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Back by Popular Demand: All You Can Jet

55 points by _pius 16y ago

c1sc0 16y ago
I wonder if you could make airports your startup 'office' for 30 days like this. I always seem to be more productive on trains or planes.
- lsc 16y ago
  does jetblue have onboard wireless? you'd want a cellular modem for the time you are in the airports.
  - lanstein 16y ago
    Only on their BetaBlue plane. If only Virgin had all-you-can-fly.
- unwind 16y ago
  That would make for some seriously expensive coffee, at least between flights. Airports aren't, at least in my experience, exactly known for their competetive pricing on food and beverages.
- elbenshira 16y ago
  Are you kidding me? An airport is the last place I'd want to work. Expensive and crappy food, tired and annoyed people, and the endless noise of foot-traffic and zooming carts and loud-speaker announcements make airports one of the worst places on planet Earth.
  - T_S_ 16y ago
    Isn't it weird? Two people talking in a library can be more distracting than a crowd.
    - cschep 16y ago
      Ah! Trying to up upvote on an iPhone gone wrong! Meant to upvote and downvoted.. Might two people proxy their votes to correct my error?
  - c1sc0 16y ago
    Only partially. Maybe Airports would not make a good fit, but I'm positive trains would. Or at least the fairly comfortable high-speed rail we have over here in Europe.
- deleted 16y ago
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- jrockway 16y ago
  Yeah, I get a lot of work done in airport lounges. I think it's because there's a feeling of having a deadline (the plane leaves in an hour), and there is a feeling of having no obligation to do anything (you're in an airport, for cryin-out-loud). Combined with flaky 3g-dongle internets that makes web surfing a pain, it ends up being very productive for me. (I have thought about structuring an office like an airport lounge. Comfy chairs, snacks, and people walking around asking you if you want them to bring you coffee. Yes, please!)
lsc 16y ago
oh man. It's probably less fun than it sounds? but it sounds pretty fun. I'm currently trying to think of a justification. A whirlwind tour of USian data centres, perhaps?
- mahmud 16y ago
  Dude, aren't you a biker? Fuck it, go ride instead.
  - lsc 16y ago
    I sold my bike to a friendly pair of VAX SysAdmins a few months back, in exchange for the largest stack of twenties I've ever touched. It must have taken north of a week to get those out of the ATM. My girl has commandeered my "disposable" maxima (now that I finally replaced the window and fixed the brakes, it's a reasonable ride. Man, that window was out for two years, and it turns out that replacing the window was a 20 minute job and a $40 part. who knew?) My current ride is a 2002 Toyota Sienna with the seats ripped out. It's damn useful, really; I now have freight capabilities, and the seats are serving in my new office. But it's about as far from a bike as you can get; I get to keep it until my parents decide if they want to actually get rid of it or not.
sp332 16y ago
Dustin Curtis (dcurtis) and Alaska Miller (alaskamiller) took as many flights as possible in 30 days, the last time this deal was up. They used to have a page at http://dustincurtis.com/30dayflight.html http://dustincurtis.com/30dayflight.html but it's broken now. I can only find one story (which is really interesting!): http://dustincurtis.com/to-fasten-your-seatbelt.html http://dustincurtis.com/to-fasten-your-seatbelt.html dcurtis, where's your 30-day flight site now?
- mcargian 16y ago
  I don't think there was anymore than this. I remember the first post with a big lead up to the 30 day trip - but I don't remember many other posts other than the one you linked to.
- jw84 16y ago
  I finished the trip, ended up being the only one that hit all 42 cities plus Puerto Rico. Lots of mini-adventures inside airports and outside big cities. One of the top experiences I've had. Would recommend but it gets expensive if you do a city tour vs straight flights. Pictures are here: http://30dayjetset.com http://30dayjetset.com Two Redditers galavanted across 14 cities and did some fun hunts and nerdy stuff. They manage to get a lot of support from random Redditers too: http://www.reddit.com/r/reddittraveljetblue/ http://www.reddit.com/r/reddittraveljetblue/ Wired sponsored someone to fly around as well. I met him on day 3 and we chatted a bit. I think he got pretty cool content since Wired's PR team hooked him up well. Check his travel blog: http://www.wired.com/autopia/tag/terminal-man/ http://www.wired.com/autopia/tag/terminal-man/
mcantelon 16y ago
You too can maximize your output of greenhouse gases. Edit: Changed from "impact on the ozone layer".
- mustpax 16y ago
  Greenhouse gases have nothing to do with the ozone layer. The ozone hole was caused by CFCs from refrigerants and spray cans.
  - mcantelon 16y ago
    I stand corrected.
- sethg 16y ago
  I assume that JetBlue is making this offer for the same reason that any airline offers a discount tied to an abnormal schedule: they can’t sell enough full-price (or even normal-discount-price) tickets to fill their seats during September, but they don’t want to reduce the number of flights they offer, and once they’ve committed to flying the plane then the marginal cost per passenger is trivial. In other words, the plane is going to pump out those greenhouse gases whether it’s half full or three-quarters full, so your decision to accept this offer isn’t going to make much of a difference.
  - philwelch 16y ago
    Well, it'll pump out slightly more greenhouse gases when it has to support the marginal weight of one additional passenger. But the marginal energy expenditure for one passenger is most likely pretty thin.
jmillerinc 16y ago
Super lame that people upvoted this story. Way off topic for HN.
- _pius 16y ago
  I respectfully disagree; there was a very robust HN discussion about the "All-You-Can-Fly" last time it came around.
- sorbus 16y ago
  I hate to do this, but I'm going to quote the guidelines at you: "Please don't submit comments complaining that a submission is inappropriate for the site. If you think something is spam or offtopic, flag it by going to its page and clicking on the "flag" link. (Not all users will see this; there is a karma threshold.) If you flag something, please don't also comment that you did."
ljlolel 16y ago
I did this last year. Literally life-changing. While in school, I traveled every weekend. I spent 3 days visiting a friend in Bogota, Colombia. Incredible experience. One of the best parts is that you only have to book 3 days in advance, so you can pick when you leave pretty casually instead of planning ahead. You can also cancel any time at least 3 days before, so you can extend your trip if things are going well. Because of this, it's almost worth it even if you take just 2 round-trip flights in the month. Online booking now will make things easier too (before it was by phone).
hop 16y ago
What are the extra taxes/fees for going to the Caribbean or Costa Rica with the pass?
paolomaffei 16y ago
If you, like me, are in Europe remember we have ryanair. You fly pretty much everywhere for $50 or less on a lot of days. $499 pass gets you 10 flights and not just in a month. Still, I'd love to do this if I was in the US since it would force me to keep traveling
- retube 16y ago
  Is this $50 + fuel tax + carry-on fee + baggage charge + a quid for the bog + check-in costs?
  - trin_ 16y ago
    depends on the day but 50€ incl all fees is not uncommon for ryanair.last trip to london was 65€ for 2 persons without additional bags. my trip to the airport +parking was more than my ticket.

