JetBlue’s new Terminal 5 at JFK is about to get a test drive. Over a thousand JetBlue frequent fliers were invited to come to the airport, get tickets, go through security, and wait at assigned gates for imaginary flights to nowhere. It’s all the best parts of travel, without having to actually fly anywhere! If they did that at Logan, I’d be in.
From the Boston Globe, 7 August 2008, describing the new terminal:
The security screening areas span a football-field-size space. There are twice as many X-ray machines as metal detectors…. Rubber floors cover the security space – because it’s more comfortable for shoeless feet than tile or carpeting. A blue wall nearby will hold a bench where travelers can sit to put their shoes back on.
It took four years and $743 million, but we’ll finally have benches to put our shoes back on. It’s about smegging time.
August 9th, 2008 at 7:15 am
At $7 for a pillow and $20 to check a bag, people will be staying away in droves. “Hello, airplanes, ready to fly, open for business….”