Meant to post these a while back.  Various airlines in random locations.  Enjoy

united airlines departure from LHR to LAX

moving map on monitor- inside lufthansa a380- FRA-NRT

windy BOS landing on jet blue

united regional jet leaving albany, ny

delta 747 departing manila; shot from upper deck

What makes JetBlue different from other US based airlines? JetBlue professes to provide a different experience than most US Airlines (besides just the erratic behavior of 1 particular flight attendant)  A lot of miles have been flow, but never on JetBlue… until recently. I assumed the answer was “nothing significant” but I did notice a few factors worth mentioning.

Upon boarding, I was happy NOT to hear a flight attendant shouting at passengers via the PA system.
There was no: “Sit down or move so we can get out of here on time”
It was simply more pleasant and not panicked.

The extra leg room (pitch) that JetBlue is “known” for was noticeable. During beverage service, the flight attendants did not drag carts through the aisle- they simply took beverage orders 1 or 2 rows at a time and then walked to the galley.
Ready for this? JetBlue provides free snacks. Not just peanuts and pretzels. There was basket offered that contained at least 7 choices of small snacks.

To top it all off, JetBlue offers satellite television and an abbreviated version of XM (now SiriusXM) radio, but like all major airlines, they do charge for a set of headphones.
JetBlue provided a likable change of pace from the legacy airlines. Here are the photos:

I don’t know what’s scarier, JetBlue rogue flight attendant Steve Slater’s reckless behavior this week or the fact that he just started following me on twitter.  None-the-less, I find it very ironic that in an industry which is bashed by the media more than any other for it’s treatment of consumers, especially for its rude employees, this one is set to write the newest version of JetBlue’s Code of Conduct.

Here are some of the most recent headlines:

“Steven Slater: From JetBlue Quitter to Latest American Folk Hero?”

“JetBlue Flight Attendant Gains Hero Status”

“An apology to JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater”

“Stupid passengers take the blame for wild flight attendant”

All of a sudden, this week, its not the airline’s fault, but the passengers.  Bravo! 

Why the flip-flop?

In case you have not noticed, JetBlue and Virgin America are the darlings of the media as far as airlines go.  I can only imagine the headlines had this incident taken place on a United, Delta or American flight.  If this were the case, I believe the headlines would be in line with the historical level of scrutinization:

“Sue them, fine them, how could they!”