JetBlue expands European network as Amsterdam tensions rise |

JetBlue is further expanding its transatlantic network by adding Dublin and Edinburgh to the schedule from next year. From March 13, Dublin will be served from both New York JFK and Boston, followed on May 22 by JFK to Edinburgh. Both destinations will be served on a seasonal basis until September 30. Dublin and Edinburgh will be the fourth and fifth destinations in Europe. JetBlue serves London Heathrow and Gatwick since 2021. The carrier started services to Paris Charles de Gaulle from JFK in late June. Amsterdam was added to the network from JFK in August and from Boston in September. Dublin is an interesting route. In December 2021, JetBlue expanded the codeshare partnership with Aer Lingus on services from Dublin and Shannon to New York JFK and Boston. The Irish carrier has recently announced special offers to JFK and Boston from March 14 until May 22, so expect some competition here. Aer Lingus has been a partner of JetBlue since 2008 but direct competition on the same routes might change this. JetBlue also will add flights to Paris next spring. The airline had plans to add a rotation from Boston this year, but this has now been rescheduled to start on April 3. From June 20, JetBlue will launch a second daily service from JFK. CEO Robin Hayes said in August that demand for Paris had surpassed expectations. JetBlue will operate the Airbus A321LR on the Paris routes, but Dublin and Edinburgh will see the A321neo with ETOPS. This aircraft is also used to London Gatwick. The A321neo has only sixteen Mint Suites compared to 24 on the LR, but more Core/Economy seats: 144 versus 114. Amsterdam As reported, Jetblue’s Amsterdam services might not be extended beyond the coming winter season that ends in late March as the airline has not secured slots for the 2024 summer season. The airline recently filed a complaint with the US Department of Transportation against the Dutch State. The disagreement has escalated in the past few days, with JetBlue calling on the DOT to immediately invoke its authority and take countermeasures if the airline has not been granted slots for next summer. In an October 23 filing, JetBlue suggests that KLM is denied access to New York JFK if no solution will be found before November 2, when slots for next summer must be allocated. “Given that JetBlue faces imminent expulsion from slot-controlled Amsterdam (the only Dutch airport that provides US passenger carriers with access to the US-Netherlands market), we believe that the only proportional schedule reduction would be a suspension of all KLM services at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), the only slot-controlled international airport in the United States, and where KLM has benefitted from slots created and overseen by the US Government.”

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