JetBlue confirms summer launch of Boston-London flights

JetBlue Airways will begin flights from Boston to both London Gatwick and London Heathrow airports this summer, a move that will expand the airline’s transatlantic network beyond its New York base. JetBlue will begin Boston-Gatwick flights on 19 July, followed on 22 August with the start of Boston-Heathrow flights, the airline says on 5 April. Nearly three years ago, on 10 April 2019, JetBlue announced its British invasion. The carrier began New York-London flights in 2021, but the status of Boston-London flights remained in flux, subject to slot availability and the worldwide pandemic. As with its JFK-London flights, JetBlue will fly Airbus A321LRs from Boston to London. Those jets will have JetBlue’s “Airspace” cabins, with 24 lie-flat “Mint” seats and 114 economy seats. As to be expected, JetBlue’s pricing for the Boston-London flights is aggressive. Boston-originating fares to Gatwick start at $499 round-trip in economy, and $1,949 for Mint. JetBlue is charging $50 more to Heathrow. JetBlue has long maintained London is the largest market the airline did not serve from Boston, where JetBlue has a unique operation that attracts a greater mix of business travellers. JetBlue is the leading carrier in Boston by virtually every metric – routes, seats, capacity and flights. The disruptive low-cost carrier enters a crowded, competitive field with its low-density narrowbody transatlantic fleet. British Airways has the most capacity between Boston and London, Cirium data shows.<br/>