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Old Feb 7, 2026 | 2:54 pm
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Originally Posted by itripreport
I genuinely don't get why people are making a big deal over the new XLR suites, while praising the Jetblue Mint suites which are the same seats.
Originally Posted by GNRMatt
Because this is the internet and people love to complain about everything.
Certainly we are geeking out on this a bit much. But, as has been discussed they are not the same seats; it seems there may be a higher degree of "shared space" in the AA product design vs jetBlue.

Originally Posted by Infinite1K
And once AA is rid of their A321T, since they only have the XLR to replace a premium configuration, it will be too heavy to operate out of SNA (unless they block seats).
AA has already confirmed they will be bringing the XLR to SNA. One has to assume they've figured out any weight considerations.

Originally Posted by Infinite1K
And I think EWR-SNA is one of the candidate routes for United’s Coastliner.
Will be interesting to see UA's response. I don't think EWR-SNA can meet profitability targets with 32 premium seats 3x daily, but maybe UA will operate one or two flights with lie flats...

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