WestJet has launched a new frequent flier program, called the Frequent Guest program. Now, the way that they are organizing this program is unique. It seems to be a program for the average flier, rather than the frequent flier. We recently bemoaned the fact that airlines have effectively devalued their miles by allowing people...
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JetBlue is switching its reservations system from Navitaire to SABRE this weekend. As a matter of practicality, this will cause disruptions. If you are travelling Friday, Saturday or Sunday of this weekend(January 29-31), you may want to show up early.
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Today, while we are stuck in our homes in the snow, our thoughts are with those stuck at the airports. In preparation for this storm, airlines around the Northeast United States preemptively cancelled flights, airports were closed for hours, and some people are being told it might be days before they get home. At...
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JetBlue is having a Cyber Monday Sale Today Only till 11:59PM MST.
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JetBlue is having a One Day Sample Sale, Today only until 11:59PM MDT. Sale fares are valid for travel December 2nd through December 16th, and January 6th through January 28th. Fares on some routes as low as $29/$39/$49. Cross the country for $99 or less one-way.
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JetBlue Airways announced a major expansion in Boston’s Logan Airport. The full schedule of expansion has yet to be announced, but the following highlights are available and will be available for purchase on November 4th.
Two Additional Flights to Chicago-O’Hare(Total 3)
Two Additional Flights to Raleigh-Durham(Total 3)
One Additional Flight to BWI(Total 5)
One Additional Flight...
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JetBlue's Island Joy Sale. Book before midnight on October 30th.
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JetBlue Sample Sale Till Midnight Tonight
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Airline Route Updates has a comprehensive list of the new JetBlue-Lufthansa codeshare, found here. The flight numbers will be between LH8500 and 8700 and cover both Boston and New York-JFK routes. Booking are already open for service on or after November 1st.
Also effective today, South African Airlines will interline...
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This is a busy month for us, and it is often hard to keep up on things. So we want to try to catch up on some route developments over the last few days we may have missed.
Matching competitor AirTran, Delta Air Lines will inaugurate mainline service on December 18th from Atlanta to Key...
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The Middle Seat Terminal blog reports that the rate at which passengers were bumped in the second quarter of this year increased forty percent compared with the same period a year ago. As carriers have slashed capacity to the bone, and with overbooking a common practice, there are too many people crammed onto...
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JetBlue inaugurated service today from its focus city at Boston’s General Edward Logan Airport to Thurgood Marshall Baltimore-Washington International Airport. In honor of this inauguration, which is in direct competition with Southwest Airlines, JetBlue is offering a one-day only $9 each way sale. The offer ends September 9, 11:59 p.m. MDT and is for...
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JetBlue announced today a fare sale. Book by 9/10/09 for travel between 9/15 and 12/16/09. Click on the banner above to purchase and support our blog. Fares start at $29 each way on some routes.
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On Friday, we posted about two JetBlue Embraer 190s that made emergency landings due to smoke and fire situations.
In addition to Flight 654, which last Monday made an emergency landing at Kennedy after taking off for Rochester due to smoke in the cabin, and Flight 1781, which made a landing with an...
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We waited for JetBlue’s response to this incident, which occurred yesterday. Flight 1781, with 89 passengers onboard, departed Orlando at 12:34, scheduled to arrive at 1:35. A fire broke out in the left-hand side engine, and the plane made an emergency landing at its destination of Nassau, Bahamas. The...
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JetBlue and Lufthansa have signed a codeshare agreement which would place Lufthansa flight numbers on 12 destinations in the U.S. to Boston and New York. The agreement is pending DOT approval.
JetBlue’s experience with interline and codeshare has been limited. It has put its flight number on Cape Air flights from Boston. Its arrangement with...
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JetBlue announced earlier this week an increase of its service to Jamaica.And we don’t mean Jamaica, Queens. JetBlue has applied to add two new Montego Bay routes, to both Boston and Orlando. The airline will also add service on its existing route from New York-JFK to Montego Bay to eleven flights weekly, and will...
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JetBlue will be offering an unlimited pass to fly from September 8th through October 8th, for $599. The pass has the following conditions:
On sale till August 21st, or while supplies last. So a limited number will be sold
Includes all domestic taxes and fees. International and Puerto Rico taxes and fees not included.
Reservations must be...
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Jetblue and Virgin America decided to announce San Francisco to Ft. Lauderdale service.
Jetblue will begin service on November 17th, with a redeye flight leaving San Francisco 11:30PM and arriving 7:50AM, returning at 7:15PM and arriving at 10:35PM. In between, JetBlue can deploy the plane on its east coast network. Connections will be...
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In honor of reaching one million followers, JetBlue’s Cheeps program is offering a 20% discount on all flights booked from now through the end of October for today, August 5th ONLY. Blackout dates of October 9th through the 12th and other restrictions apply.
Use Promo Code: MLNTH09
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We’re not a hoarder of frequent flier miles. We have them, of course. But, we’ve never been aggressive about it. The credit-card programs only seem to devalue the miles or points in these systems.
JetBlue, however, has made several improvements to its frequent flier program. TrueBlue had some serious limitations under the old system. For...
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JetBlue has announced a fare sale with fares as low as $29 on selected routes. The sale is on travel between September 8th and December 16th, with blackout dates from November 24th through the 30th. Advertised fares are most often found on midweek travel dates. Changes/cancellation at $100 per person. Click The...
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We’re slowly inching toward our goal of reaching 1000 posts. We hope you’ve been enjoying our increased efforts.
Air Canada yesterday inaugurated service from Montreal to Fort-de-France, Martinique. The service will be offered on Saturdays until August 29th, and then will recommence on a year-round basis on December 5th.
Alaska Airlines inaugurated service on...
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JetBlue will be welcoming the inaugural flight from New York to LAX in a few short hours. At 10:45AM Pacific, at Terminal 6, Gate 69B at LAX. LAX is JetBlue’s 56th destination, and will be served twice daily from both New York and Boston.
JetBlue also served Long Beach and Burbank...
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