JetBlue Sets August Date for Long-Anticipated London Flights
Photo Credit: JetBlue will begin its long-planned London flights in August. JetBlue Airways
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JetBlue will finally land in London in August. But with U.S.-UK travel still up in the air, can its upgraded service at cheaper-than-the-competition fares woo travelers as hoped?
London is finally becoming a reality for JetBlue Airways.
Hot on the heels of the EU's decision to reopen to vaccinated travelers and those from so-called safe countries, JetBlue unveiled details of its long-planned service to London. Flights between its New York JFK base and London Heathrow will begin on August 11, followed by a second flight between JFK and London Gatwick on September 29. A planned flight between Boston Logan and London is postponed until next spring.
It only took two years, a new aircraft, and a global pandemic to get JetBlue into Heathrow.
JetBlue does not have an easy path ahead of it. Globally, international travel was down nearly 68 percent in March compared to the same month in 2019, according to the latest data from
