JetBlue to Make NYC-London Debut in August as Travel Rises
- Airline to fly from Kennedy to Heathrow and later to Gatwick
- Service from Boston to U.K. capital is set to begin next year
The first A321LR outside the Airbus delivery center in Hamburg, Germany.
Source: JetBlue
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JetBlue Airways Corp. plans to jump into the battered market for trans-Atlantic flights in August, betting that pandemic-related travel restrictions will ease as it debuts its long-promised service between New York and London.
Ticket sales that started Wednesday were “red hot,” Chief Executive Officer Robin Hayes told Bloomberg TV, with round-trip fares for U.S.-based travelers starting at $599 in coach and $1,979 for premium seats. An equivalent American Airlines Group Inc. flight would cost $994 in coach and $2,589 in business class.