JetBlue Follows Delta, Southwest in Ending Era of Blocked Seats
- Airline says studies show low virus-transmission risk in cabin
- Changes will be phased in through early January, Geraghty says
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JetBlue Airways Corp. is joining rivals in opening all previously blocked seats, citing increased evidence that cabins are safer from the spread of coronavirus even as U.S. case loads surge.
The airline will make all seats available for sale starting Jan. 8, JetBlue President Joanna Geraghty said Thursday in a memo to employees. The decision follows a similar move by Southwest Airlines Co., which will sell the entire cabin after November. Delta Air Lines Inc. and Alaska Air Group Inc. plan to bar some seats through at least Jan. 6.