JetBlue offers LA commuter flight this weekend – Only $4

Posted by Seth Miller on July 13, 2011 under Flying, News | 4 Comments to Read

Gotta appreciate a sense of humor from an airline. Due to the closure of I-405 (a/k/a "The 405") in the Los Angeles area this weekend a massive carmageddon experience is being predicted. And JetBlue is having some fun with it. They’ve loaded a couple special flights into the system for this Saturday only between Long Beach and Burbank:

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This is a pretty entertaining promo and were I in California this weekend I’d definitely be on it. Sadly, however, I do not think that I can swing the time for the transcons. But it is darn tempting, just to get the line on my map.

Yeah, I’ve got problems.

More details from JetBlue here: http://www2.jetblue.com/deals/overthe405/

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  1. The Nomad said,

    Haha.. this is funny.

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