ok2uselane

Thanks for yet another great report, Carfield!

BearX220

I just flew B6 BOS-SEA, was in the seat for 6+ hours, and my butt was OK. It was far better than the United slim A320 "improved" seat I came east on a few days prior... that was agonizing.

Carfield, what a great trip report. There are aspects of the Mint cabin in your photos that suggest international business class on a foreign carrier. Man, I wish B6 would consider adding Seattle to the Mint coverage list. This looks terrific.

joshwex90

This looks great! I've switched my domestic flying to B6 as I love them. I rarely do TCONs, but will look to them for my next one.

Thanks!

Dieuwer

Apparently, Mint will be expanded to SFO later this year. Boston possibly next year. No idea about SEA.

http://www.businessweek.com/articles...ss-class-cabin

brewdog11

You're outdoing yourself with the trip reports, Carfield! I really enjoyed reading your DFW-HKG report, which I will be flying in September in Y. This is spectacular, too! The food looked more appetizing than some of the dishes served in AA transcon three-class F, although not nearly as plentiful.

Great report!!

PV_Premier

JFK-SFO starts this fall!


this is an outstanding trip report and i agree a great looking product. we are hoping to be able to fly it this fall.

i too would like some more commentary about the seats, especially the comfort in the lie flat and the quality of the duvet/pillow. to be honest my use of this service would probably be for redeye travel only, so seat bed comfort is paramount for me.

Carfield

Thanks for all your kind comments!

Regarding seat comfort, I tried the relax position, and took a nap on the way back in the full flat position. The seat cushion is adjustable to your personal preference. The default sitting is a bit hard for me and I have to press the "-" button the minimum hardness. (However I am told that I like my mattress soft lol!) It worked out in the end, but that is why I am bit concerned about the maintenance of these high tech seats. Even some international airlines have issues. Anyway, the message function is very nice but I can never tell whether it is on or not, but this issue is common with all the airlines who have this message function. I wish the airline manufacturers can address the slow response rate and allow passengers to see if the message function is on or off. This seat is very nice and I compare it to the throne seats that I flew on SN Brussels Airlines a few years ago in its A330s, and JetBlue seats are actually more comfortable with more feet space. It is definitely more comfortable than United's current p.s. seats, in terms of padding. The seats are okay even in its takeoff and landing position.

The pillow and the duvet - the pillow is not thick enough for me and both AA and DL have better pillows, but the pillow is nicer than UA and VX. The blanket/duvet is similar to the kind used by AA and DL, and if JetBlue puts them on sale, I will buy them in a second. Once again Delta's Westin Heavenly bedding definitely scores the highest on the premium transcontinental business bedding, but JetBlue is comparable with American Airlines in the blanket/duvet war (considered I just flew AA international business class a few days earlier and found the blanket to be on the short side). Virgin America unfortunately really needs to step up in this area, as it is the weakest compared to AA/B6/DL/UA!

Thank again!
Carfield

grahampros

Looks like a very solid product for current pricing level for some leisure flights to LA/SFO. Only draw back for me could be the food choices. A lot of them are just not my taste.

mikelcf

Great report and pictures! The mint vodka lemonade cocktails look very good.

bluegreentravel

Excellent pictures, thanks ^ Looks like an excellent product too (even better than the legacy carriers)...

FTR 787

great TR carfield ^ very much appreciate the comparisons to the legacy carriers in many aspects and the details you broke em down into! a lotta folks dont do that for some reason, and me personally def wanna hear that side of the equation.

cause those comparisons add a lotta context to any review, so thanks!

duniawala

Nice TR.

Cameron38

People become Pigs when you offer them free food. My prediction is that these "In Flight Marketplace" stations will get Wiped out by the coach passengers. Let's see how long before they restrict it to Mint passengers.

Carfield

Cameron38... from both flights, people were actually not going crazy over the inflight marketplace and the F/As actually kept on asking people to help themselves and don't be shy. The F/As will replenish the marketplace periodically during the flight. Additionally, JetBlue has long provided a snack station in the galleys on transcontinental flight on its A320s, and most frequent B6 passengers are actually pretty used to this concept. JetBlue is just now making it fancier.

From what I observed on the inaugural flight and the return on last Tuesday, most people just took another bag of chips or cookies, and bottled waters and cokes are the most popular choice.

I will observe this Wednesday and see how people are using the inflight marketplace.

Thanks for your kind comments,
Carfield

mpc7488

Great review and great pics, thanks!