OT: Possible jet blue in OW
May 26, 2010, 5:50 am
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OT: Possible jet blue in OW
May 26, 2010, 6:21 am
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Aren't they all economy though? Not what oneworld really wants.
To be honest, we had a better flight from cun-mia with them last year than with AA the other way round.
No meals on the AA flight in business class-just a pack of peanuts and a coke
Jet blue on the other hand had live TV
To be honest, we had a better flight from cun-mia with them last year than with AA the other way round.
No meals on the AA flight in business class-just a pack of peanuts and a coke
Jet blue on the other hand had live TV
May 26, 2010, 6:39 am
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Maybe it's because Wille Walsh wants to turn BA into the same model. You know, cut back on food and other non essential services, get a cheaper labour force to work for him. Oh, wait.... 
May 26, 2010, 6:41 am
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Aren't they all economy though? Not what oneworld really wants.
To be honest, we had a better flight from cun-mia with them last year than with AA the other way round.
No meals on the AA flight in business class-just a pack of peanuts and a coke
Jet blue on the other hand had live TV
To be honest, we had a better flight from cun-mia with them last year than with AA the other way round.
No meals on the AA flight in business class-just a pack of peanuts and a coke
Jet blue on the other hand had live TV
May 26, 2010, 7:23 am
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NO WAY - we (Star Alliance folks) really DO hope they will join *A one day
And IIRC LH (Lufthansa, not long haul) owns about 10% of jetBlue shares - I don't believe they would let them join OW.
And IIRC LH (Lufthansa, not long haul) owns about 10% of jetBlue shares - I don't believe they would let them join OW.
Last edited by TPJ; May 27, 2010 at 2:13 am
May 26, 2010, 11:02 am
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Of course there could be some poison pill penalty which i think would be justifiable influence!
May 26, 2010, 11:55 am
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JetBlue may be all economy, but they blow BA out of the water in terms of short-haul service and quality. Some might even say they are better than Club Europe; they are certainly better value.
And besides, JetBlue is a domestic/North American operation. Not as if they will be siphoning off F-pax.
OW could use some expansion anyway... it's not exactly the best connected alliance in the world. SkyTeam may be "low class" but at least they get you to where you want to go.
And besides, JetBlue is a domestic/North American operation. Not as if they will be siphoning off F-pax.
OW could use some expansion anyway... it's not exactly the best connected alliance in the world. SkyTeam may be "low class"
but at least they get you to where you want to go.
May 26, 2010, 1:42 pm
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See post #4 above for example. Club Europe is a sad, sad product. BA is great in long haul F, has a good seat in long haul J (but not good service) and not so good otherwise.
Jetblue is the most active carrier at JFK. Their domestic US position will be important to both BA and AA after the merger.
Jetblue is the most active carrier at JFK. Their domestic US position will be important to both BA and AA after the merger.
May 28, 2010, 12:33 pm
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Aren't they all economy though? Not what oneworld really wants.
To be honest, we had a better flight from cun-mia with them last year than with AA the other way round.
No meals on the AA flight in business class-just a pack of peanuts and a coke
Jet blue on the other hand had live TV
To be honest, we had a better flight from cun-mia with them last year than with AA the other way round.
No meals on the AA flight in business class-just a pack of peanuts and a coke
Jet blue on the other hand had live TV
Whatever other obstacles stand in the way, I wouldn't see it currently being all Y as a problem. It's already got a quasi-C option in terms of having and charging more for Y seats with 38" pitch, albeit they are still 6 across. It conceivably could stick with this. Or if it wanted/needed to offer a premium cabin to join an alliance, it could simply take the European approach of closing off the middle seat to make it more truly C (or in the domestic USA travel context, what's called F).
Come to think of it, if JetBlue were to go that latter route, and given the IFE options and better service it offers, it's C/F (domestic) product would be as good or better than any US legacy carrier.