JetBlue expands into UK with new NYC-Edinburgh route, proposes codeshare with British Airways

New York-based airline JetBlue is setting its sights across the Atlantic Ocean with the launch of its first non-stop flight from New York’s JFK Airport to Edinburgh Airport in Scotland’s capital on May 22, 2024. The daily service, running through to September 2024, will operate on its A321LR aircraft with JetBlue’s “Mint” premium class product. “JetBlue has redefined transatlantic travel by introducing low fares and great service in markets dominated by high fare legacy carriers,” JetBlue president Marty St. George read in a statement. The A321LR is a narrowbody aircraft capable of transatlantic flights, allowing JetBlue to operate the route