I flew Condor's new A330-900 in their Business Class Prime seat, which is somewhat similar to the studio. The first row of Business Class, with added space and amenities. It cost me an extra EUR 300 on top of my C Class fare and I totally enjoyed this mini First Class area a lot.
Tell me about it mate, I’ve had flights cancelled and massive delays with spirit in the late 2010s, didn’t have any problems with them flying recently, but I still have my doubts. The merger can’t come soon enough.
That's not going to happen. DOT blocked that merger, which would have ultimately raised fares and reduced service. As for JB, their Business Class product is not as good as this video makes it out to be.
Totally agree! It would be nice to see them expand. That’s the main reason they tried to buy Virgin America and Spirit. That way they’d have more planes, but more importantly, more slots on the West Coast. If JetBlue wants to stick around for a while I’d guess we would see them buy/merge with another airline
Thanks for this Pat! Swear I’ve looked everywhere for a video of this exact airline doing this exact flight route. You’re the first one I’ve noticed that actually posted one! Excellent work dude!
Very detailed video about jetBlue Mint! They definitely offer a very compelling product despite lounge access. I agree with your point about a lack of sleep, especially on the brutal 6 pm redeyes. This is why I am very exited that jetBlue is operating a JFK-LHR daytime flight that leaves at 8 am and arrives at 8 pm, perfect for getting a full night of sleep and beating jet lag.
Thorough and detailed as always ; ) Two contrasts: JetBlue has by far been the best transcon in the US for decades. Their expansion can only be a good thing for consumer choice in spite of their lack of traditional amenities (like lounges.) However, no matter how much lipstick Aéroports de Paris puts on CDG, most frequent/business flyers will go out of their way to avoid CDG if they have a choice. Having said that glad you got out smoothly Patrick.
I agree for sure. Jetblue has become my favorite airline. I flew Delta all my life being from near Atlanta. As their products dropped off while becoming more expensive, Jetblue has been an awesome way to travel. Thanks for all the cool videos, Patrick!
The difference is Delta will get you to your location on time, and JetBlue only has a 50-50 chance. If you have IRROPS, good luck with JetBlue's single daily service.
I am flying LGW to JFK with JetBlue at Christmas. I'm flying economy, but you still get the on screen food options, free WiFi, and I believe you can connect your own Bluetooth headphones to the IFE. I only paid £475, which is a great deal compared to some of the other carriers.
Great vid Patrick! Just last Friday I flew Mint for the first time LHR-CHS via JFK. I didn't want to shell out extra for a Mint Studio, so I settled for Mint Suite. My opinion on Mint is that it's the best premium class product of any U.S. airline I've flown with, but if you're connecting to a domestic JetBlue flight it's not the best value because none of their domestic flights have Mint, or any lesser premium class, with the exception of JFK/BOS-SFO/LAX. So, for my money, I flew Mint LHR-JFK but had to settle for economy on JFK-CHS. To put it another way, I paid a 💩load of money but only got first class on one of my flights. The other negatives were a very long layover in JFK (and the return via BOS will have another long layover) and not being able to earn miles on any alliance partner airlines. Aside from that, however, Mint has the most comfortable seats, the best catering and the best cabin service of any U.S. airline I've flown on. I wouldn't pay for Mint on another trip to Charleston, but if I was only going as far as Boston or NYC I'd absolutely fly Mint again.
I agree that the normal mint suites are plenty! It’s annoying how expensive they’re becoming now. I found a screenshot from 2014 SFO-BOS for $599 in mint. Now its like $1500 🤦♂️
Nice to see JetBlue's Mint service... liked the infotainment system and also food and drinks options on the flight!!! Looking ahead TWA hotel at JFK it is a paradise for plane spotting.... Thank you Patrick for this video...
The most comprehensive jetblue mint review ever. Thank yoh youtube for recommending this. You mentioned too many things many other reviewers ignored. Thanks!
I flew the JFK -LHR flight and enjoyed Mint. The only things I didn't like is the shoulder seat belt can freeze up and stop the seat from moving, because they mounted it to the bottom of the seat frame instead of the back of the seat. Also the 2 shortcut buttons are located next to your leg so you can rollover in the middle of the night and cause your seat to move on its own.
Great video, as usual. If flying business on this route, I think I’d stick with AF, with the lounges, amenities etc. Economy…..would be happy to fly JetBlue.
Great video Patrick! CDG airport definitely gets a bad rap (rightfully so sometimes, especially due to immigration processing times) but it is a nice airport and I always enjoy my time there. The guy on the piano is a passenger, free-to-play pianos are frequent feature in French (European?) airports and train stations.
That item near the charger you never found the use for is for coiling the charging cord so it does not get in the way of other items on the small space there. Nice video, but you spent too much time about parking and terminal before getting inside the terminal. Safe travels.
I rarely have patience watching videos longer than 15 mins on YT. But time flies when watching yours. I really enjoy your narratives. They're very detailed and super informative. Your calm, distinctive voice draws your audiences which sets your channel apart from other travel bloggers. Regarding Trans Atlantic flights originated from East Coast, you're 100% spot on. I'm also Cali based, and would prefer to have a better night sleep on longer flights out of West Coast, especially in Biz. I've flown in Mint on a transcon flight, and absolutely loved it. However, I'd be very reluctant to fly JetBlue (or any carrier) out of East coast for this very reason. BTW, a little known trick in case you have Amex Platinum card: it gives you access to FastTrack in many airports in Europe to get thru security lines fast!
Totally agree with the thoughts on narrow-body vs wide-body routing and flight timings. I wouldn't think it would matter too much in the lie-flat business class seats but I do prefer wide-bodies for red eyes when in Economy. A couple of days ago I had to choose between a 6 hour overnight narrow-body vs wide-body between Mumbai and Mauritius. It was a no-brainer to go for the wide-body even though I might have preferred Vistara's newer A321 over Air Mauritius' older A330. On the flip side I was stuck having to book a 4 hour overnight narrow-body from Seychelles to Mumbai on an Air Seychelles A320neo so we'll see how that goes! Still waiting to take both trips!
Great video. Just as FYI, Pret is British though now owned by a Luxembourg -conglomerate. Also CDG has changed a lot, and good to know from your video. The terminal was very tight without the centralized security and duty-free area you went through.
NYC- London or Paris is going to be pretty much the same be it on a narrow body or widebody. When the XLR comes on line we will see a lot of thinner routes open up. B6 is great, the food at times can be a little to far out there, but that's my personal taste. The only other thing I would like to see (and I may have missed it so interweb let me know), but when booking a flight it would be great to just select Mint flights rather than having to dig around trying to piece it together.
I love their craft food using New York’s local chefs and making some great dishes! If I’m not mistaken, there is a box you can check once the flights show up online and it gets rid of flights that don’t have the mint cabin
Narrowbody Transatlantic flying is of course great for both airlines and travelers. But it's going to take me a few more years to get over how odd it feels to see a JetBlue A321 in Paris, or an Aer Lingus A321 at JFK and such.
