JetBlue just unveiled its new Mint business class suites that will soon take passengers to London - take a look

Thomas PalliniFeb 1, 2021, 20:07 IST

A rendering of JetBlue Airways' Mint business class suite.JetBlue Airways

JetBlue Airways unveiled the new business class "Mint Suites" that will be used for flights to Europe later this year.
Each suite features lie-flat seats and is fully enclosed with a door for maximum privacy.
The new product is also accompanied by the revised service offering JetBlue introduced in late 2020.

JetBlue Airways is making its European debut this year and just unveiled the new business class product that will fly its top customers across the pond in style.

The "Mint Suites," as JetBlue calls them, are fully enclosed seats that seek to give customers an abundance of privacy for the transatlantic crossing with countless passenger-friendly features. Each Europe-bound aircraft will feature 24 suites, an increase of eight seats compared to the current Mint product, with all seats offering direct aisle access.

JetBlue vowed to provide passengers with an updated product during its initial announcement of London flights in 2019 and is keeping its promises. The new suites are also the latest in a series of innovations JetBlue is bringing to the Mint product as a new service offering was just introduced in November 2020.

Before their transatlantic debut, however, the suites will be found on the New York-Los Angeles route beginning around June as part of a soft launch. They'll then roam around JetBlue's Mint route network, in addition to the current Mint product that features a mix of paired seats and the highly-sought-after "throne" seat.

And while the flights to London have been slightly delayed to the pandemic, the new seats have already arrived. JetBlue gave Insider a preview of the new seat at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Friday as the airline prepares to head to London this summer.

Here's a sneak peek at the new seat that will soon take JetBlue's top customers to London and beyond.

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When JetBlue asked customers what more they wanted from the current Mint business class cabin, the resounding answer was to make more of the private, one-person throne suites, as well as offer increased privacy and storage space.

JetBlue Airways' Mint business class. shutterstock/EQRoy

When JetBlue asked customers what more they wanted from the current Mint business class cabin, the resounding answer was to make more of the private, one-person throne suites, as well as offer increased privacy and storage space.

JetBlue's answer, a first of its kind product in the US called Mint Suite.

A rendering of JetBlue Airways' Mint business class suite. JetBlue Airways

The herringbone-style seats, based on Thompson Aero's VantageSolo product, are all individualized. That means no more seat neighbors, and all passengers have direct aisle access.

A rendering of JetBlue Airways' Mint business class suite. JetBlue Airways

The herringbone-style seats, based on Thompson Aero's VantageSolo product, are all individualized. That means no more seat neighbors, and all passengers have direct aisle access.