Questions about connecting flight--JetBlue at JFK

[Miffy]

For my inbound trip on July 30th, I booked a 1-stop flight (MCO - JFK - SYR).

I've flown only nonstop on JetBlue for years, so this is new to me, but the nonstop flight back to SYR left so early in the morning that I decided on the connecting flight instead, since that way I get an additional park day.

There're 1.5 hours between landing and takeoff of the next flight at JFK, so I'm pretty sure I'll have enough time, especially since I have an EMS seat near the front of the plane and am doing only carry-on.

My questions:

(1) When I get the boarding pass before the flight, will it have both flights on it? Or are there 2 separate boarding passes?

(2) Will the JetBlue app show the gate for the connecting flight at JFK? Or will I have to walk/jog/run around to find a departure board near the arrival gate?

(3) What happens if the MCO-JFK plane is delayed and by the time the plane lands at JFK the plane to SYR has departed? Does JetBlue put me on a flight the next day? I can't imagine there's another JetBlue flight to SYR from JFK late at night.

TIA, you more experienced travelers!

 

[nykelly]

I don't have an answer for you but sympathize with you. We are flying from SYR to MCO and back and was hesitant to do the early am flight as well because I was concerned about getting everyone moving so early in the morning. There was one flight later in the day but dragged my feet too long and the flight's price jumped by about $1,000 for the 6 of us. Everyone agreed it was best to take the earlier one and have the convenience of the non-stop flight and save the money. Wished they offered more options.

 

[sam_gordon]

My questions:

(1) When I get the boarding pass before the flight, will it have both flights on it? Or are there 2 separate boarding passes?

There will/should be two boarding passes. One for each "leg". The app will probably have somewhere to select which BP you want to display.

(2) Will the JetBlue app show the gate for the connecting flight at JFK? Or will I have to walk/jog/run around to find a departure board near the arrival gate?

I'm not familiar with JB, but for Delta, on the BP page, it does show the departure gate. However, I *ALWAYS* double check at least one monitor. Delta has them setup right outside the gates specifically for people on that flight, or I find one of the "massive" boards showing all flights. Gates can change at just about anytime. So it's a good idea to triple check.

(3) What happens if the MCO-JFK plane is delayed and by the time the plane lands at JFK the plane to SYR has departed? Does JetBlue put me on a flight the next day? I can't imagine there's another JetBlue flight to SYR from JFK late at night.

JB should put you on the next available flight. That does not mean the next flight. It depends on how many people were affected and how many seats were available on the plane. If your first flight is delayed for a JB reason (maintenance, crew, etc), JB should get you a hotel reservation and transportation to/from the hotel, if you choose to utilize it. However, if there's been a lot of delays, they may run out of rooms and you're on your own.

As I mentioned, I primary fly Delta but have also used American, and all three answers are the same.