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...pass, except to say that demand has exceeded expectations, to the point that JetBlue shortened the deadline that flyers could purchase the pass by from Aug. 21 to Aug. 19. Industry analysts expect healthy results. "It should generate a fair amount of revenue," says airline consultant Robert Mann, "and lots of goodwill for JetBlue." (See 50 essential travel tips...
...will probably be even slower. If the deal spurs new travel, and revenue, during a time when seats would otherwise remain empty, JetBlue will make out just fine. Airlines incur some extra service costs if more people pile onto a plane: about a third of the fuel costs, says Mann, depend on the number of passengers and pieces of luggage on board. But most of the major costs are fixed: the same number of pilots and flight attendants are required whether 10 or 100 passengers are on the aircraft. On the other hand, if most of the people who bought...
...JetBlue route map: hits jumped 700% after the promotion was announced, on Aug. 12. Even flyers who ultimately passed on the offer became more familiar with JetBlue. "People are on the website, sitting around and figuring how much to take home at an all-you-can-eat buffet," says Mann...
...cheery, glossed-over tourist vision to take hold, but have always seen a darker side of the city: a once powerful trade and cultural capital transformed into a sinking, aesthetic skeleton. For Balzac, it was the perfect frame for a Prince with only a title and no wealth; for Mann, it allowed for the exploration of beauty tainted by disease...
...also worked with songwriter Aimee Mann, country singer Brad Paisley and the electronic duo Lemon Jelly. Who else would you like to work with? Anybody. Any well-known musician would be a prime victim of mine. I would jump on their backs and stick my needle-like teeth in their throat and suck their musical blood. [Laughs...