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JetBlue has been going through a rather tumultuous time. After its blocked merger with Spirit Airlines (more here) and the dissolution of its Northeast Alliance with American Airlines (more here), the airline was left in a bad spot. It has been working to figure out its path forward and now rumors are circulating that it is adding a mini First Class cabin to its Airbus fleet.
Matthew at Live and Let’s Fly broke the scoop that JetBlue is finally considering adding a premium element to its domestic flights. A First Class recliner-style seat is coming to JetBlue’s fleet in 2026. Matthew thinks that it will be the Collins Aerospace MiQ seat that will be selected for these planes. These seats are commonly used in Premium Economy cabins on American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines. It’s also used in Business Class on Aeromexico and Turkish Airlines.
In order to add a First Class cabin to its existing fleet, JetBlue will sacrifice one of its most-touted features: legroom. First Class, potentially marketed as Mini Mint, will feature 36-37 inches of pitch. Even More Space (extra legroom seats) will offer 35 inches of pitch. And, Core seats will lose two inches and drop from 32 to 30 inches of pitch. JetBlue will go from leading the industry for legroom to falling in line with other carriers.
Here is what this could look like:
- Airbus A220: 8 First Class and 135 Economy Class seats (currently this aircraft type has 140 seats)
- Airbus A320: 12 First Class and 150 Economy Class seats (currently this aircraft type has 162 seats)
- Airbus A321ceo: 12 First Class and 186 Economy Class seats (currently this aircraft type has 200 seats)
- Airbus A321neo: 12 First Class and 188 Economy Class seats (currently this aircraft type has 200 seats)
This is great news for those buying premium seats or looking for upgrades (although those are few and far between with other airlines). JetBlue is not the only one seeing this demand. Yesterday, I wrote about Alaska Airlines adding seats to its premium offerings.
Anthony’s Take: This is great news. One of the reasons why I hardly ever fly JetBlue is that there is no First Class offering on domestic flights (it does offer lie-flat seats on transatlantic routes). We’ll see if this rumor comes true.
(Image Credits: JetBlue and Collins Aerospace.)
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