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It was only a matter of time.....

JetBlue will cut legroom, charge for checked bags

http://money.cnn.com/2014/11/19/news/jetblue-baggage-legroom/

Corrine · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2014 5:20 pm Post subject:

Noooooo....!! That is my airline of choice.

I wonder if that will apply to my already booked flight in April?

Corrine · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2014 5:22 pm Post subject:

And they slready cancelled my 11am fight for April. How do they know now it won't be booked??

~Amy~Â® · Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 9:04 am Post subject:

I found more information on the timeframe for the changes:

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JetBlue said it would start offering new basic fares that donâ??t include a complimentary checked bag, as part of three new fare classes the airline is introducing next year. Along with Southwest Airlines Co. , JetBlue had been one of the last two U.S. airlines to offer all fliers at least one free checked bagâ??despite widespread adoption of bag fees by their peers in recent years.

JetBlue also said that starting in the third quarter of 2016, it plans to increase the number of seats on its Airbus A320 aircraft to 165 seats from 150. The new seats will reduce JetBlueâ??s average legroom by almost 5% to 33.1 inches per seat, which is still the most average space among U.S. carriers. The new seating configuration will also require a fourth flight attendant on those A320 aircraft because of federal rules that require one attendant per 50 seats.

johntheott · Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 12:50 pm Post subject:

I suppose it was too good to last! There go the overhead bins!!

I got an email from JB last night with this attachment:

http://blog.jetblue.com/

Of course it's nothing but PR trying to ease the pain!!

My daughter was telling me about flying back to Boston from Florida last weekend (on JB). It seems that during boarding,, everyone jammed around the gate and wouldn't let people through as they were trying to load from the rear forward. In fact, it took so long to load that when boarding was finally complete, the captain got on the horn and told the passengers that they missed their slot and had to wait at the gate for a new one. He explicitly blamed the confusion boarding.. Everybody is after those overhead bins!!

Oh, when they got to Boston, one of those people in a hurry dropped a carry-on on her and knocked the wind out of her!!

I have more but enough is enough!

Lenny · Aruba Lover Joined: 16 Apr 2006 Posts: 71

Time to look for other airline reward credit card. I am booked with them for my April trip.

Corrine · Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 7:04 pm Post subject:

Yes I got the same nonsense email, John!

I think the Eurpean airlines do it so much better.

topmom101 · Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 8:20 pm Post subject:

This is the third thing Jetblue has changed within the last 2-3 months. None of the changes benefits the consumer. I will no longer fly JetBlue.

johntheott · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2014 9:18 pm Post subject:

Hey, all they're doing is catching up! Their investors are complaining about low profits and they have to do something. I'm waiting for full pariculars and will make decisions based on comparisons... including JB!

topmom101 · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2014 9:29 pm Post subject:

They actually had a very profitable year, but evidently not enough to please the stockholders so now they are changing everything that made them popular so now they have joined the legions of bad airlines. The backlash is so great I sincerely hope they know what they are doing.

Corrine · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 4:43 pm Post subject:

johntheott · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 11:25 pm Post subject:

The airlines are all reaping big profits this year because of the dramatic drop in oil prices. I suppose JB is looking long haul. Hell, even the hotels are doing lt now! I don'r know where I'm going with this but I think I'll wait until this all shakes out.

In other news, 'Wheel of Fortune', as their trip tonight, awarded a weeks vacation in Aruba at Amsterdam Manor! Showing good taste!! They priced at $6k for two. Should do pretty good for that!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Ron B · Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2014 12:27 am Post subject:

carolrd · Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2014 4:57 pm Post subject:

I really like JetBlue, unfortunately they are going the route of other airlines. Getting stingy. Lets just hope they don't get as bad as Spirit.

Carol Cool

Corrine · Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 12:32 pm Post subject:

I have the same issue, Ron! Unfortunately JB has some of the best routes from NYC. Plus I have their AMEX, and I am able to rack up free trips.