JetBlue Partners With Virgin Atlantic

[shygirl724]

JetBlue and Virgin Atlantic Team Up on Transatlantic Travel
Now offering new connections between the U.K. and cities across America -
NEW YORK and LONDON, March 22, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --

JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU), New York's hometown airline, and Virgin Atlantic, the award-winning long-haul airline, today announced the launch of a new transatlantic interline partnership that links the networks of two of aviation's most iconic brands.

Effective today, travellers can connect with ease from London, Glasgow and Manchester on Virgin Atlantic onward to JetBlue's domestic flights serving destinations including Baltimore, Maryland; Charlotte, North Carolina; Chicago, Illinois; San Diego, California; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Tampa, Florida.

The airlines will interline in the following Virgin Atlantic-operated transatlantic markets that depart from JetBlue's Boston, New York, Washington and Orlando focus cities:

• Boston - London (Heathrow)
• New York (Kennedy) - London (Heathrow)
• Orlando - Glasgow
• Orlando - London (Gatwick)
• Orlando - Manchester
• Washington (Dulles) - London (Heathrow)

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You can read the rest of the announcement at JetBlue Airways - Press Releases=

This should open up some better routes from / to the U.S.

Shy ~

[thepiranha]

That's good, but it doesn't help us West coasters.