Did you hear about the incredible deal Jet Blue is offering? Me being a travel buff my heart started beating quickly as I read about the Jet Blue All-You-Can-Jet Pass. For just $599 you can enjoy unlimited travel for an entire month! I started thinking about where I would go (Chicago to see a friend, Seattle for a sister visit, California to see another friend and of course New York for a little shopping.) I called my husband, and told him all about it based on what I found on Jet Blue’s website:
About the Pass
* $599 for a month of unlimited travel, any available seat, domestic taxes and fees included, International and Puerto Rico taxes and fees not included
* On sale through Friday, August 21, 2009, or while supplies last
* Travel Dates: Tuesday, September 8, 2009 through Thursday, October 8, 2009
* Each flight must be booked no later than 11:59 p.m. MDT three days prior to the flight’s scheduled departure.
* Nonrefundable/nontransferable/no name changes permitted
* Customers who already have a flight booked during the pass travel period can pay the difference to upgrade to the pass by calling 1-800-JETBLUE (538-2583), prompt 4.
* Each All-You-Can-Jet Pass is eligible for 35 TrueBlue points. Flights booked on the pass are not available for additional TrueBlue points.To purchase an All-You-Can-Jet Pass:
Call 1-800-JETBLUE (538-2583), option 4. You do not have to be a TrueBlue member at the time of purchase, but a TrueBlue number is required to book all flights.To join TrueBlue, click here; it’s free.
To book flights with your All-You-Can-Jet Pass:* Before calling to reserve your flight, please visit jetblue.com to check availability and select flight times.
* Call 1-800-JETBLUE (538-2583), prompt 4.
* Provide your pass number which is your original reservation number.
* Provide your TrueBlue number.
* You may only book one flight per city per day; if a violation of this policy is found, JetBlue will honor only the last booking made and cancel the customer’s other bookings from that city on that day.
* Each flight must be booked no later than 11:59 p.m. MDT three days prior to the flight’s scheduled departure.
* You can change/cancel flights for no fee with three (3) or more days notice; changes or cancellations to flight bookings made after 11:59 p.m. MDT three days prior to the flight’s scheduled departure will be charged standard JetBlue change/cancel fees.To change or cancel All-You-Can-Jet Pass travel:
* Greater than three (3) days before a flight: $0 change/cancellation fees
* Less than three (3) days before a flight: JetBlue’s standard change/cancel fees apply
Right around the same time I negotiated a 20% discount on new insulation we’re having installed in our attic, a savings of $850. That was more ammunition for me to justify the $1200 expense of plane tickets. But the more I thought about it the more questions and concerns I had.
* Would I be able to book flights on the days I really wanted to travel?
* Could I get stuck somewhere?
* Who would watch my dog while I was jetting around the country?
* What kind of parking bill would I rack up at the airport since the nearest Jet Blue hub is 90 minutes away in Charlotte, North Carolina?
In the end I decided that while the deal was fabulous, Jet Blue will likely do it again if it goes well. I’ll wait and see what happens this time around and maybe I’ll snag a pass next time Jet Blue offers them up. Where would you go with an All-You-Can-Fly pass?