Posts Tagged ‘jetblue’
Wi-Flight?
Major airlines are working to provide Wi-Fi service to passengers for upcoming flights. The service is believed to be extremely marketable especially to business travelers. Research shows whether a flight has the possibility to connect to the internet or not is more important than if it offers a meal. Besides offering yet another amenity to it’s passengers, there is another motive to install Wi-Fi on the airlines’ fleets. This added service would mean an added potential for more revenue, via a fee to connect, for airlines.
Airlines with Wi-Fi already installed, like Virgin America, use Aircell for their service and fees can range from $5.95 to $12.95 depending on the length of the flight. Airlines share the belief that passengers who want to stay connected to the world through, email, Facebook, Twitter, and other online media will happily pay this fee. It could be a money making venture not unlike the checked baggage fees.
With so many airlines working to install this service like Delta, American, and Southwest; they may just end up losing their target market for this fee . . . the business traveler. With most major carriers offering the service, it is only a matter of time before an airline makes the service free to it’s elite passengers in order to lure them away from other airlines. JetBlue has already announced intentions to offer free email and instant-messaging services on twenty of it’s Airbus A320 jets. If this becomes the case that would leave the average passenger to pay for the optional service. How willing would they be to opt for it?
According to Virgin America, the first US airline to offer the service, about 10% to 15% of passengers pay for the service. This percent jumps to 25% on transcontinental flights. It may be tough to gage how much revenue the airlines can seek to gain in this move. It is a relatively new service and market for airlines and it may take awhile for passengers to warm up to the idea. People do seem to love their mobile devices and staying connected to the web wherever they go. It has proven to be a very marketable feature in the cell phone industry. With most jets already modified for the feature, airlines like Delta seem to have confidence in the commodity. What do you think? Is tweeting in flight worth a fee?
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All-You-Can-Jet Pass
Where would you fly if you could hop on a jet anytime you felt like? Would you catch a flight to the beach and soak up some rays and make your friends jealous of your perfect tan? How about going to see your favorite team’s away game or visit family and friends in other parts of the world? JetBlue makes that a possibility with their new promotion. For $599 USD you can get an unlimited travel pass for a months time span between Sept. 8th and Oct. 8th. The pass must be purchased between now and Aug 21st. JetBlue flies to 56 domestic and international locations with a nice amount of leg room and cool included amenities like free TV and emails. It requires a little planning to pull it off, all flights in the month usage time must be booked between Aug. 12th and Oct. 5th. This allows you to book any open seat on the flight and has no blackout dates. After this you can change or cancel reservations without penalties up to three days before the flight. All fees and taxes are included in the pass for domestic flights. You can buy extra leg room for $10-$40 USD depending on flight time. All in all it sounds like a pretty great deal for anyone with the time and money to fly soon. If you have a flight to book soon it would be extremely advantageous to see if JetBlue flies there and book this way. In a rough economy this is a great way to stretch your travel budget. Buy your pass at www.jetblue.com.
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