JetBlue Launches First London Flight Despite Lingering Pandemic

JetBlue Launches First London Flight Despite Lingering Pandemic
Passengers show their passports before a JetBlue flight to London at JFK International Airport in the Queens borough of New York City, on Aug. 11, 2021. Jeenah Moon/Reuters
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JetBlue Airways Corp started transatlantic flights between New York and London on Wednesday, planning to grab market share with low fares and drive a recovery on what is usually one of the world’s busiest and most lucrative international routes.

Transatlantic travel remains partially shut as the United States is still not allowing most travelers from Britain into the country because of the coronavirus pandemic. Anyone who does enter, including U.S. citizens, must present a negative COVID-19 test.