Comments on: JetBlue Posts Loss, Will Sell Aircraft http://www.onlinetravelreview.com/2006/04/25/jetblue-posts-loss-will-sell-aircraft/ Airline News and Commentary Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:41:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: jbc http://www.onlinetravelreview.com/2006/04/25/jetblue-posts-loss-will-sell-aircraft/#comment-6057 jbc Sun, 04 Jun 2006 00:09:20 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onlinetravelreview/2006/04/25/jetblue-posts-loss-will-sell-aircraft/#comment-6057 Jetblue is still a low cost carrier. Their stock continues to rise, and they hire at a rate of 6 crewmembers a day. The reason people say they are not low cost is the fact that they try to book last nimute hoping for $69 each way. Doesn't work that way people. Jetblue is still a low cost carrier. Their stock continues to rise, and they hire at a rate of 6 crewmembers a day. The reason people say they are not low cost is the fact that they try to book last nimute hoping for $69 each way. Doesn’t work that way people.

]]> By: jetboo http://www.onlinetravelreview.com/2006/04/25/jetblue-posts-loss-will-sell-aircraft/#comment-6056 jetboo Tue, 25 Apr 2006 19:45:27 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onlinetravelreview/2006/04/25/jetblue-posts-loss-will-sell-aircraft/#comment-6056 JetBlue is no longer a low-fare carrier. Their fares on the route I travel most (SEA-NYC) are now always at least $30 above the majors and frequently much more. On top of that, their on-time performance is godawful on this route. (Never on time for a single segment in the 7 times I've flown this round trip.) I do like the experience in the air, mind - blue chips, live TV, good seat pitch in the back - but I'm a ruthless consumer that cares about price and on-time performance over those amenities. Thus, I haven't flown JetBlue in almost a year. Good luck to them - they need it. JetBlue is no longer a low-fare carrier. Their fares on the route I travel most (SEA-NYC) are now always at least $30 above the majors and frequently much more. On top of that, their on-time performance is godawful on this route. (Never on time for a single segment in the 7 times I’ve flown this round trip.)

I do like the experience in the air, mind - blue chips, live TV, good seat pitch in the back - but I’m a ruthless consumer that cares about price and on-time performance over those amenities.

Thus, I haven’t flown JetBlue in almost a year. Good luck to them - they need it.

]]> By: Felix http://www.onlinetravelreview.com/2006/04/25/jetblue-posts-loss-will-sell-aircraft/#comment-6055 Felix Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:28:56 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onlinetravelreview/2006/04/25/jetblue-posts-loss-will-sell-aircraft/#comment-6055 They better do something fast. The breakeven load factor is over 97%! With an average fare of a little over $100 then there is very little room to make profit. They better do something fast. The breakeven load factor is over 97%! With an average fare of a little over $100 then there is very little room to make profit.

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