JetBlue is coming to DFW. 

I’m rather surprised that they could not find one more Caribbean island to start service to but here we are:  JetBlue is coming to the DFW area too.

Now, it’s not a real deep commitment.  It’s 3 daily round trips from the Dallas / Fort Worth area to Boston and they’ll be using their Embraer E-190 100 seat aircraft for those flights.  The aircraft itself isn’t bad, particularly on JetBlue where minimum seat pitch is 33″ and the seat widths are just a hair wider than what is found on the typical A320 aircraft.   That said, it’s one inch less seat pitch than the standard JetBlue A320 and JetBlue’s main attraction, in my opinion, is the level of seat comfort offered.

I’m always pleased to see new entrants in the DFW area and I don’t think it’s a coincidence that these flights showed up a  week after American filed bankruptcy.   I also expect to see others swooping in to pick up business on high fare American Airlines routes in the near future.  This is one moment in time where American can’t hit back and many airlines will see significant opportunity. 

I fully expect that the guys at Virgin America are having numerous conversations about both Dallas and Chicago.

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