I liked what I had read about Jet Blue, so booked my flight with them. I was heading for the big annual (BEA) book expo convention in NYC, with a 3-day stop-off in the Alleghanies to see my friends Bill and Barb Castle at their eco resort in the woods. The flight, from SFO to JFK to Buffalo, then Buffalo to NYC and back to San Francisco was $450. Well, this airline is great. The seats are leather and there is way more leg room than on any other airliners’ economy class. No food served except for snacks, which is fine with me and I brought a chicken sandwich and crackers. A couple of bananas would have been good too. You print out your own boarding pass within 24 hours of the flight, along with your baggage check-in ticket and I was in line for about 3 minutes before I was checked in and my bag on its way. Each seat has its own screen and Direct TV with 36 channels and you can pay an extra $5 for 3 movies. Plenty of water and soft drinks available and they make trash runs every half hour or so and take your newspapers, bottles, etc. Very cool, it’s the way airlines should be run.
I’m posting this from the Alleghanies where I’ve been for 2 days, photographing Bill’s amazing building and welding projects, sleeping in an Adirondack shelter looking out on a frog-filled pond, and swimming in 2 different wonderful ponds. I get into NYC tomorrow and will post some photos. You can check out Pollywogg Holler at: Pollywogg Holler
Well you can bet this blog caught my eye! I can't attend the BEA this year but hope to next year…with another published book under my belt. My first one, "Adirondack Nightmare" was penned with my son and I. It's a cute kids book. NYC is going to be quite a shocker after relaxing in the most beautiful place on Earth. The Adirondacks. BTW, Jet Blue is my favorite airline, too. Enjoy the show!
promoting ecological building and cheap air travel on the same site! sounds like the development of ozone friendly rocket fuel for nuclear warheads.
Hey, we all do what we can, some more than others. Even Luddites need to travel.