Check out the seat he has at the US Open:
http://blog.dustincurtis.com/im-at-the-us-open-in-the-front-...
Must be doing something right to get seats like that.
Dear jetBlue...
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#73Did you guys look into travel insurance? If you found the right package, it might cover things like additional charges due to travel interruptions, etc. And since you are engaging in a publicity stunt you might look for sponsorship beyond JetBlue.
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#74Earlier quoted context omitted.
This letter really bothers me for a few reasons: 1. The letter did not need to be open at all. If you want to travel the country for 30 days without paying, more power to you but why not just send it to the jetBlue CEO directly? 2. The people behind this letter obviously think their idea is amazingly brilliant. Which it isn't. Everyone has interesting stories. You could go into a Dunkin' Donuts at 3AM and hear some p…
I'm not sure why, but I'll respond briefly to your three points. 1. It did not need to be open. But I am making a website documenting my journey. Sorry if someone thought it was interesting and posted it to this site where you were forced to read it. 2. We don't really think it's amazingly brilliant. It is remarkable, though, in that most people have never done anything like this. We just thought it would be an inter…
If it were another unscrupulous airline, I would be afraid that they would purposely be trying to recoup their upfront loss on the ticket by charging additional fees - like missed connections/rebooking fees. just a random thought...
Good luck on your travels
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#75This project's carbon footprint is going to bigger than a microwaved michael jordan doing a lay up for shaq (in space).
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#76I get why there's a lot of hate goin' on, but if you're going to travel around the country on one airline for 30 days and take more flights than their pilots are allowed to it's probably a good idea to at least try to tell the company about it, regardless of whether you should be asking for preferential treatment or a freebie.
It's going to be a documented journey, and for the sake of transparency, why wouldn't you contact them? And why wouldn't you make it an open letter? This is how blogging works nowadays. They just aren't waiting to be picked up by a news spot days after they're back home.
All this is apropos of whether they should be asking for anything, or whether it's a good and worthy idea, or if you like or don't like Mr. Curtis. Feel free to knock them for doing it wrong, but don't knock them for trying.
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#77i think this is a lovely/fun/adventurous idea.
i'm sure their trip will be super memorable. i can't wait to follow along on the blog.
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#78I'm really bored with this guy's continual attempts at blatant self-promotion. Just because you make a new domain every time you write a blog rant doesn't mean your writing is more interesting than the average Tumblr.
Be civil. Don't say things you wouldn't say in a face to face conversation. http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
I would say this to him. "Dude, your blog is boring."
(Who cares what I think?)
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#79Earlier quoted context omitted.
Be civil. Don't say things you wouldn't say in a face to face conversation. http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
I would say this to him. "Dude, your blog is boring." (Who cares what I think?)
I would like to chat with you, just to see why you think that, but I can't find any email address anywhere. Can you send me an email (hi@dustincurtis.com)?