to use the forward lavatory still seems lower to me than on something like Frontier or Southwest, where everyone knows they can use every bathroom.
Sigh. The bigger problem is that I'm not sure they're even pricing this cabin competitively. Was looking at February travel and first on DL/AA was much cheaper than B6, and of course this is not even offered on every flight with B6. So if you have to change flights, you can't even necessarily change to another B6 flight with first class.
This product should be priced at a discount to start out with, but of course B6 can't really afford to price this cabin at a discount.
@ Peter_ -- There's no denying that carriers like Delta and United have VERY attractive pricing in first class up and down the coast, especially during off peak periods. I suspect JetBlue is still trying to figure out the pricing, and that for the time being, the airline is seeing a good amount of demand just from those who are curious to try the product. I'm sure as frequencies ramp up, pricing will match what you find on the legacies.
@ lavanderialarry -- I'd be more likely to buy up if I felt like it would get me on the other side of the curtain. :p