Summary
- JetBlue’s second daily flight between NYC and Paris aligns with the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics increase in travel demand.
- The carrier’s A321LR flights operate between JFK and CDG with economy and Mint Suites options available.
- JetBlue faces competition on this route from Air France and Delta Air Lines.
JetBlue’s second daily flight between New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) has taken to the skies. This ties into the expected increase in travel demand for the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics, which will take place in the French capital between July 26th and August 11th.
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The carrier deploys its Airbus A321LRs on both services, which feature 114 economy class seats and 24 Mint Suites. JetBlue’s flights between New York JFK and Paris CDG operate as per the following schedule:
|
Flight number |
Route |
Departure |
Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|
|
B61407 |
JFK-CDG |
17:20 |
06:55 (+1 day) |
|
B61408 |
CDG-JFK |
08:55 |
11:22 |
|
B61907 |
JFK-CDG |
21:41 |
11:25 (+1 day) |
|
B61908 |
CDG-JFK |
13:25 |
16:00 |
The second-busiest international route from New York JFK
JetBlue began flying between New York and Paris in June 2023. The airline faces direct competition in the form of Air France (6 x daily), American Airlines (1 x daily), Delta Air Lines (3 x daily), and Norse Atlantic Airways (1 x daily). The latest statistics show that more than 1.4 million passengers traveled between New York JFK and Paris CDG last year, making it the second-busiest international route from the airport (the biggest was London Heathrow, with more than 2.3 million passengers).
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Earlier this year, the carrier launched its second route to the French capital, from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), where it goes head-to-head with Air France and Delta Air Lines. At the time, JetBlue’s Head of Revenue and Planning, Dave Clark, said:
“The response to our New York-Paris flight has been overwhelming, and we’ve been looking forward to adding a daily flight from Boston as well. Boston customers have not had a lot of choices when flying to Paris, so we are more than happy to step in with affordable fares and an incredible onboard experience to shake things up and finally bring some real competition into this market.”
Last year, Paris CDG was the second-busiest international route out of Boston, with more than 425,000 passengers. This put it ahead of Dublin in third place (390,000 passengers) and behind London Heathrow (865,000 passengers).
An ever-growing transatlantic offering
The rest of JetBlue’s transatlantic offering is made up of:
- New York (JFK) – London Heathrow (LHR): 2 x daily
- New York (JFK) – London Gatwick (LGW): 1 x daily (seasonal service)
- New York (JFK) – Amsterdam (AMS): 1 x daily
- New York (JFK) – Dublin (DUB): 1 x daily (seasonal service)
- New York (JFK) – Edinburgh (EDI): 1 x daily (seasonal service)
- Boston (BOS) – London Heathrow (LHR): 1 x daily
- Boston (BOS) – London Gatwick (LGW): 1 x daily (seasonal service)
- Boston (BOS) – Amsterdam (AMS): 1 x daily
- Boston (BOS) – Dublin (DUB): 1 x daily (seasonal service)
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Most of JetBlue’s transatlantic flights are operated by the Airbus A321LR, with the exception of a number of London flights and the airline’s seasonal services, which are operated by Airbus A321neos. These aircraft are configured with 144 seats in economy class and 16 Mint Suites.
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