A to start with glance at JetBlue’s roomier new planes: Travel Weekly

JetBlue is promising “unbelievable onboard consolation” on its Airbus A220-300 plane.

The carrier took shipping and delivery late last thirty day period of the to start with of 70 A220s it has on order. It ideas to get started utilizing the planes on some flights throughout the spring in advance of getting into it into scheduled service in mid-June on its Boston-Fort Lauderdale route.

The cabin will aspect 140 seats in JetBlue’s to start with two-by-a few configuration. Seats will be 18.6 inches in width, the widest in JetBlue’s fleet with the exception of its enterprise class Mint seats. The plane will have 22 rows of conventional seats with a separation amongst rows, acknowledged as pitch in marketplace parlance, of 32 inches. That is the same pitch as JetBlue has on its reconfigured Airbus A320 planes but two inches less than the provider presented in its unique A320 interiors.

6 rows of Even Much more Room seating will have 35 inches of pitch.

In a Tuesday announcement, the airline mentioned its A220 will have contoured seatbacks at knee level to build a feeling of supplemental space.

Among the the attributes on the A220-300: Greater overhead bins.

JetBlue, which has extended offered no cost WiFi to all flyers and manufactured leisure a top rated priority, said its A220s will feature 10.1-inch, superior-definition screens at each and every seat. Flyers will have a selection of 30 channels of DirectTV, such as pause and rewind features. They’ll also be equipped to decide on among the full seasons of demonstrates, hundreds of films and material from HBO and Showtime.

In addition, the devices will pair with individual handheld units for use as a gaming controller.

The A220s will also element enhanced WiFi via the satellite company Viasat, which JetBlue claimed will grow protection to almost its overall network. Previously JetBlue WiFi techniques have lacked performance on routes throughout the Caribbean.

JetBlue explained its A220s will offer supplemental ease and comfort enhancements, as perfectly, such as larger sized home windows than its other plane, much larger overhead bins and LED lighting made to alter with the time of day or period of the flight.

The A220 will gradually substitute the 100-seat Embraer E190s in JetBlue’s fleet. The provider said it can work the planes at a price tag of 30% much less for every seat than the E190. That personal savings, mixed with the plane’s expanded array, will open the door to new towns and routes, JetBlue claimed.