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JetBlue Passengers Checked More First Bags Than Expected

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Dennis Schaal

Photo Credit: JetBlue's Airbus A320s may have been carrying more checked bags than expected in the third quarter of 2015 because passengers were checking more first bags than the airline had envisioned. JetBlue

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JetBlue was all about giving passengers more choice when the airline introduced new fare families in June. But It came as a surprise to JetBlue that passengers decided to check more first bags than the airline predicted.

JetBlue attracts a different type of passenger than some of its lower-cost rivals such as Spirit and Frontier if the results of JetBlue's first full quarter of fare options is a guide. That's because JetBlue officials reported today that in the third quarter more passengers chose to check first bags than the airline anticipated, and that led to higher incremental revenue of $40 million f

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