Jetblue, tickets go on sale to fly from Amsterdam to the States: depart in August aboard A321lr
In recent weeks, we have written about the imminent opening of American airline jetBlue's third intercontinental route, from Amsterdam to New York [...]
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In recent weeks we have written about the imminent opening of the American airline jetBlue's third intercontinental route, from Amsterdam to New York and Boston. Now that tickets are on sale, there is the official start date for the connections: they will start at the end of August.
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First New York then Boston
The debut date will be August 29, 2023. This will be the first takeoff from JFK Terminal 5 of an A321lr bound for Amsterdam, and from then on the connection will be daily, with the following operations:
- B62289 From Amsterdam to New York departing at 1:35 p.m. and arriving at 4:00 p.m. (duration 8 hours 25 minutes)
- B62288 New York to Amsterdam departing at 10:00 p.m. and arriving at 11:35 a.m. the following morning (duration 7 hours 35 minutes)
Less than a month later, September 20, will be the day of the connection from Boston, the American airline's second intercontinental airport. The duration of the connections between the two cities is identical to that of the flight to/from New York
- B632 From Amsterdam to Boston departing at 11:35 a.m. and arriving at 2:00 p.m.
- B631 from Boston to Amsterdam departing at 8:00 p.m. and arriving at 9:35 a.m. (+1 day)
JetBlue's A321lr
JetBlue is one of the few companies that uses the A321lr for intercontinental connections, But year after year this number is bound to increase and Crossing the Atlantic on a single-aisle plane will no longer be an exception.
There are 138 seats on board the A321lr. The first 12 rows accommodate 24 mint class seats, which is Jetblue's business class.
The two front row seats are called Mint Studios. They are even larger, have a bench that allows two in the same seat, a larger TV, and lots of extra space for passengers.
The rest of the cabin is configured with the classic 3-3. The first 4 rows house "Even more Space," or economy seats that offer more legroom.
What all JetBlue passengers get is top-notch service, above-average catering, stellar wi-fi, a great entertainment system and live TV channels.
JetBlue has outstanding soft product in all cabins. There is also free Wi-Fi for all passengers, as well as personal televisions, including on-demand and live TV programs.
Aggressive pricing
JetBlue wants to bully its way into the Atlantic route market to Amsterdam and is doing so by announcing aggressive pricing with a/r economy tickets at less than 500$ and business class tickets apiably under 2000$, figures significantly lower than flights to and from London.
Needless to say, at these figures it is an experience that should definitely be tried.
