JetBlue Airways, Boston's largest carrier,begins four daily shuttle service between Boston's Logan International Airport and Newark's Liberty International Airport, complementing its existing schedule of frequent daily flights between Boston and New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. The new service will bring JetBlue's low-fare competition into a notoriously high-fare market. Since JetBlue announced plans to serve the Boston-Newark market, the lowest walk-up fare has dropped more than 75 percent.
"We're excited to dramatically lower prices on this route by bringing our industry-leading product to the market and providing the great JetBlue service and product our customers have come to expect of us," said Dave Clark, Director of Network Planning.
JetBlue's planned schedule between Boston Logan and Newark Liberty International:
BOS to EWR:
EWR to BOS:
Depart - Arrive
Depart - Arrive
6:15 a.m. - 7:31 a.m.
8:30 a.m. - 9:46 a.m.
9:50 a.m. -11:04 a.m.
11:50 a.m. - 12:56 p.m.
3:29 p.m. - 4:48 p.m.
5:30 p.m. - 6:48 p.m.
6:20 p.m. - 7:41 p.m.*
8:30 p.m. - 9:47 p.m.*
- Flights operate daily effective today-
*Frequency is not available Saturday
JetBlue's Boston to Newark flights will be operated with its quiet and fuel efficient 100-seat Embraer 190 aircraft (E190); the only to offer in-flight entertainment with live DIRECTV® and XM Satellite Radio programming at every seat (b). The spacious E190 offers all-leather seating, industry-leading legroom, as well as unlimited free snacks and drinks served by JetBlue's friendly, award-winning crewmembers.
Though JetBlue declined to give pricing estimates for the New York Newark to Boston route, the airline did indicate its fare would be cheaper than the going rate. Its main competition along the New York City-to-Boston route is from the Delta Shuttle and US Airways Shuttle.
Commuters from Newark to Boston paid an average one-way fare of $311 during the first quarter of this year, according to U.S. Department of Transportation data compiled by JetBlue. “ticket price is higher than the average fare paid by Boston travelers on any of the six coast-to-coast routes operated by JetBlue from Logan,” the company said in a statement.
Average ticket prices on all carriers from JFK to Boston during the same period were $106 one-way, and $177 one-way from La Guardia Airport.
JetBlue airways cheap fare on its JFK-to-Boston route range from $49 to $301 one-way, according to an airline spokesman. The airline did not provide an average fare, but pointed out that all of its flights include unlimited snacks and is the only carrier with free live television programming on the route.
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