There are pluses and minuses to the smaller planes. I’d guess we see more and more of them going transatlantic, freeing up wide bodies for the busiest of routes to save on slot times and also saving them for more transpacific routes which require the widebody
JetBlue has rolled out a heck of a product on the transatlantic routes, but I'm afraid they are too small to really shake things up and force a paradigm shift in the level of service.
Well if they can close the deal on spirit airlines they’ll get a good chunk of the domestic market and then I’d bet we see these mostly for domestic US passengers connecting to europe
I get cold sweats whenever I think about flying into CDG, and being Franco-American, I grew up having to fly into it several times a year. I have to acknowledge that my experience has gradually been improving in the last 2 years. However, the airport is not yet back to its pre-pandemic passenger volume, so let's hope the change will withstand the test of usage. Now, Heathrow is always there if you need to have cold sweats and nightmarish experience (🖕 pour les rosbifs)😉
Ha! I just got to LHR and CDG for the first time in the past year and as of now at least CDG takes the cake by far (except for it taking three hours to get to my hotel legit at the airport). But it’s only been that one experience to be fair
I remember T2B at CDG being the pan european terminal for AF at the time of its opening when T1 became so congested and the satellite system they had being cumbersome. T2B was the state of the art terminal which allowed for the then shortest distance between curbside to plane. Of course security became a greater issue and the idea of stepping directly from the check in counters to the departure gate which was located just behind was sadly lost and it became the endless walks that all airports have nowadays. I think a good comparison to CDG 2B would be the hugely impressive circular terminals at Kansas City airport which I understand are slated for demolition because the concept of curb to plane was removed by the TSA checkpoint being centralised.
@@PatrickSheaAviation Remains to be seen what other routes they add up they want to fly to Rome that its a longer flight but they might do that with the XLR.
Totally. Although widebodies are at least capable of longer flights. Like from east coast to Africa or Middle East you can get a good night of sleep. Those are flight lengths that this plane wont be capable of until some serious engineering is done
Very interesting how Jetblue is competing with the big boys like KLM/Air France they are coming up nicely. Thank you for describing everything in details and with accuracy. Just great. How much was the entire airfare cost?
This flight was purchased for about $1900. Fortunately I had saved up a good amount of JetBlue flight credit and didn’t have to pay for it all out of pocket, but still better than the cost of the other airlines on this route
I'm flying this product from bos-lax (with a flight from jfk) and while I am excited because I flew the old mint product from jfk-lax, the no lounge is dissapointing. I'm not mad about the no jetblue lounge but the no priority pass, amex, chase, capital one lounge etc. I do hope they do something with the old aer lingus lounge though as it's already there
Not like it matters much, but maybe worth pointing out that that US flag in the thumbnail is the 35 star variant in use during the 2nd half of the Civil War, not the current flag.
@@PatrickSheaAviation Probably just some programmer that doesn't know the difference or hope 35 would do because 50 was hard to put on an icon or something 😂 But yeah I like flags so Imma sniff out improper star arrangement pretty fast usually
Can you boost the volume up when you record your narration? I had to bump up the volume on my TV way up to hear anything, and then almost went deaf when the commercials cut in.
Every vlog ive seen on Jet Blue transatlatic services even in Economy is amazing with decent food options selected by seatback tv. Ive flown the now defunct British Airways Club World London City with just 32 lie flat business class sears on an A318. London City is a small airport so the planes could not take off for JFK with sufficient fuel for the journey so it landed in Shannon Ireland to refuel and you went though US Pre clearance and arrived as a domestic passenger. Check in was just 15 mins or 30 mins with checked bags so and canapes were served on the leg to Shannon and lunch and pre arrival meal on the hop to JFK. The return flight to London encouraged pre flight dining at thw BA lounge and a nightcap on board although you could have a full or express meal in flight if you wanted to. Breakfast was offered onboard or you could have it to go or eat at a local hotel that allowed you to use thier spa to freshen up shower therefore you slept for most of the short overnight flight to London. I think Jet Blue could offer fast track security and immigration and a contract lounge and it woudnt cost them $50 which would enhance the already amazing awevice.
I am bummed I missed out on that A318 journey. It sounded like a ton of fun. I agree with a bit more investments spent on the airport experience and it can be truly wonderful!
"'now that i was just about ready to either throw up or go into a food coma" lol nice design on those plates! such a decadent way to fly .. but that painful ground transfer at heathrow and economy experience wth BA musta been surreal #ouff
I want to thank you for sharing your trip here. I hear some good things about JetBlue's Mint First Class cabin. Flying the narrow body over the ocean smaller than the 757s is interesting for me. But I am glad the Airbus 321LR are ETOPS qualified so, it is nice to see what other travelers feel about narrow bodies flying a good distance.
Yes, I still like to fly the widebody aircraft but I have to fly them because I do not live on the west coast nor east coast, but I do live in the airline hub of Chicago. Furthermore, I do like to have more space traveling.
I am glad you like the service on this JetBlue flight from Europe. Now, if I am in New York spending time with family and then decide to go on to London or Paris then I would take a look at JetBlue's flights.
I have been a Mint flyer for years on the SFO-FLL, BOS & JFK routes, before the pandemic. After the pandemic they are too expensive without the perks of a lounge and mileage deals on Mint. So, I have not flown them. I wish they would fly to YVR, YYZ & YUL from SFO.@@PatrickSheaAviation
Even the 8 hour ORD-LHR or 9 hour ORD-CDG or ORD-FRA flights are too short to get enough sleep. When I was doing 1 or 2 round-the-worlds per month for several years, I went west. Much easier on my biological clock. I had a couple of 4.5 hours "short" hops in Asia before connecting to Europe. And my return flight from LHR to ORD was a daytime flight. So, only two nights sleeping on planes (ORD-NRT and HKG-FRA). Not bad.
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Yea, that's definitely the next step in making this the next great product, but if I know not to expect a lounge, then I'll just enjoy sleeping in a little longer
What was the cost for round trip. Please give a cost. Not everyone has 250,000 points laying around for every flight. Flip flop traveler is a great UA-cam channel. He puts in the description the rate he paid for all flights and hotels. It just makes it more realistic. Too many travel,channels say “look”! I flew New York to Paris for $120 in first class. Total BS. They had to spend a quarter of a million on credit cards to get that.
Kind of a hostile way to go about that but as mentioned it was $1,950 for Mint +$250 for the Mint Studio seats. You’ll find those costs in my newer videos descriptions but I ain’t out here claiming that you can get every flight for $100 🤦♂️👀
@@PatrickSheaAviation I didn’t mean for it to be hostile, but appreciate your angle. Apologies. Thank you for the response. I watch a lot of travel videos. Can’t stand the way some of them are just like oh…for just xxxxx points” you can fly first class. Like we all charge millions on our personal cards a year. As an average person, I like to know approximate cost. I realize it all changes based on season, availability, etc. it’s just nice to have a starting point.
