Aug 8, 2008

“Fly” JetBlue on free trip to nowhere

You could “fly” JetBlue for free on August 23.

The catch? You won’t be going anywhere. JetBlue will furnish you luggage to test their baggage system at their new terminal at JFK, and you won’t be boarding a plane.

New York-based JetBlue is looking for 1,000 of its frequent flyers to show up at JFK on August 23 to check bags given to them by the airline, go through security and wait at the assigned gate for their imaginary "flight".

The U.S. No. 7 carrier is taking no chances with the systems at its new Terminal 5, following the chaotic opening of British Airways' Terminal 5 at London's Heathrow Airport in March, as baggage systems failed and staff didn't know their way around the new building (see photo).

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