JetBlue’s new Airbus could upend travel to Europe
When executives at JetBlue Airways gaze east to Europe from their perch in New York, they see a striking similarity to transcontinental domestic routes: abundant business traffic, high fares, entrenched rivals, and in-flight service quality that spans the spectrum. Europe has one crucial difference, though. Fares are even higher and the revenue potential for premium travel even greater. And there is a weakness that a new Airbus jet may help the carrier exploit. JetBlue is positioning itself to grab some market share in a European expansion that could start by 2019. The airline said Tuesday it has taken options to convert 15 Airbus A321neo aircraft to the manufacturer’s newest variant in its A320 family, the A321LR, a single-aisle plane with pond-crossing capacity. <br/>
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JetBlue’s new Airbus could upend travel to Europe
When executives at JetBlue Airways gaze east to Europe from their perch in New York, they see a striking similarity to transcontinental domestic routes: abundant business traffic, high fares, entrenched rivals, and in-flight service quality that spans the spectrum. Europe has one crucial difference, though. Fares are even higher and the revenue potential for premium travel even greater. And there is a weakness that a new Airbus jet may help the carrier exploit. JetBlue is positioning itself to grab some market share in a European expansion that could start by 2019. The airline said Tuesday it has taken options to convert 15 Airbus A321neo aircraft to the manufacturer’s newest variant in its A320 family, the A321LR, a single-aisle plane with pond-crossing capacity. <br/>