Only in cruise. For takeoff and landing the second person needs their own seat. Once the seat belt sign is off though, they are welcome to come join you
A truly fantastic channel! Jetblue is truly a great airline which i was not aware of and i don't think their branding as a 'hybrid' of 'low-cost' airline makes any sense as they are great enough to meet the standards of full-service airlines. One question - Can you upgrade to mint studio using trueblue points? Many many congratulations for hitting 10 thousand subscribers.
Thanks!! From what I can tell you can only use true blue points for a portion of mint seats and paying the rest. Not sure why it’s that way, but I’d like to see them change that so you can purchase the full price with points
I’m not interested in seeing the seating in row 1, which only 2 people can have at an extra $250 - one-way I presume. The footwell looks like a little triangle, a big pet peeve of mine. Food looked subpar and the lack of a proper lounge makes Jet Blue a non-starter for me for international travel (particularly since it only flies narrow bodies). I’ll take BA, AF, or even DL over this.
I mean that’s fair although there was more than enough space for your feet in footwell but I’d have to disagree on the food personally. I thought it was one of the best offerings I’ve had
This isn't anything knew. Narrow bodies have in the modern era have been very common for US airlines since the since the late 80s with the 757 across the Atlantic. CO in particular built their European network about them out of EWR. AA and UA also did the same. The sleep issue on such relatively mid haul aircraft over night is true for any flight is true for any type. To get any significant sleep you get your meal on in the lounge and just crash on the plane.
All true, but the narrowbody long haul is just becoming more and more common across all airlines, which I personally see as a win for the industry. Regarding the issue with sleep, it is true that this route would have the problem regardless of airplane, but at least widebody airplanes can serve longer routes, whereas narrowbodies have a limit, so you will only have these shorter flights
Priority line took me 5 minutes...Economy passenger line wait time was over 3 hours,thousands of people was on that line...flying business class to and from CDG is worth every penny...with the perks you have..
I wouldn’t take this flight: no benefit at the airport, at the minimum you have 15 minutes of security, 15 minutes of immigration, no lounge. As for the flight, breakfast is always uninspiring vs other meals. I think it’s a great cabin and seat but as to your comment about single aisle planes offering new destinations, I’ll wait until JetBlue actually does that. London, Paris, and Amsterdam are already well served.
You have a right to your own opinion, but I completely disagree. The airfare on JetBlue mint can be around 1400 USD. That's the same price as Economy class on other non-budget carriers. It is completely worth it in my opinion.
My experience with Jet Blue mint? JFK- LHR. Just O.K. Flight attendants to LHR, good . Coming back to JFK complete opposite F.A's not good. Food below average soup like eggs served, sausages no taste like card board. suite door would not close F.A said she would be right back to fix never showed back. Did I complain ? No, got over it and went to sleep. Pain in the a$$ to change to a connecting flight in JFK to finally get back home. For me too many negatives and will continue to fly 1st class but not on Jet Blue.
Fair enough. I do find it a pain to connect from an international flight at JFK regardless of the airline however. Just part of that NY experience I guess
It wasn't that she was blocking the door. JFK actually just never opened the door from our airplane out to immigration and so she was one of our crew members, waiting for them to open the door for us
@@PatrickSheaAviation interesting! Never heard of that before. But wait, how did one of your crew get to that area of the airport before you the passengers? Thought they're always last to deplane.
It can be expensive because JetBlue’s pricing seems to be a bit different. On most airlines, connecting flights save you $$ but that doesn’t seem to be the case on JetBlue
I did not like : No priority security, no business lounge, seat facing away from the window, questionable catering. Air France flights are the same or cheaper price - I just did a dummy booking for March 2024 - with the advantage of a wide body A350
I do agree, the next step for jetBlue is priority airport lanes and a lounge (even if they just partner with an existing lounge). For the seat, especially on a narrow-body, you typically have to choose between a closed door suite, or a seat facing away from the aisle, both of which can offer great privacy. I also was personally a fan of the catering on this flight, but thats definitely just my opinion
The kids and their “twin-aisle” aircraft. You would have never survived the DC-8s, the 707s or Concorde. P.S. The A321 XLR is going to have amazing range. I look forward to the Gary to Luton non-stops.
HA! First you gotta get commercial air travel back to Gary first… then we can get talkin about that. I am excited for these longer range narrow bodies though. Being from San Francisco, I’m just waiting until there’s one that can make it to the Eastern parts of Asia
I always travel by Business class. Sorry to say that JetBlue will never get my custom. If they think I'm paying over-the-top prices and don't get a business-class lounge they have lost the plot. I also thought the food was at best poor. OK, the seats were good but will never make up for No Lounge or priority isles. Having to buy your own food while you waited for the flight was also a big No No. Good vlog pitty about Jetblue's very poor product.
Fair enough. I know there’s some mixed opinions on that, personally if I know there won’t be a lounge I’ll just show up later to the airport and get on the plane. But I do agree that that would be their next step to making themselves competitive if they plan to grow their European market
I agree. Not to mention the seats face away from the window. Looking at other people's feet for 7 hours while on an angle was unpleasant, disorientating and nauseating. What were they thinking? Terrible product.
The seats face AWAY from the window! Awful design. Virgin Atlantic had the same aisle facing seats and finally got rid of it after years of customer complaints. Also, the A321 is cramped compared to other airlines, which fly wide body aircraft on this route. Being a significantly smaller plane, you also feel more turbulence, which is especially true in winter months. JetBlue also does not offer a premium lounge, they have fewer frequencies and their catering is so-so. Mint is truly an inferior product compared to other airlines Business Class. and not one I will take.
I do agree that they need the airport lounge to really step up their game, but the rest are all highly debated points. The A321 does have benefits and the seats away from the window do put you closer to the window than if your feet were closer to the window. Definitely becoming a more and more polarizing topic however
So not luxurious. I regret booking it. I wish I had seen this video before making the reservation from CDG to JFK!!!! The food also looks so simple and poorly presented!!
Amazing! I just flew United Polaris on a 777 and it was a masterclass in how NOT to do business. Cramped, boring design, no air vent, small screen and lousy food. I just don't get it. This is how it should be. Mint me up!
@@PatrickSheaAviation Admittedly, I have never flown Mint or their international services- only domestics from BOS. I feel a lot of disconnects, like uncommitted crew members, in their domestic services that are longer than 3 hours. JetBlue is not the alternative to the big three or low-cost anymore. In fact, in competitive routes, they are as expensive or even more when flying coast to coast, which doesn’t get reflected in service. Hardware - 110/100. Love the seats (best seat pitch in cattle class), the best infotainment, and of course, Dunkin’.
I enjoy your vlogs but you don’t take a pause. Like you continue to talk throughout and there’s just no seconds to enjoy your video. Like nonstop Dan, he talks enough and has in between pauses.
