Is Jet Blue scaling back?

[pooch]

IMHO, SWA usually has the preferred flights BDL to MCO. JB is better to FLL for my cruises. Certainly not a hard & fast rule but this has been my experience over the last decade or so.

 

[buzzrelly]

SWA usually has the preferred flights BDL to MCO.

I think that used to be the case but I think both airlines have very limited options to BDL now.

 

[SirDuff]

Is it on September 16th? I just got the same notification and I'm not happy! I wanted to get home after my cruise on 9/15 and couldn't so I figured I could get home early on 9/16...now I won't be getting home til almost 3pm

If the flight is now later, could you fly on the 15th after all? You should be able to get your flight changed (for free) given the schedule change, if you say that the change doesn't work for you (which is doesn't).

 

[buzzrelly]

If the flight is now later, could you fly on the 15th after all? You should be able to get your flight changed (for free) given the schedule change, if you say that the change doesn't work for you (which is doesn't).

I was actually thinking that because the 8am on 9/15 was also changed to 11:40am. It's slightly earlier than DCL recommends but I think I'd make it. Now I have to decide if I want that extra day or not!

 

[pooch]

I think that used to be the case but I think both airlines have very limited options to BDL now.

Yes, the options certainly are not great either way now.

 

[EACarlson]

I can't believe that SW doesn't have at least one non-stop daily between BOS-MCO. I usually go with JB but depending on the fare I'll go with SW even with the connection.

When SW started expanding, the whole point was to not go to large airports like BOS, that's why they had so many out of MHT and BDL were the airports they started servicing instead of BOS.

Mine is on September 21st. Now I’m afraid they are going to mess with my arrival day flight too! I wonder if there is a cut off for them changing flight times or if they can do it right up until the last minute?

It's usually about 60 days that they are locked in. That's usually about where they have to start working on staffing for the flights and can't change things too drastically without penalty.

 

[Mle8308]

I can't believe that SW doesn't have at least one non-stop daily between BOS-MCO. I usually go with JB but depending on the fare I'll go with SW even with the connection.

You would think they would have direct flights from Boston to Orlando, but nope. All have a connecting flight. It's not worth it, I'll pay a little more to fly direct. They fly direct from Manchester, NH and Providence, RI, but not Boston.

 

[Three cats]

I was actually thinking that because the 8am on 9/15 was also changed to 11:40am. It's slightly earlier than DCL recommends but I think I'd make it. Now I have to decide if I want that extra day or not!

They just changed it again! Now it’s departing at 2:19pm instead of 11:40am.

 

[buzzrelly]

They just changed it again! Now it’s departing at 2:19pm instead of 11:40am.

Oh no! BRB...off to check my flights!

 

[buzzrelly]

They just changed it again! Now it’s departing at 2:19pm instead of 11:40am.

Oh no! BRB...off to check my flights!

Yup! Mine just changed again too! I have to think about this a little more but I am either going to switch back to the original day I wanted to go home and choose that 2:19pm flight or keep my extra day and switch to the 10:30am Southwest. I'm afraid no matter what I choose I'll have to change again anyway before then

 

[buzzrelly]

I'd love some Jet Blue advice for our December flight. We currently have a flight booked for 12/15 and actually need to change it to 12/14. There is a banner on top that says "there has been a change to your flight," but it's beige and not a red banner so when I go in to change the flight it's charging me $340, the difference in the fares. I'm debating on whether I should just pay the difference and change the flight now or wait and see if there's a bigger change in the flight time and see if I can change the fare for free if there is.

So do we think they are still working on the December schedule at this point?

 

[pooch]

What is your plan if there isn’t a change large enough to get the move for free?