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I was on JetBlue’s maiden flight from New York City to Edinburgh.
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I spent the six-hour journey in his business class “apartment,” the “Mint Studio.”
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The studio featured a bench, a closet with a mirror, and the largest television of any airline.
It’s not often that you get your own apartment in heaven.
When I boarded JetBlue’s maiden flight to Scotland on May 22, I wasn’t expecting to land in the “Mint Studio,” a room my flight attendant described as “an apartment New Yorkers would kill for.” But when I saw “1F” on my boarding pass, I knew I was in for something special.
The first row of business class, the Mint Studio, is JetBlue’s most spacious option, with prices starting at around $4,000. Business Insider paid a press rate of $1,300, including round-trip airfare in the airline’s “Even More Space” economy class.
Although the “apartment” makes a transatlantic flight comfortable, it is not something I would spend a lot of money on. That’s the way it is.
As the first seat on the plane, the studio offers the most space.
The studio offers by far the most space of any airline I have ever flown with.
It even offers more space than the rest of JetBlue’s business class seats. There is more legroom than I could ever use – a luxury, since the rest of the Airplane seats seem to be becoming fewer and fewer.
It has a small closet to store your things.
I put a few things that you might need during the flight in the closet, which I thought was a nice touch. There is also a mirror there so passengers can do some make-up before they arrive.
The food was the same as in the rest of the cabin.
I’ve always thought JetBlue’s food offerings were among the best, and that was no different here. The menu was the same as when I flew to Paris last year: farro salad, cavatelli pasta, cold soup, and gelato.
The television is huge and the entertainment on board is extensive.
The TV in the apartment is 22 inches – five inches larger than the TVs in other business class seats. In fact, according to JetBlue, it’s the largest screen on any U.S. airline.
I made good use of the screen: I had no trouble finding something I wanted to watch as there were plenty of movies and shows to choose from. There was even a selection of A24 movies, some of my favorites.
The highlight of the studio is its additional seating area.
The apartment has a small bench, which can apparently be used as a storage space for other travelers, according to the website.
Even if I weren’t traveling alone, I can’t imagine wanting to fit another person in the small room. I imagine the space would be best used for a parent who wants to watch a movie or hang out with their child.
The bench offers additional space for the reclining seat.
For me, this was the only real use of the seat, other than having another place to put some of my stuff.
With the seat fully reclined, the bench provides a ton of extra space. The extra space is great for anyone who tosses and turns in their sleep, and I was able to sleep for most of the flight.
Still, I can’t say it’s much better than the regular Mint seats.
The best part of the seat was the bench, which offered a little more space when you laid the seat flat, but I still wouldn’t spend extra money on it.
The flight experience is the same: you get the same food, amenities, and entertainment as the rest of Mint. I can imagine the bench seat being useful for parents traveling with kids, but for anyone who just wants to sleep to cross the Atlantic, the rest of Business Class is just right – for less money.
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