Single aisle long haul is a 100% no go for me. It doesn't matter how nice the amenities are. Without the ability to get up and walk, stretch the legs, it's misery. I only fly wide bodies long haul so that I have two aisles to form a walking trail of sorts. Sure if you're in business class it's a better option than economy, but given the vast majority of flyers are in economy and wouldn't spend that kind of money for the business class ticket, it's a moot point.
Yea that is the main issue with these routes for most people. Although it will unlock more low density routes offering more nonstop options for travellers
US east coast to Europe west coast is not long haul. At most called medium long haul. The situation you actually need many exercices in the cabin is 10h+, like New York to Istanbul.
I hate those people walking around purposelessly during the mid flight and congregating at the galley area. I am sure crew disliked those people too. Imagine the whole cabin does the same thing it’s going to be a chaos. But, it’s their right to do so . I am not going to say anything or challenge anyone. Just personal thought. It’s just a 14hour cross pacific flight, your feet will be just fine. I have seen people at my work place sit at their office chair entire shift and nothing could get their butt of their chair and they were fine.
People talk about a reengined 757 but I think a new 767 would be much better. Similar capacity to an ideal NMA, wide-body, the amazing 2-3-2 configuration in economy, etc. Plus restarting the production line would be far easier since the 767f is still in production
I’m from the U.K. so don’t get many Jet Blue routes. But the music you play. Terrible terrible Terrible.. Otherwise an interesting video, but did I miss the fare? . We ll have to reserve judgment on the basis of the muzak
no it is disgusting and no F/A was able to speak FRench or German. NO vintage champagne. No nothing. When my husband and me are travelling I am always dressed up in VERSACE silk. AND NO SNEEKERS but lacquer shoes. See this is the difference between US and Europe or Asia@@PatrickSheaAviation
@@clausstimpfig3803 ain’t nobody needing Versace robes for flights. Who you tryna impress? The flight attendants? You can keep that negative mess outta here bro
Patrick you are a pro not a bro. OK. When I do wear VERSACE SILK I do it for ME plus JUSTIN MY MAN . I have been flying TWA. On a 50 min flight in Royal Ambassador class like Berlin-Frankfurt we offered our customers a hot meal service on crisp linen and the Rosenthal china. We have been required to be as elegant as could be. French and German(or Spanish) was mandatory. We represented the American flag! See, THAT WAS FIRST CLASS. We greeted everybody by their last name. And from the flight deck (we called them) one of the "boys" showed up and thanked in First every pax for choosing TWA. US carriers these days are so primitive and only the money counts.@@PatrickSheaAviation
Jet Blue is very expensive in Mint Class...just flew to MCO To CDG on a return flight with United Polaris and paid $3,200,bought my ticket in February for travel in July...
The on-screen meal selection is genius! I wish more airlines did that.
Right?! It was awesoke
I guess i'm old school but i prefer the quality printed ones. It's also not an uncommon thing your screen on the plane just isn't working.
I flew Condor's new A330-900 in their Business Class Prime seat, which is somewhat similar to the studio. The first row of Business Class, with added space and amenities. It cost me an extra EUR 300 on top of my C Class fare and I totally enjoyed this mini First Class area a lot.
Condor is totally intriguing to me. Next summer I’m hoping to try it out again
I love JetBlue, and can’t wait for JetBlue to take over Spirit airline.
Tell me about it mate, I’ve had flights cancelled and massive delays with spirit in the late 2010s, didn’t have any problems with them flying recently, but I still have my doubts. The merger can’t come soon enough.
That's not going to happen. DOT blocked that merger, which would have ultimately raised fares and reduced service. As for JB, their Business Class product is not as good as this video makes it out to be.
This looks great. I love the extensive IFE and the ordering of meal from that IFE screen is a great touch! I wish JetBlue serviced more destinations.
Totally agree! It would be nice to see them expand. That’s the main reason they tried to buy Virgin America and Spirit. That way they’d have more planes, but more importantly, more slots on the West Coast. If JetBlue wants to stick around for a while I’d guess we would see them buy/merge with another airline
Thanks for this Pat! Swear I’ve looked everywhere for a video of this exact airline doing this exact flight route. You’re the first one I’ve noticed that actually posted one! Excellent work dude!
That’s great! Thanks!! It is a new route so I don’t think there’s much on line about it yet
Very detailed video about jetBlue Mint! They definitely offer a very compelling product despite lounge access. I agree with your point about a lack of sleep, especially on the brutal 6 pm redeyes. This is why I am very exited that jetBlue is operating a JFK-LHR daytime flight that leaves at 8 am and arrives at 8 pm, perfect for getting a full night of sleep and beating jet lag.
Totally! That 8am departure is the way to go!
Thorough and detailed as always ; ) Two contrasts: JetBlue has by far been the best transcon in the US for decades. Their expansion can only be a good thing for consumer choice in spite of their lack of traditional amenities (like lounges.)
However, no matter how much lipstick Aéroports de Paris puts on CDG, most frequent/business flyers will go out of their way to avoid CDG if they have a choice. Having said that glad you got out smoothly Patrick.
But there is no alternative to CDG in Paris. Orly hardly counts. Le Bourget, even less so.
@@tally1604 Very true for point to point. For connection, I default to AMS when possible, in spite of their recent challenges.
Thanks! Good comments!
Agreed - CDG is a nightmare, I've been stranded there more than once due to how awful the place is, multiple security screenings and delays...
The only airport in continental Europe worse than CDG is ORY.
I agree for sure. Jetblue has become my favorite airline. I flew Delta all my life being from near Atlanta. As their products dropped off while becoming more expensive, Jetblue has been an awesome way to travel. Thanks for all the cool videos, Patrick!
Awesome! I love JetBlue too! Thanks!
Thank you
The difference is Delta will get you to your location on time, and JetBlue only has a 50-50 chance. If you have IRROPS, good luck with JetBlue's single daily service.
I can see how it was one of your most favorite flights! And what a terrific review. I think this is my favorite videos of your yet. Thank you Patrick
Thanks! It was a great flight, I just wish it could fly longer distances
I am flying LGW to JFK with JetBlue at Christmas. I'm flying economy, but you still get the on screen food options, free WiFi, and I believe you can connect your own Bluetooth headphones to the IFE. I only paid £475, which is a great deal compared to some of the other carriers.
@ 12:20 i always like your positive attitude😄 …great indepth video as always👌🏻
Thank you!!
Great vid Patrick! Just last Friday I flew Mint for the first time LHR-CHS via JFK. I didn't want to shell out extra for a Mint Studio, so I settled for Mint Suite. My opinion on Mint is that it's the best premium class product of any U.S. airline I've flown with, but if you're connecting to a domestic JetBlue flight it's not the best value because none of their domestic flights have Mint, or any lesser premium class, with the exception of JFK/BOS-SFO/LAX. So, for my money, I flew Mint LHR-JFK but had to settle for economy on JFK-CHS. To put it another way, I paid a 💩load of money but only got first class on one of my flights. The other negatives were a very long layover in JFK (and the return via BOS will have another long layover) and not being able to earn miles on any alliance partner airlines. Aside from that, however, Mint has the most comfortable seats, the best catering and the best cabin service of any U.S. airline I've flown on. I wouldn't pay for Mint on another trip to Charleston, but if I was only going as far as Boston or NYC I'd absolutely fly Mint again.
