GoldenRod
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Shawn
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JetBlue says you'll pay for pillow and blanket
http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bzblue0805,0,897716.story
BY JAMES BERNSTEIN | [email protected]
4:29 PM EDT, August 4, 2008
Next time you're on a JetBlue Airways flight and reach out for a pillow and a blanket, remember to also reach for something else as well -- your wallet.
The Forest Hills-based carrier, seeking to offset higher fuel oil prices, said Monday that effective immediately it will now sell -- no longer give away free as used to be the case -- a pillow and blanket set for $7 on flights of two hours or more. On shorter flights, JetBlue spokeswoman Alison Eshelman said, passengers requesting pillows and blankets may get them for $7, but there is no guarantee that they will be available.
The charge for pillows and blankets is another first and the latest thrust by airlines to make up for the price of fuel, which has soared about 80 percent this year.
Last week, USAirways, a major operator at LaGuardia Airport, began charging $1 for coffee and tea and $2 for sodas, juices, and bottled water. Most major carriers now charge to check-in a second piece of luggage. In the past, the soft drinks and extra bag were free.
Eshelman said that JetBlue is not just selling any old pillow and blanket, but ones that are "eco-friendly," designed by CleanBrands LLC, a Providence, R.I.-based maker of products to promote healthy sleeping.
Passengers who buy the 10-by-12 inch pillow and 39-by-51 inch fleece blanket, can keep them, JetBlue said.
Additionally, JetBlue said, the pillow and blanket come with a $5 coupon to Bed, Bath & Beyond.
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kahlua716
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Re: JetBlue says you'll pay for pillow and blanket
They don't even have them on their flights right now. My mom asked for one on a flight up from NC a few weeks ago and they said "I'm sorry- we don't have any, but we'll be selling them soon!"
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: JetBlue says you'll pay for pillow and blanket
they come with a $5 coupon for B,B&B. so it's really only $2 (unless you don't ever shop at B,B&B)
Message edited 8/5/2008 8:33:52 PM.
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