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How many planes does JetBlue have in their fleet? How many planes does JetBlue plan on taking a hold of this year? Thanks!

>>SWA does not fly international, unless you count California. Just because they're designated as a flag carrier doesn't mean that they have to have international routes. SWA could have petitioned for that status in case they ever want to run international routes. It's like this, I could...

>>Neil - define flag carriers please...Southwest hasn't had a flag on their aircraft for 30 years, but have recently been adding them. A flag carrier is a carrier that has been certified by the government to fly international routes. As JetBlue hasn't been designated so, they can't fly the...

The reason why JetBlue doesn't fly the flag on their aircraft is because they're not a flag carrier. ONLY flag carriers can fly the flag. It's in the FARs. I forget which part, but it's in there. I hope I answered your question!