JetBlue TrueBlue - equipment JAX-JFK?

Do they use the e-190 for this route? Is that plane any good for a person who is mildly clausterphobic and hates planes that are too tube-line?

Right now JFK-JAX is on the 190, but I believe it switches to the 320 during heavier travel periods. It's a great aircraft - Largest full size jet in its class. The plus is there's no middle seat, so less odds of being clausterphobic with only a window-aisle configuration. The only main difference in terms of it being smaller that I myself notice are the slightly smaller overhead bins (you can fit a regular carryon - just sideways) and slightly lower ceiling, mainly in the forward lav.

Do they use the e-190 for this route? Is that plane any good for a person who is mildly clausterphobic and hates planes that are too tube-line?

The 190 isn't as small as regional jets, however its not nearly as big as typical mainline jets.

If your trip was JFK-BOS or JFK-SYR, I'd say give it a shot but JFK-JAX is a much longer flight. I suggest you go for a plane that's a bit bigger and try the 190 on a shorter trip.

If you want a non-stop, looks like the only mainline alternative out of NYC would be Continental out of Newark.

Right now, JAX-JFK routes are done using the E190, with the exception of flight 615 JFK-JAX and flight 616 JAX-JFK, which are done on A320s.

615 leaves JFK at 1:45, arrives 4:17.
616 leaves JAX at 5:00, arrives 7:30.

The 190s are quite spacious, and having flown with several self-described claustrophobes, they've never had any complaints. If you're really worried about it, though, book for those two flights.

The 190 isn't as small as regional jets, however its not nearly as big as typical mainline jets.

If your trip was JFK-BOS or JFK-SYR, I'd say give it a shot but JFK-JAX is a much longer flight. I suggest you go for a plane that's a bit bigger and try the 190 on a shorter trip.

If you want a non-stop, looks like the only mainline alternative out of NYC would be Continental out of Newark.

While I have to agree that 190 is not nearly as full size compare to typical mainline jets, I have to respectfully disagree on the second part of what you say regarding it not being ideal in size for longer flights. The range is much shorter than that of a 320, at about ~1,900 miles. JFK-JAX, I believe is about 800 miles? It's not that much longer than something like JFK-BOS actually. I flew on the 190 from FLL-JFK and it was just fine. Very comfortable...

The 190 isn't as small as regional jets, however its not nearly as big as typical mainline jets.

If your trip was JFK-BOS or JFK-SYR, I'd say give it a shot but JFK-JAX is a much longer flight. I suggest you go for a plane that's a bit bigger and try the 190 on a shorter trip.

If you want a non-stop, looks like the only mainline alternative out of NYC would be Continental out of Newark.

I wouldn't describe a sold out CO 737-XXX as nessicarily a comfortable option.

While I have to agree that 190 is not nearly as full size compare to typical mainline jets, I have to respectfully disagree on the second part of what you say regarding it not being ideal in size for longer flights. The range is much shorter than that of a 320, at about ~1,900 miles. JFK-JAX, I believe is about 800 miles? It's not that much longer than something like JFK-BOS actually. I flew on the 190 from FLL-JFK and it was just fine. Very comfortable...

JFK-JAX is more than 4 times the length of JFK-BOS (JFK-BOS = 187 miles, JFK-JAX = 828 miles).

I think what j3823x was saying is that if you're claustrophobic, and don't know whether or not the E190 will be OK for you, it'd be better to try it out on a shorter route, so that if it's not great, and you still feel claustrophobic, you don't have to spend as much time in the plane feeling those effects.

JFK-JAX is more than 4 times the length of JFK-BOS (JFK-BOS = 187 miles, JFK-JAX = 828 miles).

I think what j3823x was saying is that if you're claustrophobis, and don't know whether or not the E190 will be OK for you, it'd be better to try it out on a shorter route, so that if it's not great, and you still feel claustrophobic, you don't have to spend as much time in the plane feeling those effects.

Yep, my thoughts exactly.

Now I understand. But, although JFK-JAX is about four times the distance of JFK-BOS, the actual airborne time is actually not so far different from each other. This has a lot to do with the higher altitude and more distance to climb, cruise and descend. Whereas, the shorter hop gets into a landing pattern nearly within minutes after takeoff. Here are some sample departure/arrival times for 2/6 between those cities (source - flightview):

BOS-JFK
6:40-7:34 (54 min)

JAX-JFK
5:08-6:55 (1 hr 47 min)

As you can see, the 4x distance really only adds 1 hour, 7 minutes to the travel DURATION. I know it's longerr, but not nearly 4 times longer as measured in time.

Yeah, not 4x as long in the air although I would have guessed its closer to 3x than 2x. I guess I forgot how far north JAX is.

However I would still suggest for someone's first time on the plane to try a shorter run on it first.

One, if it doesn't work out the anxiety will be over sooner.

Two, if it does work out, its easier to step up to slightly longer flights knowing it wasn't so bad on a shorter flight.

Being the analytical, left-brained person I am, this made me curious... :)

Yesterday, the average in-flight length for JFK-JAX flights was 2 hours, 12 minutes; JAX-JFK was 1 hour, 47 minutes; JFK-BOS was 43 minutes; BOS-JFK was 50 minutes.

So we can conclude that, generally, it's between 2.52 and 2.67 times longer, in the air. ;-)