Despite being no newcomer to the transatlantic market, JetBlue is taking steps to solidify its position as a serious competitor with a small change to the IATA Summer season schedule.
Until now, JetBlue have been operating a daily service between London Heathrow and New York’s JFK airport, and since last November a double daily operation from London Gatwick. However, from the end of March 2023 these will switch around, and Heathrow will have a double daily service to JFK, while Gatwick will just have the single daily frequency. Slots at Heathrow are prized – giving access to one of the most lucrative markets in the world – so the airline has done well to acquire a second set of slots, allowing it to operate both an overnight and daytime flight from JFK.
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In August 2021, JetBlue began operating daily flights between the US and UK with its New York JFK – London Heathrow service. A few months later this was followed with a daily operation to London Gatwick, also…
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