JetBlue passengers with basic economy tickets will soon be able to bring a carry-on bag in addition to their personal item – so long as space permits. The airline announced Tuesday that its Blue Basic fares will include carry-on baggage starting Sept. 4, regardless of when the traveler purchased their ticket. “Carry-on bags are an […]
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – American Airlines told an appeals court Monday would consider a new arrangement with JetBlue Airways if it wins a ruling reversing a May 2023 decision requiring it to end an alliance. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin ruled in the airlines’ “Northeast Alliance” (NEA) that allowed the two carriers to […]
In 2022, footage went viral of Mike Tyson repeatedly punching a fellow passenger on a JetBlue flight. Two years later, the passenger, Melvin Townsend, is suing Tyson for damages Tyson’s representatives told Business Insider he will “be 100% refuting these ridiculous claims.” A man who was punched repeatedly by Mike Tyson in first-class on a flight […]
JetBlue’s (JBLU) stock sank as much as 19% on Tuesday after the airline cut its annual revenue forecast. It’s another setback in the company’s attempts to get back to a black bottom line. “We’ve got to get the business back to profitability,” JetBlue CFO Ursula Hurley said during the airline’s conference call. Profitability would mean […]
A JetBlue flight nearly collided with a Southwest Airlines plane at Washington, D.C.’s Reagan National Airport on Thursday, the latest close call to unfold at a U.S. airport. Southwest Airlines Flight 2937 had been instructed by air traffic control to cross runway No. 4 at the airport while JetBlue Flight 1554 was starting its takeoff […]
JetBlue Airways, struggling to cope with the expense of its failed merger attempt with Spirit Airlines, will soon be cancelling from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Atlanta, New Orleans, Austin, Kansas City, Nashville and Salt Lake City. It also plans to end service from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood to Bogota, Colombia, Quito, Ecuador, and Lima, Peru. […]
An Orthodox Jewish passenger claims he was thrown off a JetBlue plane for trying to change seats. The passenger had explained to staff that he couldn’t sit next to a woman due to his religious beliefs, per the lawsuit. The man and his two travel companions had to pay to change their flights, the lawsuit […]
An Orthodox Jewish passenger claims he was thrown off a JetBlue plane for trying to change seats. The passenger had explained to staff that he couldn’t sit next to a woman due to his religious beliefs, per the lawsuit. The man and his two travel companions had to pay to change their flights, the lawsuit […]
(Reuters) -Low-cost rivals JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines have agreed to call off their $3.8 billion merger agreement on Monday after a U.S. judge blocked the deal on anti-competition concerns. A successful deal would have created the fifth-largest carrier in the United States and helped Spirit secure its survival. “Given the hurdles to (deal) closing […]
The corporate raider Carl Icahn might be on a new streak as of today, his 88th birthday. JetBlue Airways announced on Friday that it had struck a deal to grant seats on the company’s board of directors to two representatives from Icahn’s companies. The lightning-fast JetBlue settlement came just days after utility company American Electric […]
Shares in JetBlue rose more than 15 per cent before the US market opened on Tuesday as activist investor Carl Icahn took an almost 10% stake in the airline. The businessman, who purchased the shares in January and February, said in a regulatory filing that he believes JetBlue’s stock is undervalued and represents an attractive […]
Shares in JetBlue rose more than 15% before the US market opened on Tuesday as activist investor Carl Icahn took an almost 10% stake in the airline. The businessman, who purchased the shares in January and February, said in a regulatory filing that he believes JetBlue’s stock is undervalued and represents an attractive investment opportunity. […]