<P> Mint is a premium airline product offered by JetBlue on some flights between the West Coast and the East Coast of the contiguous United States, and seasonally on some flights between the United States and Caribbean destinations . The service is operated with a fleet of Airbus A321 aircraft in a premium configuration, with lie - flat seats in premium class . As of May 2016, JetBlue is the only low cost airline in the Americas offering a dedicated premium product . </P> <P> 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 . </P> <P> On March 15, 2015, JetBlue announced seasonal expansion of its Mint service to Caribbean routes, with service from JFK Airport to Aruba and Barbados . The service was to operate once daily per destination during the winter holiday season, and once weekly per destination for the rest of the winter season . JetBlue announced expansion of its Mint service to Boston in June 2015, with year - round service from Boston to Los Angeles and San Francisco, and seasonal Saturday - only service from Boston to Barbados . Flights from Boston to San Francisco began on March 24, 2016, and flights from Boston to Los Angeles were to begin on October 20, 2016 . </P>

First jetblue mint flight between jfk and lax