Originally Posted by Funk

There’s a joke that goes something like:
What’s the mating call of a blonde?
I’m sooo drunk.
What’s the mating call of an ugly blonde?
I said I’m drunk!

Plenty of analysis on JetBlue that points to the founder and initial investors intended to have it purchased and merged as their profitable exit strategy rather than run it long-term. In that context, with little to no overseas network to feed transatlantic flights from the eastern side of the Atlantic (plus a ton of other salient considerations to the transatlantic market), the “We’re going to start transatlantic service (a couple of years into the future)” announcement sounds a little like, “I said I’m drunk!”