I agree that the normal mint suites are plenty! It’s annoying how expensive they’re becoming now. I found a screenshot from 2014 SFO-BOS for $599 in mint. Now its like $1500 🤦♂️
Nice to see JetBlue's Mint service... liked the infotainment system and also food and drinks options on the flight!!! Looking ahead TWA hotel at JFK it is a paradise for plane spotting.... Thank you Patrick for this video...
Thanks! It really was a great flight!
The most comprehensive jetblue mint review ever. Thank yoh youtube for recommending this. You mentioned too many things many other reviewers ignored. Thanks!
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it
I flew the JFK -LHR flight and enjoyed Mint. The only things I didn't like is the shoulder seat belt can freeze up and stop the seat from moving, because they mounted it to the bottom of the seat frame instead of the back of the seat. Also the 2 shortcut buttons are located next to your leg so you can rollover in the middle of the night and cause your seat to move on its own.
Hmm those are annoying, fortunately I didn’t experience it on my flight but it’s good to know
Great video, as usual. If flying business on this route, I think I’d stick with AF, with the lounges, amenities etc. Economy…..would be happy to fly JetBlue.
I’d like to try Air France business class for sure so I can compare the product to this. But I was super comfortable! I did miss lounge access though
Would love to see your twa review! Great work as always, thank you
Great video Patrick! CDG airport definitely gets a bad rap (rightfully so sometimes, especially due to immigration processing times) but it is a nice airport and I always enjoy my time there. The guy on the piano is a passenger, free-to-play pianos are frequent feature in French (European?) airports and train stations.
Correct, there are in Rome's airport as well, free to play
That’s awesome!
Thanks for this video the mint bed suite are awesome
Thanks! I love the Mint Suites too!
That item near the charger you never found the use for is for coiling the charging cord so it does not get in the way of other items on the small space there. Nice video, but you spent too much time about parking and terminal before getting inside the terminal. Safe travels.
the suite & airline features are amazing. Jetblue is USA's best airline!
I agree! although they'll never see long haul service and that'll hurt them
I rarely have patience watching videos longer than 15 mins on YT. But time flies when watching yours. I really enjoy your narratives. They're very detailed and super informative. Your calm, distinctive voice draws your audiences which sets your channel apart from other travel bloggers.
Regarding Trans Atlantic flights originated from East Coast, you're 100% spot on. I'm also Cali based, and would prefer to have a better night sleep on longer flights out of West Coast, especially in Biz. I've flown in Mint on a transcon flight, and absolutely loved it. However, I'd be very reluctant to fly JetBlue (or any carrier) out of East coast for this very reason.
BTW, a little known trick in case you have Amex Platinum card: it gives you access to FastTrack in many airports in Europe to get thru security lines fast!
Thanks! Glad to hear! Good tip on that amex
Totally agree with the thoughts on narrow-body vs wide-body routing and flight timings. I wouldn't think it would matter too much in the lie-flat business class seats but I do prefer wide-bodies for red eyes when in Economy. A couple of days ago I had to choose between a 6 hour overnight narrow-body vs wide-body between Mumbai and Mauritius. It was a no-brainer to go for the wide-body even though I might have preferred Vistara's newer A321 over Air Mauritius' older A330. On the flip side I was stuck having to book a 4 hour overnight narrow-body from Seychelles to Mumbai on an Air Seychelles A320neo so we'll see how that goes! Still waiting to take both trips!
Awesome! Enjoy the flight!
I think that's more an issue of having to fly economy.
Great video. Just as FYI, Pret is British though now owned by a Luxembourg -conglomerate. Also CDG has changed a lot, and good to know from your video. The terminal was very tight without the centralized security and duty-free area you went through.
Good to know! Thanks!
cool elaborate review again looking forward to next week's!
Thank! Glad you liked it!
@@PatrickSheaAviation definately trying them when come to my home airport of Amsterdam
I have been intrigued with this hard product, due to the reverse herringbone design, which has in the past been very unpopular.
JetBlue does it well!
NYC- London or Paris is going to be pretty much the same be it on a narrow body or widebody. When the XLR comes on line we will see a lot of thinner routes open up. B6 is great, the food at times can be a little to far out there, but that's my personal taste. The only other thing I would like to see (and I may have missed it so interweb let me know), but when booking a flight it would be great to just select Mint flights rather than having to dig around trying to piece it together.
I love their craft food using New York’s local chefs and making some great dishes! If I’m not mistaken, there is a box you can check once the flights show up online and it gets rid of flights that don’t have the mint cabin
Narrowbody Transatlantic flying is of course great for both airlines and travelers. But it's going to take me a few more years to get over how odd it feels to see a JetBlue A321 in Paris, or an Aer Lingus A321 at JFK and such.
Trust me, it doesn't feel great. Not to mention the turbulence on a A321 is more pronounced than on a 767, 787, 777, A330, A380.
Love your videos ! If I ever get to Europe , Id want a bigger plane ! Cheers
There are pluses and minuses to the smaller planes. I’d guess we see more and more of them going transatlantic, freeing up wide bodies for the busiest of routes to save on slot times and also saving them for more transpacific routes which require the widebody
JetBlue has rolled out a heck of a product on the transatlantic routes, but I'm afraid they are too small to really shake things up and force a paradigm shift in the level of service.
Well if they can close the deal on spirit airlines they’ll get a good chunk of the domestic market and then I’d bet we see these mostly for domestic US passengers connecting to europe
I get cold sweats whenever I think about flying into CDG, and being Franco-American, I grew up having to fly into it several times a year. I have to acknowledge that my experience has gradually been improving in the last 2 years. However, the airport is not yet back to its pre-pandemic passenger volume, so let's hope the change will withstand the test of usage. Now, Heathrow is always there if you need to have cold sweats and nightmarish experience (🖕 pour les rosbifs)😉
Ha! I just got to LHR and CDG for the first time in the past year and as of now at least CDG takes the cake by far (except for it taking three hours to get to my hotel legit at the airport). But it’s only been that one experience to be fair
Shout out to Block island!!! 🎉🎉❤
I remember T2B at CDG being the pan european terminal for AF at the time of its opening when T1 became so congested and the satellite system they had being cumbersome. T2B was the state of the art terminal which allowed for the then shortest distance between curbside to plane. Of course security became a greater issue and the idea of stepping directly from the check in counters to the departure gate which was located just behind was sadly lost and it became the endless walks that all airports have nowadays. I think a good comparison to CDG 2B would be the hugely impressive circular terminals at Kansas City airport which I understand are slated for demolition because the concept of curb to plane was removed by the TSA checkpoint being centralised.
