Jet Blue - why didn't I know about this?

Last week, we were away on vacation. We went from Los Angeles to New York City via Jet Blue Airlines, and the experience was great. Since my family is mostly on the east coast, I fly a few times a year and have never taken Jet Blue.

The first thing I liked was the price. It was among the cheapest flights we could find on the schedule we needed.

The second thing I liked was the optional legroom. For about $25 per person per flight ($100 total for us - $25 x 2 people x 2 flights each for round trip), we were able to purchase seats with 4" of extra leg room. At 5'3", leg room has never been much of a consideration for me, but at 6'4", it's very much on my husband's mind! Even though I don't need the legroom, it did make for a more comfortable fight.

The third thing was the wide, generous seats. They were similar to seats I've seen in first class. On our flight out, a very tall man with a linebacker build sat next to me, and we both had plenty of room.

The fourth thing I liked was my own Direct TV in the seatback in front of me. I watched several hours of "junk food for the mind" TV in both directions and the 5 1/2 hour flight was done in no time. There is also satellite radio with dozens of channels.

Finally, the operation was just generally well-run. We encountered no long waits anywhere, the boarding was logical and organized, and there was plenty of room in the overhead bins even on a full flight. On our flight to New York City, we were detoured to Rochester due to thunderstorms. The crew provided complementary pizza, soda and bottled water for passengers even though they were in no way responsible for the delay.

I will be flying Jet Blue again.