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One of the many unanswered questions surrounding JetBlue Flight 1416 from LGB to AUS that was forced to make an emergency landing back at Long Beach Airport on Thursday after a blown engine filled the cabin with smoke was the question of let’s take a selfie? After the 147 passengers evacuated the plane on emergency…
For a limited time through September 15, 2014, transfers from American Express Membership Rewards will come with a 25% bonus. How To Transfer American Express Points American Express Membership Rewards points can be redeemed for a number of items from gift cards to products to travel experiences. But I’ve found I get the best value from my…
In an effort to fill seats in the traditionally slower fall travel period Frontier and JetBlue are having brief fare sales – Frontier ending today and JetBlue ending tomorrow. Frontier Airlines “Ice Bucket Challenge Sale” – sale ends today – August 26, 2014 From Frontier: Tickets must be purchased by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time, August…
According to JetBlue, Flight 704 from San Juan to New York on Saturday evening was evacuated after the plane experienced engine trouble. The flight with 186 passengers and 6 crew never took off because the pilots rejected take-off. The passengers were evacuated and put on another plane or given alternative options. According to Carib News,…
JetBlue does a good job of winning the customer by combining the no frills aspect of low-cost carriers, but adding twists such as satellite music, free live TV, friendly enough in-flight crews, and allowing the first checked bag of up to 50 pounds free of charge. But the “always free” bag could be coming to an…
Per this CBS Boston story, a JetBlue pilot was arrested for a heroin bust in Boston. In addition to the pilot, 5 others were also arrested as well. The article states, A JetBlue pilot was one of six people arrested by Boston Police in a drug deal near Boston Common over the weekend, investigators said…
JetBlue has a great deal on flights from Boston to Austin (AUS), Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) and Houston (HOU) for only $54 each way right now. You must book by July 11th for travel between August 4 – November 20, 2014. For two days only the price of a barrel of oil, $108 as of the close of the market on July 9, determined the price…
I’m all about cheap flights and appears that JetBlue is currently offering a sale on their flights from New York (JFK) to Cape Cod for only $29 each way. I know the flight might only be an hour, but for $29 you can’t beat that. Here’s a look in July for when these fares are…
Earlier this month, WestJet granted wishes for 250 passengers by asking what everyone wanted for Christmas, and then went out and bought all the gifts for passengers and then delivered upon their arrival. In the Christmas spirit, JetBlue did a similar good deed which they call Fly It Forward. You can view their Fly It Forward Video…
JetBlue announced that they will be launching in-flight WiFi onboard their aircraft and now through June 2014, the WiFi will be free. Currently JetBlue only has Fly-Fi on three of their Airbus A320s in their fleet, but will be adding more A320’s each month, followed by their Embraer E190’s. If you want to find out which routes these planes…
Yesterday I wrote about how the FAA approved the use of electronic devices in all stages of flight. While, Delta Air Lines just got their approval from the FAA to start allowing personal electronic devices to be used below 10,000 feet starting immediately. This will be for all domestic mainline Delta flights. JetBlue also applied…
Rocketmiles, the hotel booking site that offers members a way to increase the amount of airline miles they earn with hotel stays, has announced a new partner and with it, a 3,000 point bonus offer for new accounts. Hotel bookings made through Rocketmiles allow members to earn thousands of miles for reservations booked through Rocketmiles.…
American Airlines is moving forward with merger considerations. They are reported to be considering six options including JetBlue, Alaska Airlines, Frontier, US airways, Virgin and are even considering themselves. This move comes as creditors have pressed American Airlines on their stand alone restructuring plan. Reuters has a good report with the following high level summary:…
This week a JetBlue Captain had a meltdown during a flight from JFK to Las Vegas. The co-pilot found him unfit to fly and locked him out of the cockpit. The details of his erratic behavior have emerged and would be pretty terrifying to anyone on board since he is The Captain of the flight.…
JetBlue flight 191 from New York’s JFK to Las Vegas today was forced to make an emergency landing. The pilot had a meltdown and was running up and down the aisles screaming “Say your prayers” and was mentioning things about explosives. He was eventually subdued by passengers and into custody once the plane made its emergency…