This comes after this morning’s announcement by JetBlue that “All You Can Jet” won’t be returning this year.

(Tip of the hat to Deals We Like)

To/From New York City, NY (JFK)

Buffalo, NY (BUF)
Burlington, VT (BTV)
Denver, CO (DEN)
Fort Myers, FL (RSW)
Houston, TX (HOU)
Jacksonville, FL (JAX)
Nantucket, MA (ACK)
New Orleans, LA (MSY)
Phoenix, AZ (PHX)
Portland, ME (PWM)
Portland, OR (PDX)
Richmond, VA (RIC)
Rochester, NY (ROC)
Salt Lake City, UT (SLC)
Sarasota Bradenton, FL (SRQ)
Syracuse, NY (SYR)
Washington, DC/Dulles (IAD)
West Palm Beach, FL (PBI)

To/From Boston, MA (BOS)

Baltimore, MD (BWI)
Buffalo, NY (BUF)
Charlotte, NC (CLT)
Denver, CO (DEN)
Fort Myers, FL (RSW)
Jacksonville, FL (JAX)
New Orleans, LA (MSY)
Newark, NJ (EWR)
Raleigh/Durham, NC (RDU)
Richmond, VA (RIC)
San Francisco, CA (SFO)
Washington, DC/Dulles (IAD)
Washington, DC/Reagan (DCA)
West Palm Beach, FL (PBI)

Apparently miles can be earned on any itinerary that includes those segments, though miles will only be credited for the segments listed above. It’s not clear yet whether elite qualifying miles or elite bonus miles can be earned for these routes, though I think it might just be redeemable miles for the time being.

While this is a nice addition, it’s not a game changer, given the limited number of routes that miles can be earned on, not to mention that we’re most likely just talking about redeemable miles. But miles are miles, and if I have to fly JetBlue, it’s certainly nice to earn at least something for those flights.

If you’re inclined to fly JetBlue and have the time, this is a pretty unbeatable deal!

There seem to be two prevailing opinions. One is “this guy’s my hero” and the other is “this was insanely unprofessional.” I think both are true. The guy strikes me as being a total douche and was being incredibly unprofessional, but his execution seems to be so brilliant that I actually feel like I need to give him props. Talk about thinking on your feet!

It’s one thing to cuss out the cabin over the PA and go down the emergency slide. But he took two beers with him! That alone turns the story from pathetic to hilarious, in my opinion. In the end no one was hurt, and no doubt he did what a lot of people only dream of doing.

And then the second highlight had to be this tidbit:

New York Daily News reports that Steven and his boyfriend were in the midst of sexual relations when a slew of officers arrived to apprehend the suspect.

C’mon now, that’s funny!

And the last highlight? He was apparently a member of JetBlue’s “inflight values committee!”

While I doubt we’ll ever see him working in the airline industry again, I’m thinking this is just about the smartest career move anyone ever made (unless Levi knocking up Bristol is considered a “career move”). I hate to see him make money off his bad temper, but it’s inevitable.

I’m actually flying from JFK to TPA on the evening of October 31 and booked Delta for $99. While I’ll probably end up in first class and have lounge access, I would have taken JetBlue for $41 in a heartbeat.

I even see a New York to Long Beach flight with availability at this price!

As someone that has done six transpacific flights in five days and has also done 30 domestic segments in a week, I’d like to point out that this guy is absolutely insane. He’s going to experience sleep deprivation of the highest form, not to mention will smell like…. well, bad.

Nonetheless it’s entertaining to follow along, given that he has only been flying for a few days. It only gets worse from here. I have to wonder at what point he’ll regret this. Nonetheless it looks like the JetBlue employees are taking great care of him, which is a smart move.

Seriously, this is a crazy good deal. Basically for $150/week you can fly wherever you want as often as you want. That’s cheaper than virtually any single roundtrip!

(Tip of the hat to Eric)

Anyway, the program is getting more complicated. Instead of earning TrueBlue credits based on the number of flights, the program is now going to be revenue based. You’ll earn three points per dollar spent (only the base fare counts), and an extra three points per dollar for bookings made on jetblue.com. That doesn’t sound all that exciting, and actually sounds like a devaluation in and of itself. But, as The Wandering Aramean reports, it’s not quite that bad. They’ll offer bonus thresholds with certain spend levels, and it seems like the redemptions won’t be directly related to the price of a revenue ticket. So in other words it’s just like the Virgin American elevate program, only it’s completely different.

Complicated is good for the points slut that doesn’t mind trying to beat the system (and those often aren’t the most profitable customers). Complicated is bad for the average traveler that just wants to accrue enough points to (reluctantly) visit the in-laws every year.

Overall I’d say this is good marketing on the part of JetBlue, although it doesn’t seem like there’s all that much upside here. Are people that think they might lose their jobs really taking vacations right now? Would someone that feels secure in their current position consider this when booking travel? If so, will they choose JetBlue because they might get a refund? I can see a little upside here, but not a whole lot.

Still, there’s no downside, so a minor thumbs up to to JetBlue for this.

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 you a $50 Voucher good for travel on JetBlue between January 8 and February 9, 2009. Vouchers will be emailed on or after November 30, 2008. Offer expires 11:59 p.m. MDT September 21, 2008. Restrictions apply.*

Happy jetting!

If that’s not complicated enough for you, January 15-19 are blackoutdates. Like they said, happy jetting (and practicing your reading comprehension skills).