Good stuff! Those MCI terminals definitely didn’t work well with TSA
The Studio Suites are pretty impressive. ✌️
I agree! I just wish the flights were longer
@@PatrickSheaAviation Remains to be seen what other routes they add up they want to fly to Rome that its a longer flight but they might do that with the XLR.
So if you go on a different flight on the same airline can you pick up where you left off from a previous flight. On the IFE. Which would be nice.
Well Done Patrick Shae!!
Thanks man!
Thanks I going to France soon and I’m am flying mint so I want to see the experience
On air Canada, at least, on their current IFE, you can add content to a playlist. Albeit limited content. Also a "Watch together" feature
A watch together feature is genius!
In regards to your specific issue regarding it being a narrow body flight, those of us who live on the east coast have that issue even in a widebody.
Totally. Although widebodies are at least capable of longer flights. Like from east coast to Africa or Middle East you can get a good night of sleep. Those are flight lengths that this plane wont be capable of until some serious engineering is done
JetBlue's meal is better than then United. Hope you like your meal on Jetblue.
The meals are wonderful
Very interesting how Jetblue is competing with the big boys like KLM/Air France they are coming up nicely. Thank you for describing everything in details and with accuracy. Just great. How much was the entire airfare cost?
This flight was purchased for about $1900. Fortunately I had saved up a good amount of JetBlue flight credit and didn’t have to pay for it all out of pocket, but still better than the cost of the other airlines on this route
I'm flying this product from bos-lax (with a flight from jfk) and while I am excited because I flew the old mint product from jfk-lax, the no lounge is dissapointing. I'm not mad about the no jetblue lounge but the no priority pass, amex, chase, capital one lounge etc. I do hope they do something with the old aer lingus lounge though as it's already there
I would love to see that although Aer Lingus moved terminals at JFK so I doubt it
Not like it matters much, but maybe worth pointing out that that US flag in the thumbnail is the 35 star variant in use during the 2nd half of the Civil War, not the current flag.
Damn I’m amazed you saw that. It’s just the default flag if you search USA Flag on Google Drive… weird
@@PatrickSheaAviation Probably just some programmer that doesn't know the difference or hope 35 would do because 50 was hard to put on an icon or something 😂 But yeah I like flags so Imma sniff out improper star arrangement pretty fast usually
Can you boost the volume up when you record your narration? I had to bump up the volume on my TV way up to hear anything, and then almost went deaf when the commercials cut in.
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Nice coverage
Thanks!
The best way to cross the Atlantic is aboard the Cunard QM2 ocean liner 🚢
Is it just me or does the "B29" on the boarding pass look like B2g?
Lol it does kinda
Also a phi Sig. Florida state.
Damn proud 🤜
frivilous jetblue at SFO / alaska comes close
Every vlog ive seen on Jet Blue transatlatic services even in Economy is amazing with decent food options selected by seatback tv. Ive flown the now defunct British Airways Club World London City with just 32 lie flat business class sears on an A318. London City is a small airport so the planes could not take off for JFK with sufficient fuel for the journey so it landed in Shannon Ireland to refuel and you went though US Pre clearance and arrived as a domestic passenger. Check in was just 15 mins or 30 mins with checked bags so and canapes were served on the leg to Shannon and lunch and pre arrival meal on the hop to JFK. The return flight to London encouraged pre flight dining at thw BA lounge and a nightcap on board although you could have a full or express meal in flight if you wanted to. Breakfast was offered onboard or you could have it to go or eat at a local hotel that allowed you to use thier spa to freshen up shower therefore you slept for most of the short overnight flight to London. I think Jet Blue could offer fast track security and immigration and a contract lounge and it woudnt cost them $50 which would enhance the already amazing awevice.
I am bummed I missed out on that A318 journey. It sounded like a ton of fun. I agree with a bit more investments spent on the airport experience and it can be truly wonderful!
I heard JetBlue introduced the first class airline
I wish you would have told us how much you paid for the flight. Thank you for the information.
It’s a bit tricky with this one. The full cost was about $1900 but I had a ton of JetBlue credit built up over time that I used for it
"'now that i was just about ready to either throw up or go into a food coma" lol nice design on those plates! such a decadent way to fly .. but that painful ground transfer at heathrow and economy experience wth BA musta been surreal #ouff
I want to thank you for sharing your trip here. I hear some good things about JetBlue's Mint First Class cabin. Flying the narrow body over the ocean smaller than the 757s is interesting for me. But I am glad the Airbus 321LR are ETOPS qualified so, it is nice to see what other travelers feel about narrow bodies flying a good distance.
Yes, I still like to fly the widebody aircraft but I have to fly them because I do not live on the west coast nor east coast, but I do live in the airline hub of Chicago. Furthermore, I do like to have more space traveling.
I am glad you like the service on this JetBlue flight from Europe. Now, if I am in New York spending time with family and then decide to go on to London or Paris then I would take a look at JetBlue's flights.
Thank you! It is fascinating seeing the new routes these efficient narrow body aircraft are allowing for
THERE IS NO FIRST CLASS CABIN ITS BIZCLASS
@@clausstimpfig3803 alright homie let’s chill out with the hostility
We need SFO - CDG!!!!
If only this plane had that sort of range. JetBlue does fly their mint product to SFO from JFK though, so you could get there with one stop
I have been a Mint flyer for years on the SFO-FLL, BOS & JFK routes, before the pandemic. After the pandemic they are too expensive without the perks of a lounge and mileage deals on Mint. So, I have not flown them. I wish they would fly to YVR, YYZ & YUL from SFO.@@PatrickSheaAviation
I think the music isn't loud enough in the background.
Virgin America had seat back food ordering when they were around before Alaska swallowed and destroyed them.
Nice channel! 🙂
Thank you!
Even the 8 hour ORD-LHR or 9 hour ORD-CDG or ORD-FRA flights are too short to get enough sleep. When I was doing 1 or 2 round-the-worlds per month for several years, I went west. Much easier on my biological clock. I had a couple of 4.5 hours "short" hops in Asia before connecting to Europe. And my return flight from LHR to ORD was a daytime flight. So, only two nights sleeping on planes (ORD-NRT and HKG-FRA). Not bad.
That’s the way to do it!
Jetblue will also be flying to Amsterdam i know it
Edit: My bad I just found out they fly from NYC and Boston to Amsterdam already
Yep, just started that route recently. Exciting to see them growing
@@PatrickSheaAviation really exciting! I think next is Dublin or Shannon Ireland from Boston and JFK
Have Experinence JETBLUE A321 LR Mint Class/Business Class,London-New York I Like The Product.Great Trip Report
That’s awesome!
Jetblue is the best carrier in the US! Their vacay packages are cheap and affordable
I am a big fan of JetBlue. They’ve been my favorite ever since Virgin America dissolved
@@PatrickSheaAviation hit me up on my review of Greece trip. Vegas first from August 30th> Sept 2nd. Caesars rewards pkg featuring Delta
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No Lounge.... No way... big part of the fun
Yea, that's definitely the next step in making this the next great product, but if I know not to expect a lounge, then I'll just enjoy sleeping in a little longer
for Battleship, did you the option to play against other passengers?
