JetBlue has always been good at the "core" of their business, by offering an exceptional domestic economy product. But in 2014 JetBlue expanded that with the introduction of Mint Class on select Airbus A321 aircraft. These are used primarily for flights between New York and Los Angeles/San Francisco, and on them JetBlue offers a truly…
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Absolutely. Only "cheap" FC paid options now are on United's outdated and horrid 757's. Virgin America is best option for hard and soft product, but can get ridiculously expensive when booked close in (whether by points or $$$). Have been anxiously awaiting JetBlue Mint - at $599/OW and lie flats, they're going to blow everyone else out of the water. It's a 6+ hour trip from East to West, which is longer than some trans-Atlantics. Doing that in an outdated FC seat on United without Wifi or personal entertainment option is literally torture.
Seems like they should start with the redeye rather than a day flight? Seems like that is where mint would excel.
I think they want to compete with UNITED out of SFO. UNITED currently offers 6 flights a day out of SFO.
United offered P.S. flat-bed services from BOS to LAX last summer as a seasonal service -- glad to see a superior product being offered at a cheaper price point year-round. A win-win across the board.
I thought they had 16 seats in Mint Class, so are they creating a new A321 subfleet? Seems kind of ridiculous to have three different configurations... Or perhaps they'll create a premium configuration A319/A320 instead?
@Tennen; you are correct -- Mint is 5 rows with a total of 16 seats.
A great product I had the chance to try twice last fall.
And jetBlue deserves tons of credit for setting an affordable price point for premium transcon traffic and forcing the big three to match.
Recently had a trip from SFO-JFK where I flew Jet Blue Mint form SF and Virgin America FC on the return. Jet Blue was significantly better IMO.
Those prices didn't last long. Seems all Mint flights from SFO to BOS are now around $1,099.