- JetBlue Airways unveiled the cabin of its new Airbus A220 aircraft that will replace the aging Embraer E190 flight.
- The 140-seat cabin is organized in an exclusive 2 to 3 configuration, without missing the advantages for which JetBlue is known, including free on-board entertainment and WiFi.
- Flights begin in the spring, starting on the Boston-Fort Lauderdale route, before the aircraft expands to cities in the United States.
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JetBlue Airways on Tuesday unveiled the cabin of its newest arrival, the highly anticipated Airbus A220-300. The first model arrived in New York on New Year’s Eve with plans to start service scheduled in the spring and eventually discontinue the worn out Embraer E190s.
As with any new JetBlue aircraft, the A220 is packed with new updates for passengers, while remaining true to the airline’s basic products, including above-average legroom and free in-flight entertainment. The 140-seat aircraft has wider seats than its larger counterparts, high-definition televisions and expanded seat power options.
The Airbus A220 is still new to the American market, with Delta being the sole American owner of the plane until December 31, 2020, when the first JetBlue A220 arrived in New York.
Passengers can expect to see the plane flying first between Boston and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in the spring, when JetBlue begins testing its tried and tested routes. But the opportunities are endless for the A220, especially on the JetBlue route network.
JetBlue’s head of revenue and planning, Scott Laurence, told Insider that the jet will eventually fly from coast to coast thanks to its transcontinental reach and will serve the most difficult airports to reach on the JetBlue network, such as Key West International in Florida.
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We visited the aircraft to see the finished product for ourselves, and that did not disappoint.
Take a look inside.