Has London been officially announced? Which airport?

Gatwick, Stansted likely for London launch

-J.

I flew B6 a few weeks ago. The upgrade cost from Core to Mint was an additional $350 from LAX to JFK ($299 LAX to BOS) if a seat was open prior to the door closing. Was tempted to try it. With the middle seat empty next to me, I didn't see it worth the upgrade cost for a 5 hour flight.

They have AA in their crosshairs with this product. The seats look very similar to AA's First that operates JFK-LAX and is the only other 1-1 product on a narrowbody. If they get something to match Flagship First dining at LAX and JFK I could see AA exiting the market.

LOL. Sure. AA will exit the JFK-LAX market.

I don't think AA will actually exit the market. However, AA has stated they are reconfiguring their A321Ts to standard layouts. JFK-LAX is currently operated by a 777-200ER on AA. So after that, JetBlue will be the only airline flying domestically with a premium cabin offering aisle-access at every seat on a narrowbody.

Personally, I'd prefer aisle access on a 777 to an A321. Or even a 767-400ER... but not until Delta gets their act together with onboard dining.

-J.

Some critics have already pointed out that these new seats look kind of small. I am inclined to agree. There are two products: Mint Studio in row 1, and Mint Cells in rows 2-12

-J.

An accessible restroom on a narrowbody would be very welcome.

I wonder about the accessibility of the suites themselves though - that doesn't look like an easy transfer from an aisle chair. Anyone know how it'll be handled?

This is not true.

Does anyone know which JFK LAX flights in June are more likely to get this new Mint product?

Studio is an amazing seat for A320. Other seats are still good - let's not forget these are A320's and not Dreamliners.

I think it will e hard to know what JFK-LAX flights will have A321LD at this point. Maybe we will know by May.

As for the designs of those seat, they are basically trying to achieve widebody comfort with narrowbody aircraft. The mint studios would be comparable to an international F in experience I guess, but maybe not as large.

The mint suites seem kind of tight. I'd need to fly in one to see how that really feels. It's unlikely to provide as much space as the 4 across herringbone products on 777/350, since those are just larger aircraft. Which I look at as the standard higher end international J seating. However, those often have a lot of wasted space in the aisles and in the seat themselves. If they designed the seats well, I think they can make it functionally as spacious as those seating.

I'd thinking these are better than the 7/8 across 777s you see sometimes domestically/internationally or those 4/5 across on 767s. Those are just really a squeeze with no privacy.

So on NYC-LAX, I think these will be the better than their rivals. Once they get enough of these A321LD in service, it would make sense to have them fly all the NYC-LAX/SFO flights moved to them.

Agree that it’s disappointing a viable reverse herringbone (ie, window facing) 1x1 seat wasn’t in the marketplace for B6. Anyone else think that the stitching design of the seat back looks cheap? The new EK premium economy seat is a great example of how stitching can impact the beauty of a seat.

Keep in mind the 764 is gone from JFK-LAX on Delta so now you�re stuck with the ancient 763 seats, which I absolutely hate. The B6 seat looks far superior, even if you can�t get studio. That said, I�d prefer an old Mint Suite to a non-Studio seat.

At this point, anything is superior to that 763 seat. 3 seats in Y is arguably superior.

-J.