Summary
- JetBlue recently launched a brand new route from Recent York City to Washington D.C., offering three each day roundtrips between the 2 cities in response to high customer demand.
- The route between Recent York City and Washington D.C. is a busy one, with multiple airlines operating flights. Delta currently holds the most important market share.
- JetBlue has also recently expanded its international routes, adding service from Boston to Amsterdam. The airline hopes to copy the success of its Recent York to Amsterdam route with this latest addition.
Earlier this week, JetBlue launched a brand new route from Recent York City to Washington D.C., flying three each day roundtrips between the 2 cities. In response to the airline, the route was highly requested by its passengers.
Now flying nonstop from Recent York to the Capital
The East Coast of the US has several major cities in close proximity and almost in a straight line. Boston, Recent York City, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. are essential business and leisure cities, home to several large firms and universities. Flights between the cities are frequent, and JetBlue recently became the most recent carrier so as to add service between Recent York City and Washington D.C.
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Last weekend, JetBlue began flying from John F. Kennedy International Airport in Recent York to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. The route had been highly requested by the airline’s customers for an extended while, and JetBlue finally responded with the addition of three each day roundtrips between the airports. The three roundtrips are spread throughout the day with an early morning, early afternoon, and early evening departure.
For the short 213-mile flight, JetBlue is deploying its Embraer E190s with 100 seats. The departures from JFK are as follows:
Flight number |
Departure |
Arrival |
|
JFK – DCA |
1887 |
07:15 |
08:40 |
JFK – DCA |
2487 |
13:15 |
14:38 |
JFK – DCA |
2587 |
19:20 |
20:56 |
Below are the flight numbers and times from Washington to Recent York.
Flight number |
Departure |
Arrival |
|
DCA-JFK |
1888 |
06:30 |
07:43 |
DCA-JFK |
2488 |
13:50 |
15:07 |
DCA-JFK |
2588 |
17:20 |
18:43 |
Other airlines serving the route
JetBlue faces competition from two other airlines on the JFK-DCA route. Delta Air Lines and American Airlines operate several each day flights between the 2 cities, most with the smaller Embraer E175s. In response to Cirium data, Delta holds the most important market share on the route, with 210 of the 480 flights scheduled in September. American Airlines just isn’t far behind Delta, with 180 flights, and JetBlue has 90. Delta’s market share is 43.75%, American has 37.5%, and JetBlue the remaining 18.75%.
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The Washington – Recent York market just isn’t limited to JFK-DCA; several other routes are operated between the 2 cities. Data shows that in September, there are 2,778 flights scheduled in each directions between Recent York and Washington. When considering all routes between the cities, United Airlines has the most important market share, with 1,184 flights, or 42.62% of the market. Delta is sort of alone in the course of the pack, with 901 flights, or 32.43%. Then, there’s a big drop to American Airlines, with 603 flights, or 21.7% of the market share, and JetBlue, about 3.24% of the market with its 90 flights.
Recent JetBlue route launches
JetBlue launched a brand new international route from Boston Logan International Airport to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport earlier this week. The American carrier is deploying its Airbus A321LRs to Amsterdam, which carry 138 passengers in a low-density configuration that features JetBlue’s Mint product. Last month, JetBlue launched flights to Amsterdam from Recent York, and it hopes the success of the Recent York route shall be replicated from Boston.
“Our recently launched Amsterdam service from Recent York has already been very successful, and we’re thrilled to expand our low fares and great service to Amsterdam to our Boston customers. Adding nonstop service to Amsterdam advantages business and leisure customers who’ve suffered from high fares by legacy carriers for a long time, and brings more options to our customers in our Recent England focus city.” – Dave Clark, JetBlue’s Head of Revenue & Planning
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