I'm a big fan of JetBlue's new "Mint" Business Class service. I wrote about it
right after launch, and
again six months into service. I've flown it several times since then and thought I'd share a few more observations from my flight this week (one year after my last post on the subject).
I'm happy to report it's mostly unchanged :)
- first and foremost the seat is still the best in the business
- the staff are all incredibly helpful and professional
- the food is fantastic and modern
- fares are still super reasonable and much cheaper than the competition (from $600 each way)
- fares on the "big 3" are still $1000 cheaper than they were before Mint launched
- they still need a lounge in LAX, but i think the lack of one is reflected in the price
- (the gate situation at JFK and SFO is so much nicer than LAX you don't really miss the lounge there, I can't speak for BOS)
- it's still pretty easy to make Mosaic status. Mosaic + a JetBlue Amex means 8 points per dollar spent which is, effectively, a 14% discount. (points are worth around 1.7¢ each)
New things:
- the BirchBox amenity kit has been redesigned and has a reusable bag now
- they also fly to Boston, Barbados, and Aruba now
- flight attendants now offer to swap out the fancy Grado headphones with cute, complimentary iPhone style headphones in a nice carry case
- it sounds like the pricing is getting more variable. the $599 – $999 range we were seeing after launch is now $499 – $1374.
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| Individual suite (with closing door!) |
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| Grado headphones (and the old Birchbox look) |
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| New birchbox amenity kit. Still a random hodge-podge of things inside :) |
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Once they've collected the fancy Grados for landing, they give you these to keep
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| LAX gate is still super chaotic |
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| Though they did add these counters, seats, and outlets |
Spring 2016 JetBlue Mint food
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| Saxon + Parole menu |
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| Wine list |
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| mushroom mousse appetizer |
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| porchetta, tuna, beets. plus bread with olive oil for dipping |
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| fruit and ice cream for dessert |
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| March 2016 JetBlue Mint redeye "prix fixe" menu (my husband flew the redeye from SFO) |
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