![]() However, I don’t think we’ve ever seen a merger where airlines have so much work to do on this front. So what’s JetBlue’s post-merger plan for the very inconsistent fleet? JetBlue won’t realistically just be able to operate these planes interchangeably, so I imagine JetBlue will state during booking which type of aircraft a flight would be operated by.Įven so, how will JetBlue differentiate the product and pricing? Will JetBlue just have lower fares on ex-Spirit planes? Will it be marketed as a different class altogether? Will the Big Front Seat continue to just exist as an extra space option on these planes?Īdmittedly all airlines face challenges with harmonizing products post-merger. ![]() That’s not only because it just takes time, but also because it’s expensive to reconfigure planes, and JetBlue is already paying a ton for this acquisition. I would have to imagine it will take several years for Spirit’s entire fleet to be reconfigured. Those will continue to be delivered to the airline with current interiors until the deal closes, so presumably well over 200 planes would have to be reconfigured. Spirit has a fleet of 180 aircraft, with another 140 planes on order. Let’s assume the merger between JetBlue and Spirit does in fact close… then what? Reconfiguring fleets is a process that generally takes many years, no matter how efficiently an airline tries to go about it. The plan is for Spirit planes to be reconfigured with JetBlue interiors But how would the logistics of that work? Both airlines offer high-speed Wi-Fi on most planes, so that’s complementary (JetBlue doesn’t charge while Spirit does, but that’s easy enough to change).Both carriers have the A320-family as the core of their fleets, so their aircraft as such are complementary.Spirit has among the least legroom of any US airline, and doesn’t have personal televisions or power outlets Spirit has the “Big Front Seat” concept, but doesn’t otherwise have extra legroom economy seating, aside from exit rows.JetBlue has personal televisions and power outlets at all seats, and promises the most legroom in economy of any US airline JetBlue has extra legroom economy seating, and has flat bed Mint business class on select routes.Actually, they couldn’t be much more different: JetBlue and Spirit are very different airlines, not only in terms of their business models, but in terms of the passenger experience they offer. Spirit planes would adopt JetBlue’s inflight product But how would the logistics of that work?. ![]()
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