What's the inevitable catch?
...Ray Neidl, an independent airline analyst, said it's "not quite as crazy as it sounds on the surface."
He said that JetBlue has a limited number of routes and often has fares of $99. So, while the San Francisco example above makes it sound like a great deal, Neidl said, some passengers might need to make six trips to make it worthwhile.
"There are not a lot of people who can travel that much," he said. "It's students or retirees."
By September, of course, students are back in school, so they aren't ideal candidates for this promotion. You just know that someone is going to find a way to fly to all of the cities JetBlue serves using the pass during the promotion month, and write a blog about it.
Ridiculously Cheap Travel Deals: JetBlue Offers Unlimited Flights for $599 [ABC News]
All-You-Can-Jet Pass [JetBlue]
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]]>Sorry, I missed this reply,,, its roughly $23 roundtrip including Metro costs.
]]>@wickedpixel At least one person is doing the baseball park tour: [www.everlater.com]
I'll grant that the downfall is if you don't live in a hub city, you might have to do crazy things to get where you want to go like: Denver -> NY -> San Diego
]]>Maybe Southwest will decide to copy the idea? Please? :)
]]>Just stay home! ;)
]]>@wcnghj: I think he means the ones with huge tires that are ridiculously outdated, break down A LOT, and only depart for the main terminal like once every three hours on days whose names end in Q in months whose names end in L.
]]>I'm tempted to do this and go visit my family on the weekends.
]]>I don't know.. I'm not sure if it's the transportation issue or just the airport in general. Dulles.. you have to take that those 1940s people movers to the concourse and such and air/take off traffic is sometimes much worse than DCA. DCA is just so much easier.
]]>Just take the Washington Flyer bus out of the West Falls Church Metro station to Dulles
]]>$599 out of DCA would have been sweet. I can get to a Metro station easily.
]]>If they flew out of DCA, I would take them up on it. No way I'm shuttling out to IAD for weekend flights. Otherwise it would be pretty awesome.
]]>By the way, not saying it's not a good deal, but people just need to know what they're getting into. That might be why they're making people call to purchase these passes rather than selling them online.
]]>You could try for a red-eye that includes a meal which you could save, then eat for breakfast when you arrive, hang out in whatever city you are in until mid-day, catch a flight somewhere for lunch
Charge mobile devices at each airport, watch tv on flights ... seems almost tolerable and a hell of a lot cheaper than my living expenses for a month
]]>They will stop the plane in Atlanta, but getting it to leave again is a different story (from my experience).
]]>Actually -
* Domestic taxes and fees included
* International and Puerto Rico taxes and fees not included
Still a good deal in my book. Highly tempted to take the month off and go visit friends around the U.S., maybe a few nights at one of the out-of-country destinations
]]>Point is, there are a lot of creative ways to put a pass like this to use.
]]>$599 DOES NOT include taxes, which are calculated for EACH FLIGHT.
Taxes on flights to just about any of JetBlue's several Caribbean destinations can easily run $80-$100 round trip.
]]>Kind of undid the zingerness of that one with the correction. Oh, well.
]]>Looking more at this... small print at the bottom:
"Travel is subject to availability and seats may not be available on all flights"
Curious how strict the capacity controls are. Possibility that only like three seats are available for pass users on each flight?
]]>That. Would. Rock.
]]>* Greater than three (3) days before a flight: $0 change/cancellation fees
* Less than three (3) days before a flight: JetBlue's standard change/cancel fees apply
In the case of a no-show, the customer's pass will be placed on hold, any reserved pass flights will be canceled, and no new flight segments wil be able to be booked until the customer pays a $100 no-show penalty.
]]>20 hours to achieve 4.5 hours of flying doesn't appeal to me.
]]>I'd be all over this if I didn't have an overseas trip that takes up half of September. Not a bad deal; seems there are not a million restrictions in place.
I'm glad to see something like this.. maybe other carriers will come up with a similar idea?
...Nah.
]]>Drats.
]]>Hell, anyone who likes traveling... $600 for the year, to go whenever, wherever (well, limited to JetBlue's services)... I'm tempted myself, honestly.
]]>I'll pass...
]]>Well, NOW...
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