55 points by _pius 16y ago

c1sc0 16y ago

I wonder if you could make airports your startup 'office' for 30 days like this. I always seem to be more productive on trains or planes.

lsc 16y ago
does jetblue have onboard wireless? you'd want a cellular modem for the time you are in the airports.
- lanstein 16y ago
  Only on their BetaBlue plane. If only Virgin had all-you-can-fly.
unwind 16y ago
That would make for some seriously expensive coffee, at least between flights. Airports aren't, at least in my experience, exactly known for their competetive pricing on food and beverages.
elbenshira 16y ago
Are you kidding me? An airport is the last place I'd want to work. Expensive and crappy food, tired and annoyed people, and the endless noise of foot-traffic and zooming carts and loud-speaker announcements make airports one of the worst places on planet Earth.
- T_S_ 16y ago
  Isn't it weird? Two people talking in a library can be more distracting than a crowd.
  - cschep 16y ago
    Ah! Trying to up upvote on an iPhone gone wrong! Meant to upvote and downvoted.. Might two people proxy their votes to correct my error?
- c1sc0 16y ago
  Only partially. Maybe Airports would not make a good fit, but I'm positive trains would. Or at least the fairly comfortable high-speed rail we have over here in Europe.
deleted 16y ago
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jrockway 16y ago
Yeah, I get a lot of work done in airport lounges. I think it's because there's a feeling of having a deadline (the plane leaves in an hour), and there is a feeling of having no obligation to do anything (you're in an airport, for cryin-out-loud). Combined with flaky 3g-dongle internets that makes web surfing a pain, it ends up being very productive for me. (I have thought about structuring an office like an airport lounge. Comfy chairs, snacks, and people walking around asking you if you want them to bring you coffee. Yes, please!)

lsc 16y ago

oh man. It's probably less fun than it sounds? but it sounds pretty fun. I'm currently trying to think of a justification. A whirlwind tour of USian data centres, perhaps?

