This isn’t a personal habit but flying. If I could never ever in my life ever have to go through a stupid security theater checkpoint at an airport and then board a plane and sit like a sardine for hours on end…
I just splurged and took a flight on JSX airlines, which is effectively a semi-private jet.
The cost was roughly double what Southwest would be.
What I got for my money was:
No TSA. Just a cursory screening that took the same amount of time as just walking without stopping
No terminal. Instead you go directly to the hangar equipped with leather couches and free espresso (though no food options)
You can carry on liquids
Only need to show up twenty minutes before departure
Free checked bags that are waiting for you plane side when you land. No baggage claim. It’s just… Right there waiting for you.
Free drinks and snacks including alcohol which were served as doubles by default
Free Wi-Fi
No seats next to mine. The plane is fifteen rows of one seat on each side of the plane
The flight attendant gave service like it was the seventies - like it really mattered that every passenger had everything they needed. She even noticed a passenger with a blazer folded across his nap, so she took it and hung it in the closet in the front of the plane.
Naturally, the big airlines are trying to shut JSX down, including but not limited to a campaign that such an operation is a threat to national security. I find it ironic that Southwest is leading this litigation after themselves fighting through decades of court cases and legislation for the right to fly out of Dallas unencumbered.
They don’t fly many places, but if they have a route I want available, I will certainly consider flying them again
I believe you that if you’re paying 2x a traditional ticket price you get a better experience, but I would really just prefer high speed rail lines that can service many people at once, not a boutique experience catered to the wealthy.
This isn’t a personal habit but flying. If I could never ever in my life ever have to go through a stupid security theater checkpoint at an airport and then board a plane and sit like a sardine for hours on end…
Too bad I live in public transit shithole USA
I just splurged and took a flight on JSX airlines, which is effectively a semi-private jet.
The cost was roughly double what Southwest would be.
What I got for my money was:
No TSA. Just a cursory screening that took the same amount of time as just walking without stopping
No terminal. Instead you go directly to the hangar equipped with leather couches and free espresso (though no food options)
You can carry on liquids
Only need to show up twenty minutes before departure
Free checked bags that are waiting for you plane side when you land. No baggage claim. It’s just… Right there waiting for you.
Free drinks and snacks including alcohol which were served as doubles by default
Free Wi-Fi
No seats next to mine. The plane is fifteen rows of one seat on each side of the plane
The flight attendant gave service like it was the seventies - like it really mattered that every passenger had everything they needed. She even noticed a passenger with a blazer folded across his nap, so she took it and hung it in the closet in the front of the plane.
Naturally, the big airlines are trying to shut JSX down, including but not limited to a campaign that such an operation is a threat to national security. I find it ironic that Southwest is leading this litigation after themselves fighting through decades of court cases and legislation for the right to fly out of Dallas unencumbered.
They don’t fly many places, but if they have a route I want available, I will certainly consider flying them again
I believe you that if you’re paying 2x a traditional ticket price you get a better experience, but I would really just prefer high speed rail lines that can service many people at once, not a boutique experience catered to the wealthy.
I live in the US too, but thanks to my patented secret* I rarely fly at all!
*Being poor