{"id":8983,"date":"2020-11-21T15:28:55","date_gmt":"2020-11-21T21:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=8983"},"modified":"2020-11-21T18:47:23","modified_gmt":"2020-11-22T00:47:23","slug":"jetblue-lands-slots-for-london-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=8983","title":{"rendered":"JetBlue Lands Slots for London Expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Article from The Motley Fool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The COVID-19 pandemic has upended many airlines&#8217; strategic plans. Yet other airlines &#8212; especially those with strong balance sheets and a focus on the leisure market &#8212; are forging ahead with their plans, seeing the pandemic as an opportunity to gain market share from weakened rivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>JetBlue Airways<\/strong>\u00a0(NASDAQ: <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/JBLU?p=JBLU&amp;.tsrc=fin-srch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JBLU<\/a>)\u00a0is firmly in the latter camp. While the company has deferred some aircraft orders, it still plans to take delivery of its first\u00a0<strong>Airbus<\/strong>\u00a0A321LR\u00a0next year, allowing it to launch its long-awaited service to London. Earlier this week, one of the last puzzle pieces fell into place, as the airline was granted slots allowing it to operate up to three daily roundtrips to London starting in the summer 2021 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click the link below to read the full story!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com\/investing\/2020\/11\/21\/jetblue-lands-slots-for-london-expansion\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.fool.com\/investing\/2020\/11\/21\/jetblue-lands-slots-for-london-expansion\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"704\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/5e83e88264a16fde95673a24f04c0f1d.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/5e83e88264a16fde95673a24f04c0f1d.jpg 704w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/5e83e88264a16fde95673a24f04c0f1d-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The COVID-19 pandemic has upended many airlines&#8217; strategic plans. 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