mahmud 16y ago
Dude, aren't you a biker? Fuck it, go ride instead.
- lsc 16y ago
  I sold my bike to a friendly pair of VAX SysAdmins a few months back, in exchange for the largest stack of twenties I've ever touched. It must have taken north of a week to get those out of the ATM. My girl has commandeered my "disposable" maxima (now that I finally replaced the window and fixed the brakes, it's a reasonable ride. Man, that window was out for two years, and it turns out that replacing the window was a 20 minute job and a $40 part. who knew?) My current ride is a 2002 Toyota Sienna with the seats ripped out. It's damn useful, really; I now have freight capabilities, and the seats are serving in my new office. But it's about as far from a bike as you can get; I get to keep it until my parents decide if they want to actually get rid of it or not.

sp332 16y ago

Dustin Curtis (dcurtis) and Alaska Miller (alaskamiller) took as many flights as possible in 30 days, the last time this deal was up. They used to have a page at http://dustincurtis.com/30dayflight.html http://dustincurtis.com/30dayflight.html but it's broken now. I can only find one story (which is really interesting!): http://dustincurtis.com/to-fasten-your-seatbelt.html http://dustincurtis.com/to-fasten-your-seatbelt.html dcurtis, where's your 30-day flight site now?

mcargian 16y ago
I don't think there was anymore than this. I remember the first post with a big lead up to the 30 day trip - but I don't remember many other posts other than the one you linked to.
jw84 16y ago
I finished the trip, ended up being the only one that hit all 42 cities plus Puerto Rico. Lots of mini-adventures inside airports and outside big cities. One of the top experiences I've had. Would recommend but it gets expensive if you do a city tour vs straight flights. Pictures are here: http://30dayjetset.com http://30dayjetset.com Two Redditers galavanted across 14 cities and did some fun hunts and nerdy stuff. They manage to get a lot of support from random Redditers too: http://www.reddit.com/r/reddittraveljetblue/ http://www.reddit.com/r/reddittraveljetblue/ Wired sponsored someone to fly around as well. I met him on day 3 and we chatted a bit. I think he got pretty cool content since Wired's PR team hooked him up well. Check his travel blog: http://www.wired.com/autopia/tag/terminal-man/ http://www.wired.com/autopia/tag/terminal-man/

mcantelon 16y ago

You too can maximize your output of greenhouse gases. Edit: Changed from "impact on the ozone layer".

mustpax 16y ago
Greenhouse gases have nothing to do with the ozone layer. The ozone hole was caused by CFCs from refrigerants and spray cans.
- mcantelon 16y ago
  I stand corrected.
sethg 16y ago
I assume that JetBlue is making this offer for the same reason that any airline offers a discount tied to an abnormal schedule: they can’t sell enough full-price (or even normal-discount-price) tickets to fill their seats during September, but they don’t want to reduce the number of flights they offer, and once they’ve committed to flying the plane then the marginal cost per passenger is trivial. In other words, the plane is going to pump out those greenhouse gases whether it’s half full or three-quarters full, so your decision to accept this offer isn’t going to make much of a difference.
- philwelch 16y ago
  Well, it'll pump out slightly more greenhouse gases when it has to support the marginal weight of one additional passenger. But the marginal energy expenditure for one passenger is most likely pretty thin.

jmillerinc 16y ago

Super lame that people upvoted this story. Way off topic for HN.

_pius 16y ago
I respectfully disagree; there was a very robust HN discussion about the "All-You-Can-Fly" last time it came around.
sorbus 16y ago
I hate to do this, but I'm going to quote the guidelines at you: "Please don't submit comments complaining that a submission is inappropriate for the site. If you think something is spam or offtopic, flag it by going to its page and clicking on the "flag" link. (Not all users will see this; there is a karma threshold.) If you flag something, please don't also comment that you did."

ljlolel 16y ago

I did this last year. Literally life-changing. While in school, I traveled every weekend. I spent 3 days visiting a friend in Bogota, Colombia. Incredible experience. One of the best parts is that you only have to book 3 days in advance, so you can pick when you leave pretty casually instead of planning ahead. You can also cancel any time at least 3 days before, so you can extend your trip if things are going well. Because of this, it's almost worth it even if you take just 2 round-trip flights in the month. Online booking now will make things easier too (before it was by phone).

hop 16y ago

What are the extra taxes/fees for going to the Caribbean or Costa Rica with the pass?

paolomaffei 16y ago

If you, like me, are in Europe remember we have ryanair. You fly pretty much everywhere for $50 or less on a lot of days. $499 pass gets you 10 flights and not just in a month. Still, I'd love to do this if I was in the US since it would force me to keep traveling

retube 16y ago
Is this $50 + fuel tax + carry-on fee + baggage charge + a quid for the bog + check-in costs?
- trin_ 16y ago
  depends on the day but 50€ incl all fees is not uncommon for ryanair.last trip to london was 65€ for 2 persons without additional bags. my trip to the airport +parking was more than my ticket.