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Andrew Zusman@uxandrew · UX Designer
Flat monthly fee for unlimited air travel on a private plane. It's currently available in Texas only, but I posted this because I think the model is something we haven't seen in this vertical yet. Couldn't Virgin America offer this with commercial flights? Wouldn't something like this "disrupt" the air travel industry...? Discuss :-)!
Derek Shanahan@dshan · GM @ SuperRewards
@uxandrew Didn't JetBlue do something along these lines, maybe still does? It was like 3 months though.
Matt@mzuvella · Marketing @OnsideSports
@uxandrew @dshan Yes they did! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hu...
Nick Kennedy@iam_nickkennedy · Founder and CEO @iflyrise
@uxandrew Thank you for the post. We aren't sleeping much these days but having a great time building a great company to serve our members. Let me know when you are in Texas and we'll get you on one of our planes for a ride.
Gillian Morris@gillianim · CEO, Hitlist
@uxandrew there's definitely some precedent for this type of pricing - at JetBlue and also way back in the day at Southwest. The limiting of the number of reservations at a time sounds interesting and the price point is very attractive for a business traveler. That being said I'm going to be very impressed if this can be financially viable and still offer th… See more
Dave Weinberg@weinberg81 · CEO, loop88
@knickkennedy March 13-17 for #SXSW. Would love a ride! Northeast corridor (NYC/DC/BOS) could use a real shakeup.
Nick Kennedy@iam_nickkennedy · Founder and CEO @iflyrise
@weinberg81 my friends @wadeeyerly @corcuzz @ryanamorley have got your back on the east coast with @flybeacon. Let me know you sxsw plans and we'll try to hook you up.
Dave Weinberg@weinberg81 · CEO, loop88
@knickkennedy March 13-17. Email me... dave@loop88.com :)