Tips, Tricks, and Travel with Lucky

$31 one-way fares on JetBlue on Halloween

This is a hell of a deal. All JetBlue routes are available for a mere $31 one-way for travel on October 31 after noon (in whatever time zone you might be). With taxes that comes out to around $41 all-in.
I’m actually flying from JFK to TPA on the evening of October 31 and booked Delta [...]

JetBlue’s “Terminal Man”

I’m sure most of you have heard about the guy that’s flying JetBlue nonstop for a month on their “all-you-can-fly” pass, never leaving airports. Anyway, he’s blogging over at wired.com, and it’s quite entertaining to follow along.
As someone that has done six transpacific flights in five days and has also done 30 domestic segments in [...]

All you can jet with JetBlue!

Talk about a killer deal! JetBlue is offering an “all you can jet” promotion through August 21, for travel from September 8 to October 8 for just $599. Bookings need to be made three days in advance, but you have last seat availability, which makes this a killer offer. Domestic taxes and fees are even [...]

JetBlue relaunches their frequent flyer program

It looks like JetBlue will be relaunching their frequent flyer program this fall, and with marketing buzz words like “rewarding,” “flexibility,” and “listening to your feedback,” you know it’s gotta be good. To compare, I believe United used the “listening to your feedback” line when they wanted to eliminate meals across the Atlantic and US used [...]

JetBlue will refund your fare if you lose your job

Those that book tickets with JetBlue between February 1 and June 1, 2009, and lose their jobs after February 17 can receive a refund for their reservation of up to nine people. The press release can be found here.
Overall I’d say this is good marketing on the part of JetBlue, although it doesn’t seem like [...]

Receive a $50 JetBlue voucher**********************

The number of asterisks represents how complicated JetBlue has chosen to make this offer.
To qualify for your $50 Voucher, just register now on this page and then book a roundtrip flight on jetblue.com between September 8 and September 21, 2008 for travel between October 15 and November 15, 2008. Once travel is completed, we’ll send [...]

JetBlue to start charging for pillows and blankets

Straight from the horse’s mouth:
NEW YORK, Aug. 4, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — JetBlue Airways Corporation (Nasdaq:JBLU), together with CleanBrands LLC, an innovator in the creation and development of products devoted to improving the health of the sleep environment, today announced the creation of The World’s Cleanest(tm) travel pillow and blanket kit. Effective today, customers on [...]

Woman smoked on flight, then hit flight attendant

DENVER – A woman faces federal charges after she allegedly lit up a cigarette on a flight and then assaulted a flight attendant, forcing the plane to land in Denver.
JetBlue flight 643 was on its way from JFK airport in New York City to San Francisco when the pilot had to make an unexpected landing [...]

Some industry updates…

I figured I’d make a consolidated post with some of the stories/news I’ve seen in the industry this week. 

Many airlines are raising the price for liquor/food onboard. AirTran is raising the price of alcoholic beverages by a dollar to $6. Starting June 1, United is raising the price of their “fresh food” items to $7, [...]

MSNBC: Passenger sues airline over flight spent on toilet

This is quite possibly the strangest story I’ve read in a long time, probably because it makes zero sense. From MSNBC:
NEW YORK – A New York City man is suing JetBlue Airways Corp. for more than $2 million because he says a pilot made him give up his seat to a flight attendant and sit [...]