I just played against the CPU. I can’t recall if there was a seat to seat option
What was the cost for round trip. Please give a cost. Not everyone has 250,000 points laying around for every flight. Flip flop traveler is a great UA-cam channel. He puts in the description the rate he paid for all flights and hotels. It just makes it more realistic. Too many travel,channels say “look”! I flew New York to Paris for $120 in first class. Total BS. They had to spend a quarter of a million on credit cards to get that.
Kind of a hostile way to go about that but as mentioned it was $1,950 for Mint +$250 for the Mint Studio seats. You’ll find those costs in my newer videos descriptions but I ain’t out here claiming that you can get every flight for $100 🤦♂️👀
@@PatrickSheaAviation I didn’t mean for it to be hostile, but appreciate your angle. Apologies. Thank you for the response. I watch a lot of travel videos. Can’t stand the way some of them are just like oh…for just xxxxx points” you can fly first class. Like we all charge millions on our personal cards a year. As an average person, I like to know approximate cost. I realize it all changes based on season, availability, etc. it’s just nice to have a starting point.
@@1bluensx all good bro fs
You think JetBlue will commence flights to Frankfurt, Madrid, or Dublin?
I think as they get more of these A321LRs we will see more and more European destinations and probably Hawaii 🤷♂️
@@PatrickSheaAviation awesome. Good for them. The merger can’t come soon enough.
so can you seat 2 people at that seat for extra $250 would they allow you do that?
Only in cruise. For takeoff and landing the second person needs their own seat. Once the seat belt sign is off though, they are welcome to come join you
I still don't get why the seats face the aisle.
Idk. It does put you closer to the window and then with the closing door I don’t think it ends up mattering too much
A truly fantastic channel! Jetblue is truly a great airline which i was not aware of and i don't think their branding as a 'hybrid' of 'low-cost' airline makes any sense as they are great enough to meet the standards of full-service airlines. One question - Can you upgrade to mint studio using trueblue points? Many many congratulations for hitting 10 thousand subscribers.
Thanks!! From what I can tell you can only use true blue points for a portion of mint seats and paying the rest. Not sure why it’s that way, but I’d like to see them change that so you can purchase the full price with points
I’m not interested in seeing the seating in row 1, which only 2 people can have at an extra $250 - one-way I presume. The footwell looks like a little triangle, a big pet peeve of mine. Food looked subpar and the lack of a proper lounge makes Jet Blue a non-starter for me for international travel (particularly since it only flies narrow bodies). I’ll take BA, AF, or even DL over this.
I mean that’s fair although there was more than enough space for your feet in footwell but I’d have to disagree on the food personally. I thought it was one of the best offerings I’ve had
no cheap stuff no luxury@@PatrickSheaAviation
This isn't anything knew. Narrow bodies have in the modern era have been very common for US airlines since the since the late 80s with the 757 across the Atlantic. CO in particular built their European network about them out of EWR. AA and UA also did the same. The sleep issue on such relatively mid haul aircraft over night is true for any flight is true for any type. To get any significant sleep you get your meal on in the lounge and just crash on the plane.
All true, but the narrowbody long haul is just becoming more and more common across all airlines, which I personally see as a win for the industry. Regarding the issue with sleep, it is true that this route would have the problem regardless of airplane, but at least widebody airplanes can serve longer routes, whereas narrowbodies have a limit, so you will only have these shorter flights
Priority line took me 5 minutes...Economy passenger line wait time was over 3 hours,thousands of people was on that line...flying business class to and from CDG is worth every penny...with the perks you have..
I wouldn’t take this flight: no benefit at the airport, at the minimum you have 15 minutes of security, 15 minutes of immigration, no lounge. As for the flight, breakfast is always uninspiring vs other meals. I think it’s a great cabin and seat but as to your comment about single aisle planes offering new destinations, I’ll wait until JetBlue actually does that. London, Paris, and Amsterdam are already well served.
You have a right to your own opinion, but I completely disagree. The airfare on JetBlue mint can be around 1400 USD. That's the same price as Economy class on other non-budget carriers. It is completely worth it in my opinion.
That’s fair enough. I do agree that lounge would be their logical next step to remain competitive.
@@para_cam13 fair enough! I do have to say it’s great to have so many options these days. That didn’t exist even 10 years ago.
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My experience with Jet Blue mint? JFK- LHR. Just O.K. Flight attendants to LHR, good . Coming back to JFK complete opposite F.A's not good. Food below average soup like eggs served, sausages no taste like card board. suite door would not close F.A said she would be right back to fix never showed back. Did I complain ? No, got over it and went to sleep. Pain in the a$$ to change to a connecting flight in JFK to finally get back home. For me too many negatives and will continue to fly 1st class but not on Jet Blue.
Fair enough. I do find it a pain to connect from an international flight at JFK regardless of the airline however. Just part of that NY experience I guess
Nice videos but please up the Volume
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42:08 why's she blocking the doorway?
It wasn't that she was blocking the door. JFK actually just never opened the door from our airplane out to immigration and so she was one of our crew members, waiting for them to open the door for us
@@PatrickSheaAviation interesting! Never heard of that before. But wait, how did one of your crew get to that area of the airport before you the passengers? Thought they're always last to deplane.
@@sithabelamandlawenkosiwodu6298 she was having a bit of a breakdown on approach, so I think they were going to let her get a head start
@@PatrickSheaAviation 😳😳😳 now that's something youtube worthy. Hope she's okay. And thanks again for the lovely review.
1:28 so air Canada is a random airline? 😂😂
Lol it's more just one of the airlines in the random cluster of airlines using this part of CDG
Just checked their business class fare SFO to CDG, don’t find it to be attractive to give them a try.
It can be expensive because JetBlue’s pricing seems to be a bit different. On most airlines, connecting flights save you $$ but that doesn’t seem to be the case on JetBlue
Can someone explain to me why jetblue stock has been falling for years?
2203 us $ same stretch in september. Mint.. class. Sorry but i prefer Business class Air Frane/ Klm. Airfair incl food drinks wifi 1620.
To each their own, but I personally really enjoyed the JetBlue experience and would do it again
sad how the alliance was derailed with american airlines.
I did not like : No priority security, no business lounge, seat facing away from the window, questionable catering. Air France flights are the same or cheaper price - I just did a dummy booking for March 2024 - with the advantage of a wide body A350
I do agree, the next step for jetBlue is priority airport lanes and a lounge (even if they just partner with an existing lounge). For the seat, especially on a narrow-body, you typically have to choose between a closed door suite, or a seat facing away from the aisle, both of which can offer great privacy. I also was personally a fan of the catering on this flight, but thats definitely just my opinion
The kids and their “twin-aisle” aircraft. You would have never survived the DC-8s, the 707s or Concorde.
P.S. The A321 XLR is going to have amazing range. I look forward to the Gary to Luton non-stops.
