Two New Startup Airlines Seek to Capitalize on the Myrtle Beach vacation market Myrtle Beach Direct Air will start flying March 7 with non-stop flights from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to Pittsburgh, Newark, and Niagara Falls. It will not be daily service, but two to five flights per week on its routes, operated with Boeing…
Jetblue Airways announced in a press release today that effective May 3, 2007, it would inaugurate service to San Francisco International Airport, complimenting its service to Oakland and San Jose. Jetblue offers service from San Jose to Boston and New York City and from Oakland to Boston, New York City, Long Beach, Washington-Dulles, and Ft.…
The Associated Press reports that a woman has filed a wrongful death suit against Jetblue, claiming that an in-flight crew ignored her husband after he suffered a fatal heart attack during a flight nearly two years ago. The timing of the claim seems rather suspicious to us, as the incident occurred on Febuary 16, 2005,…
Jetblue announced in a press release today that, in honor of the holidays, from December 21 through January 3, it will waive excess bag fees for bags weighing up to sixty pounds, an additional ten pounds per bag for no additional charge. In addition, TrueBlue members will get two extra points through the 4th checking…
As the Times Herald Record reports, at 7:30 Tuesday morning, the first Jetblue flight will depart Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, NY. The first inbound flight, at 1:45PM, there will be speeches, coffee, and a ribbon cutting…even a traditional water cannon salute. Self-service kiosks are in full working order and Jetblue has twelve employees at…
As the Cranky Flier reports, Jetblue has ‘started dating’. Jetblue previously announced it would seek arrangements with international airlines. What they have so far isn’t exactly what we would expect. AeroSvit, the National Airline of the Ukraine, offers JFK to Kiev flights and will give you $100 back if you connect to Jetblue. Just submit…
Jetblue announced in a press release today that it would be removing a row of seats from its Airbus 320 aircraft, reducing the total number of seats on this aircraft from 156 to 150. This will have the effect of increasing the seat pitch from 32 inches in rows 1-11 to 36 inches, while the…
Frontier Airlines is considering selling travel insurance or vacation packages, a tactic many airlines have invested in, looking for a way to diversify its sources of revenue. It could announce the results of its attempts in revenue diversification in the next six months. Frontier’s cross-promotional partnership with Airtran will likely generate five or six million…
Jetblue yesterday announced it was amending its Embraer 190 delivery schedule to defer deliveries, reducing its capacity growth for next year from 18-20% to 14-17%, which also assumes additional aircraft sales, leases, and/or assingments. That means in 2007-2011, instead of 18 aircraft delivered, Jetblue will take delivery of 10 aircraft, with options for additional ones…
Jetblue launched its service from New York’s JFK Airport to Cancun this morning. Cancun is Jetblue’s eighth Caribbean destination. Serving Mexico expands Jetblue’s international destinations, all in the Caribbean or Atlantic area, and its service to sunny vacation spots. Vacation spots like those and the various Floridean destinations it operates can be very lucrative. Certainly…
For those of you traveling tomorrow, Jetblue will be offering an opportunity to join the “Thanksgiving Football Party” with a free beer or cocktail, as well as LiveTV coverage of various football games. We are curious whether they will try this again, perhaps offering a complimentary glass of champagne for their overnight flights New Year’s…
As BTOnline reports, last week Jetblue signed an agreement with Amadeus, which gives it representation in all of the major Global Distribution Systems(GDS), including Sabre, Worldspan, and Galileo. Jetblue had left the GDS world and been somewhat successful with 100% direct booking. But, as Jetblue has concluded, opening itself up to GDS bookings has gotten…
New York City has recently been involved in a controversy over the possibility of banning trans-fat from restaurants, among other things. Jetblue, New York’s hometown airline, has gotten into the act. Today, Jetblue announced that effective December 15th, Jetblue will offer a 100% trans-fat free selection of snacks and beverages with the addition of Chocobilly…
As expected, this morning Jetblue unveiled its new Chicago service, beginning January 4th. The service will include five daily flights on Jetblue’s Embraer 190 aircraft to Jetblue’s East Coast Hub, JFK in New York, and two daily flights with A320s to Long Beach, CA, their west coast hub. In honor of this, they are offering…
The New York Times reports that Jetblue is expected to announce service between Stewart Airport in Newburgh, NY in about two months. The Poughkeepsie Journal reports that Senator Charles Schumer(Dem-NY) confirmed this, and that he is expected to be at Stewart Wednesday morning to announce this, with a daily roundtrip flight to Ft. Lauderdale and…
Today, Jetblue began nonstop service between Boston and Raleigh-Durham as well as Boston and Columbus, OH. These services, complementing Jetblue’s service from its New York hub, operate once daily with Jetblue’s 100-seat Embraer 190s. For more information including the timetable, Jetblue’s press release is available here.
As Today in the Sky reports, The FAA approved Jetblue’s application for four daily flights from Chicago-O’Hare, arrival authorizations at 8:30, two at 11, and 4. However, Jetblue must initiate service by October 28, and flight operations by January 27, 2007. Jetblue is likely to operate at least some of the flights to its Kennedy…
As Crain’s Chicago Business reports, the FAA has dismissed objections by American and United Airlines in regards to Jetblue’s proposal to serve Chicago-O’Hare Airport. Thus, it can allow Jetblue or any new entrant to gain access to the airport under a system that will be modified on October 29th. The FAA thus has said that…
As USAToday reports, this week, New York discounter Jetblue asked the Federal Aviation Administration for permission to operates eight flights a day to Chicago’s O’Hare airport. The FAA limits the number of flights that can arrival hourly at O’Hare, but has been known to allow airlines inroads into the fortress hub of both American and…
Jetblue announced Thursday that they have been granted DOT approval to operate service from New York to Cancun, Mexico beginning November 30th. With this expansion, Jetblue operates service on many of the high-demand winter routes out of the Northeast to warmer climates, and complements their Aruba, Bermuda, and multiple Floridean routes for getting passengers from…
Delta announced today in a press release that they would become the first and only U.S. carrier to offer two classes of service with digital video on demand at every seat. We aren’t particularly shocked at this development. All they did was replace the economy seating in the front cabin of the former Song aircraft…
We were recently prompted to think about issues of health and relaxation and wondered what had happened to Jetblue’s attempt to improve our inflight experience. In this press release from 2002, Jetblue announced the launching of their Airplane Yoga program. A special card, available in PDF format here, would be available in the seatback pocket…
Jetblue began its new three daily nonstop flights to Houston’s Hobby Airport today. For the inauguration of service, they are offering a $79 fare, or $99 with onward connections. Regular fares will begin at $117. Hobby Airport was built as Houston’s primary airport and remained that until 1969, when Intercontinental Airport was opened. Hobby remains…
Jetblue began service from New York’s JFK Airport to Nashville Airport today. This service kicks off six weeks of inaugurations, with a new Jetblue destination every week. On September 7, they will begin service to Houston’s Hobby Airport. On September 15, service to Aruba. On September 21, Sarasota-Bradenton Airport. On the 28th, Tucson Airport…and finally…
A USAirways flight from Philadelphia to Houston was diverted to Tri-Cities Airport in Tennesee after a bomb threat was found in a note on board. Reuters reports that although all 52 passengers were offloaded, it turned out to be another hoax. Meanwhile, this woman, Janet Gregory, Age 66, was arrested in Charlotte, after she refused…