JetBlue first announced its intention to introduce premium seats on some of its transcontinental flights in March 2013. The company officially announced its Mint premium class product on September 30, 2013; the aforementioned service was to be available on flights between New York and San Francisco and New York and Los Angeles, with fares for Mint - class seats starting at US $ 599 each way. Dave Barger, JetBlue CEO at the time, said that the move was necessary for the airline to better compete with its competitors, which were operating lie - flat seats in transcontinental markets, leaving JetBlue with an all - economy class cabin. The routes were to be operated with new Airbus A321 aircraft, and feature Wi - Fi connectivity. JetBlue 's all seven daily round - trip flights between New York and Los Angeles were to feature the service by the fourth quarter of 2014, and all five daily round - trip flights between New York and San Francisco by early 2015. The first Mint flight, from New York -- JFK to Los Angeles, was to begin on June 15, 2014.
first jetblue mint flight between jfk and lax
June 15, 2014