Singing the Jet Blues: Flyer High and Dry As Fla. Tix Skyrocket

Forward, August, 2001 by Eden, Ami

Eden, Ami Forward 08-10-2001 Singing the Jet Blues: Flyer High and Dry As Fla. Tix Skyrocket JetBlue Airways changed my life. The flashy startup airline made me fall in love with air travel. As soon as it debuted last year, I was wooed by its sleek new jets, gregarious flight attendants, one-way booking and cheap tickets.

We're talking really cheap tickets -- as low as $120 round-trip on short notice to South Florida, home to a growing Diaspora of New York Jews and my in-laws. Separated by the 1,200 miles between the Big Apple and Hollywood, Fla., my wife's extended family make more than 50 round-trip flights between the two states each year. So it didn't take us long to find out about JetBlue. While the Queens-based JetBlue started small, flying out of...

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