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Great value JetBlue business class fares to New York and elsewhere

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JetBlue has been shaking up the market between London and New York / Boston with its flights from Heathrow and Gatwick.

Using single aisle Airbus A321LR aircraft – also used by Aer Lingus and TAP Portugal to the US East Coast – the airline is getting good feedback.

In Business Class, the Mint Suite offers similar levels of privacy and space to British Airways Club Suite (albeit with better food, based on a tasting I attended at caterers Do&Co this week). Image below.

JetBlue A321LR Mint Studio

In Economy there is a revolutionary ‘build your own meal’ service, where you can mix and match a series of mains and sides using your touchscreen TV to create your preferred tray.

Rhys looked at the Mint Suite in more detail here. We haven’t reviewed it yet but hope to get around to it soon.

JetBlue is currently running some excellent deals to promote its London Gatwick flights. In return for trading Heathrow for Gatwick, you can fly to New York in Business Class for under £1,250 return.

This fare is widely available. You need to book at least 120 days in advance, travel out on a Tue / Wed / Thu and return on a Mon / Tue / Wed, staying over for the weekend.

As well as New York and Boston direct, you can book (with a connection) to Washington, Atlanta and Orlando for a small premium.

You can earn Avios from JetBlue too

You can’t credit JetBlue flights to British Airways. However JetBlue is a Qatar Airways partner, and Qatar Airways now has Avios as its currency.

This article confirms that JetBlue transatlantic flights credit to a Qatar Airways Privilege Club account and earn Avios. You can link your Qatar Airways Privilege Club account to your British Airways Executive Club account following the guidelines here and move the Avios across.

What you cannot do is earn tier points in British Airways Executive Club.

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Comments (18)

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  • The Lord says:
    16 Apr16 April 07:13

    Have JetBlue sorted out a London lounge yet?

    • Rizz says:
      16 Apr16 April 08:17

      No lounges anywhere in the network. London or elsewhere.

      • Willmo says:
        16 Apr16 April 10:57

        Wonder if that will change at JFK, as Aer Lingus will soon be vacating T5 – opening up lounge space

        • Rob says:
          16 Apr16 April 11:12

          The Aer Lingus lounge isn’t huge. Would only work if JB reserved it for transatlantic flights.

          • Rizz says:
            16 Apr16 April 11:47

            US airlines don’t give lounge access on domestic flights regardless of status and class, so that would make sense. B6 can limit it to international flights which have the Mint product.

          • Track says:
            16 Apr16 April 14:48

            Can access lounges in the US with Oneworld status of ANOTHER airline.

  • Sam G says:
    16 Apr16 April 07:57

    Looking at how they list the fare rules I think connecting prices is just the sum of all the legs added to the LON-JFK pricing. So you should be able to find reasonable options to plenty of places . I could also see LHR flights and flights via Boston at similar low pricing

    Going to Vegas but the long flight in economy and awkward times on the way back make it not worthwhile – £1600 vs BA £900 for economy isn’t bad though!

  • Skywalker says:
    16 Apr16 April 09:24

    @Rob you haven’t put in a link to the JetBlue website – or did I miss it?

  • Thywillbedone says:
    16 Apr16 April 10:37

    Regarding the Park Hyatt Paris: checked several dates in June and they are not accepting points on any of them. Obviously not the only Hyatt property that doesn’t take points bookings from time to time (I’m looking at you Hyatt Centric Dublin) but worth noting as you mention it in the article.

    • Rob says:
      16 Apr16 April 11:13

      That’s now how it works.

      If a standard room is bookable for cash it is 100% guaranteed to be bookable on points. You will find that the cheapest room category is sold out.

      • Thywillbedone says:
        16 Apr16 April 13:21

        Ah, fair enough. Hard to know where ‘cheap’ starts and finishes in that property!

  • Jonathan says:
    16 Apr16 April 13:47

    It’s simply annoying that there’s no redemption options for JetBlue via Avios, earning only !

    • Track says:
      16 Apr16 April 14:52

      JetBlue has no business relationship with BA/AA and their partnership.

      To redeem Avios, it means BA or QR will have to hand in cash to JetBlue, and that fare will not be a special price!

  • Gordon says:
    16 Apr16 April 15:47

    Flew with them last week (Blue extra). LAS to LAX-LAX to CUN,Return journeys next week.I was impressed with the IFE and updates to your mobile device for departure and baggage locations and free Wifi that was surprisingly good,But I was most impressed by the strict boarding procedure, People being turned away trying to board ahead of their boarding number as a few did at LAX, BA should take a leaf out of their book on this boarding the procedure, I am now considering Jet Blue out of LHR because of the service. PS, The US has got very expensive Avoid purchasing a club sandwich for the Farmers market cafe at LAX. I consider $16.50 a tad expensive.I thought this excessive pricing had been curbed obviously not….

  • Aron says:
    16 Apr16 April 15:54

    First available room to book isn’t until 20th July.

    Suite bookings are available from Feb 2024.

  • RobMan says:
    16 Apr16 April 16:08

    Will buying Hyatt points stop my points expiring or is a stay required to prevent expiry?

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