JetBlue Wi-Fi Rollout To Begin Within A Few Weeks

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JetBlue still allows a first bag for free, but other fees for seats with more legroom and Wi-Fi are a key part of its plan to increase profit margins.

JetBlue officials said the airline will begin equipping its aircraft with what it claims is super-fast satellite-based Wi-Fi within a few weeks, and 80% to 85% of its fleet, based on available seat miles, would be equipped with the ViaSat service by the end of 2014. Robin Hayes, JetBlue's chief commercial officer, said during the airline's third quarter earnings call, that the service is in its

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