JetBlue
- IATA/ICAO Code
- B6/JBA
- Hub(s)
- Boston Logan International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, New York JFK Airport, Orlando International Airport
- Year Founded
- 2000
- CEO
- Robin Hayes
- Country
- United States
JetBlue has announced that the launch of its flights from Boston to London has been postponed. The airline cited delivery delays from Airbus as the reason for the change.
Flights to London Gatwick will now begin on August 4th, and to London Heathrow on September 20th. This represents a delay of several weeks from the planned launch dates of July 19th and August 22nd respectively.
Affected passengers have been rerouted via New York JFK on JetBlue’s existing Transatlantic services, rebooked on partner airlines, or offered a full refund.
JetBlue has delayed the launch of its services from Boston to London Gatwick and London Heathrow by several weeks. Photo: Sumit Singh | Simple Flying
When the services do eventually launch, JetBlue will become the only airline to fly from Boston to both London Gatwick and London Heathrow airports. The flight schedules will be as follows:
- Boston to London Gatwick – departing at 6.37 pm, arriving at 6.35 am (+1)
- London Gatwick to Boston – departing at 12.15 pm, arriving at 3.02 pm
- Boston to London Heathrow – departing at 6.32 pm, arriving at 6.30 am (+1)
- London Heathrow to Boston – departing at 8.25 am, arriving at 11.13 am
A321LR delivery delays
The setback has been caused by aircraft delivery delays. The Airbus A321LRs that JetBlue is awaiting have been ordered specifically to operate the airline’s Transatlantic services. The A321LR’s range of 4,000 nautical miles is longer than that of the existing A321s in JetBlue’s fleet, and is more than enough to cover the 2,800 nautical miles between Boston and London.