HA! First you gotta get commercial air travel back to Gary first… then we can get talkin about that. I am excited for these longer range narrow bodies though. Being from San Francisco, I’m just waiting until there’s one that can make it to the Eastern parts of Asia
Why would anyone want to go backwards? I'll take the wide body flights. You can fly in the narrow tube.
Star Alliance Lounge at CDG is the best lounge i have been to...much better than United Polaris..
I always travel by Business class. Sorry to say that JetBlue will never get my custom. If they think I'm paying over-the-top prices and don't get a business-class lounge they have lost the plot. I also thought the food was at best poor. OK, the seats were good but will never make up for No Lounge or priority isles. Having to buy your own food while you waited for the flight was also a big No No. Good vlog pitty about Jetblue's very poor product.
Fair enough. I know there’s some mixed opinions on that, personally if I know there won’t be a lounge I’ll just show up later to the airport and get on the plane. But I do agree that that would be their next step to making themselves competitive if they plan to grow their European market
I agree. Not to mention the seats face away from the window. Looking at other people's feet for 7 hours while on an angle was unpleasant, disorientating and nauseating. What were they thinking? Terrible product.
they do not offer a first class cabin..a disgrace
You spent enough time on entertainment.
10:39 you mention “we”…..are you gender non-binary?
No Foxnews Channel?
The seats face AWAY from the window! Awful design. Virgin Atlantic had the same aisle facing seats and finally got rid of it after years of customer complaints. Also, the A321 is cramped compared to other airlines, which fly wide body aircraft on this route. Being a significantly smaller plane, you also feel more turbulence, which is especially true in winter months. JetBlue also does not offer a premium lounge, they have fewer frequencies and their catering is so-so. Mint is truly an inferior product compared to other airlines Business Class. and not one I will take.
I do agree that they need the airport lounge to really step up their game, but the rest are all highly debated points. The A321 does have benefits and the seats away from the window do put you closer to the window than if your feet were closer to the window. Definitely becoming a more and more polarizing topic however
Free Wi-Fi is great! Food didn’t look that appealing imo.
Tasted pretty good at least 🤷♂️
looked cheap mcdonalds and no vintage champagne@@PatrickSheaAviation
So not luxurious. I regret booking it. I wish I had seen this video before making the reservation from CDG to JFK!!!!
The food also looks so simple and poorly presented!!
I found it to be great, but to each their own I guess. It's definitely more of a boutique airline than the lavish-ness of other transatlantic carriers
Amazing! I just flew United Polaris on a 777 and it was a masterclass in how NOT to do business. Cramped, boring design, no air vent, small screen and lousy food. I just don't get it. This is how it should be. Mint me up!
Love B6 hardware, but not a fan of their service.
As in the crew? This flight actually had some great service but not each flight is created equal
@@PatrickSheaAviation Admittedly, I have never flown Mint or their international services- only domestics from BOS. I feel a lot of disconnects, like uncommitted crew members, in their domestic services that are longer than 3 hours. JetBlue is not the alternative to the big three or low-cost anymore. In fact, in competitive routes, they are as expensive or even more when flying coast to coast, which doesn’t get reflected in service. Hardware - 110/100. Love the seats (best seat pitch in cattle class), the best infotainment, and of course, Dunkin’.
I enjoy your vlogs but you don’t take a pause. Like you continue to talk throughout and there’s just no seconds to enjoy your video. Like nonstop Dan, he talks enough and has in between pauses.
Patrick narrates. Viewers watch. It is simple.
It's insulting to compare Patrick to nonstop Dan, who's totally a high queen. Thumbs down.
Single aisle long haul is a 100% no go for me. It doesn't matter how nice the amenities are. Without the ability to get up and walk, stretch the legs, it's misery. I only fly wide bodies long haul so that I have two aisles to form a walking trail of sorts. Sure if you're in business class it's a better option than economy, but given the vast majority of flyers are in economy and wouldn't spend that kind of money for the business class ticket, it's a moot point.
Yea that is the main issue with these routes for most people. Although it will unlock more low density routes offering more nonstop options for travellers
US east coast to Europe west coast is not long haul. At most called medium long haul. The situation you actually need many exercices in the cabin is 10h+, like New York to Istanbul.
Yes it’s a more of a medium haul but however because of the overnight leg from west to east which is 99.9% of the flights, it’s feel like long haul
I hate those people walking around purposelessly during the mid flight and congregating at the galley area. I am sure crew disliked those people too. Imagine the whole cabin does the same thing it’s going to be a chaos. But, it’s their right to do so . I am not going to say anything or challenge anyone. Just personal thought. It’s just a 14hour cross pacific flight, your feet will be just fine. I have seen people at my work place sit at their office chair entire shift and nothing could get their butt of their chair and they were fine.
People talk about a reengined 757 but I think a new 767 would be much better. Similar capacity to an ideal NMA, wide-body, the amazing 2-3-2 configuration in economy, etc. Plus restarting the production line would be far easier since the 767f is still in production
I’m from the U.K. so don’t get many Jet Blue routes. But the music you play. Terrible terrible Terrible.. Otherwise an interesting video, but did I miss the fare? . We ll have to reserve judgment on the basis of the muzak
They do have their flights from Gatwick and Heathrow to Boston and New York, but that's all for now
this is not my way to fly . it is substandard. No deluxe feeling.
To each their own, but this cabin and seat was fantastic
no it is disgusting and no F/A was able to speak FRench or German. NO vintage champagne. No nothing. When my husband and me are travelling I am always dressed up in VERSACE silk. AND NO SNEEKERS but lacquer shoes. See this is the difference between US and Europe or Asia@@PatrickSheaAviation
@@clausstimpfig3803 ain’t nobody needing Versace robes for flights. Who you tryna impress? The flight attendants? You can keep that negative mess outta here bro
Patrick you are a pro not a bro. OK. When I do wear VERSACE SILK I do it for ME plus JUSTIN MY MAN . I have been flying TWA. On a 50 min flight in Royal Ambassador class like Berlin-Frankfurt we offered our customers a hot meal service on crisp linen and the Rosenthal china. We have been required to be as elegant as could be. French and German(or Spanish) was mandatory. We represented the American flag! See, THAT WAS FIRST CLASS. We greeted everybody by their last name. And from the flight deck (we called them) one of the "boys" showed up and thanked in First every pax for choosing TWA. US carriers these days are so primitive and only the money counts.@@PatrickSheaAviation
Jet Blue is very expensive in Mint Class...just flew to MCO To CDG on a return flight with United Polaris and paid $3,200,bought my ticket in February for travel in July...
I am actually checking the prices of flights on the JFK-Paris route for early next year. All airlines are coming in right around $2600 rt
Business Class?
@@lvthud Round trip?
@@lvthud I traveled on July 4th,a very busy month to fly to Europe...
That’s crazy expensive! Nowhere near what I paid for my flight. Mine was cheaper than the Polaris, Delta One, and American Flagship products
Doesn’t need to talk to whole time button ->>>>>>>>>>>>