Jet Blue adds more European routes

I am very excited to have another option for non-stop flight to Italy. Unfortunately, more competition does not mean lower prices. I had been monitoring prices for trip to Italy I am considering for 2026, which would require round-trip to MXP. Until today, Delta’s flight was just under $1,200. Today, JetBlue’s flight is nearly $1,400 for my dates. Guess what happened to Delta’s flight cost this morning? Yep, went up to over $1,500!

Mary, check ITA. We found their nonstop fares to be the most reasonable on our last trip a year ago. Not sure if they fly into Milan or just Rome, and not sure which US cities they fly nonstop from.

JetBlue also flies non stop Boston to Paris.

I was looking at the Austin to Paris on JetBlue today but there is not enough time between arriving Boston and departing Boston.

But who know by the time I go in September. Maybe the schedules will have changed.

Or maybe JetBlue will have added another plane.

A full list of 13 new trans-Atlantic routes by various airlines is given here:>https://simpleflying.com/13-new-routes-in-just-2-days-these-long-haul-flights-take-off-next-year/

Westjet doing Toronto to Cardiff (CWL) is the only flight from N America to SW Britain. Good to see them also doing Toronto to Glasgow (GLA).

Mary, check ITA.

Unfortunately, ITA only flies to Rome from Boston. I do have an Umbria-based trip sketched out. So if flights to Rome are cheaper, I will probably take that route.

On a related note, I flew to Paris in October on JetBlue. I admit I did not love the experience. They obviously use a smaller plane. Boarding was quick and simple. However, when arriving in Paris, we landed in a far-away area and had to wait for buses to take us to our terminal. That took up quite a bit of time. The food, especially on the way home, was AWEFUL (I wasn’t expecting gourmet).