LAX-BOS red eye gone after 6/29?
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LAX-BOS red eye gone after 6/29?
Earlier today, I arranged to fly a bunch of family in on the JetBlue LAX-BOS red eye, B6 flight 480, on June 30th. The flight was bookable on Orbitz for about $200, leaving LAX at 11:58pm and arriving BOS at 8:16am. ITA had the booking code as RH14, FWIW.
Tonight, I sat down to book the flight to find that it seems to have disappeared for all dates after June 29th... Murphy's Law at its finest.
The friendly JetBlue phone representative was as in the dark as I am.
Anyone know what happened? Any chance of the flight reappearing?
Tonight, I sat down to book the flight to find that it seems to have disappeared for all dates after June 29th... Murphy's Law at its finest.
The friendly JetBlue phone representative was as in the dark as I am.
Anyone know what happened? Any chance of the flight reappearing?
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It appears as though this change was made for the installation of a new time slot to be operated as flight 474. This may have something to do, I am assuming, with the additional service on the route JFK-LAX which commences July 1, 2010. They probably had to rearrange the times in order the add the two additional flights on the JFK-LAX route.
Hope that helps, I don't know with any certainty that this in fact is the case, but it is my best guess considering jetBlue is increasing service from LAX to JFK.
It looks like the only "shut-eye" flight jetBlue shows, is a connecting flight from LAX-BOS via JFK (674-1022).
Hope that helps, I don't know with any certainty that this in fact is the case, but it is my best guess considering jetBlue is increasing service from LAX to JFK.
It looks like the only "shut-eye" flight jetBlue shows, is a connecting flight from LAX-BOS via JFK (674-1022).
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I also noticed that they got rid of the red eye LAS-BOS. Instead of departing boston 8pm-ish and returning they moved it up 12hrs or so. The non stops now leave in the morning and return in the afternoon.
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A lot of our west coast cities seem to be getting their redeye flights shifted to day time flying. I was even shocked to see BOS-DEN twice daily with an afternoon turn on the schedule. Must be in response to WN but it was still nice to see.
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B/c it is moved up in the day, it means something during the day had to be cut. JetBlue used to be known for keeping their planes more in the air than on the ground. Just b/c a plane did a red eye, doesn't mean it was sitting idle during the day.
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Let us know the result of your survey that should be interesting lol
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