In an interview, Robin Hayes, the chief executive of JetBlue, said that argument was “plain wrong.” He said the alliance with American was allowing JetBlue to significantly increase the number of flights to New York airports. “JetBlue has never been able to add so many new flights in such a short space of time to New York,” he said.Business & EconomyUpdated Sept. 21, 2021, 5:48 p.m. ETSome airline analysts said the situation in New York airports made the alliance necessary for JetBlue. Because the number of flights serving the airports is strictly limited, JetBlue could not simply enter the market and offer …
