Comparing the All-You-Can-Fly Deals

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Days like today that I wish I had three weeks of vacation and $499 to burn.

 

JetBlue and Sun Country Airlines are both offering all-you-can-fly passes: a month of travel for one set price. Here’s how they compare:

 

JetBlue's All You Can Jet Pass:

Enjoy unlimited travel from September 7 to October 6, 2010 with our All You Can Jet Pass, now with two great options! Use your AYCJ Pass for business, for pleasure, to visit your favorite cities or to meet with a client. You might as well just do it all. With more than 60 cities to choose from, and for just $699* for the AYCJ-7 and $499* for the AYCJ-5, it's a deal you can't pass up.

 

AYCJ Pass types

AYCJ-7: $699* for 30 days of unlimited travel-SOLD OUT

AYCJ-5: $499* for 30 days of unlimited travel (excludes Fridays and Sundays)

Pass travel valid on JetBlue-operated flights in the JetBlue route network only

Domestic taxes and fees included

International and Puerto Rico taxes and fees not included

On sale now, while supplies last

Travel dates: Tuesday, September 7, 2010 through Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Each flight must be booked and ticketed no later than 11:59 p.m. EDT or 11:59 p.m. local time, whichever is earlier, three (3) days prior to the flight's scheduled departure

Last seat availability

Nonrefundable/nontransferable/no name changes permitted

Purchasing an AYCJ Pass

AYCJ Passes can only be purchased online by clicking "Buy now" above

You must be a TrueBlue member to purchase your pass and book flights. To join, click here; it's free

Each AYCJ Pass is eligible for TrueBlue points—customers that purchase AYCJ-7 will receive 4,200 TrueBlue points. Customers that purchase AYCJ-5 will receive 3,000 TrueBlue points. Flights booked on the pass are not available for additional TrueBlue points

You will receive a confirmation within 24-48 hours of purchasing the pass, which will include a link and instructions for booking your flights. You can begin booking pass travel on Monday, August 23, 2010

There is no age restriction for pass purchase and travel. Customers 13 and under must have a parent register them for TrueBlue, purchase their pass and reserve all travel. Please note: There is an $85 per person fee each way for unaccompanied minors (a child traveling alone between ages 5 and 13)

Booking flights with an AYCJ Pass

AYCJ Pass flights can only be booked online at jetblue.com/aycj beginning August 23, 2010

Booking multiple flights departing from the same city on the same day is prohibited; any such bookings will be cancelled immediately with the exception of the most recently booked flight

Each flight must be booked and ticketed no later than 11:59 p.m. EDT or 11:59 p.m. local time, whichever is earlier, three (3) days prior to the flight's scheduled departure

Changes/Cancellations/No-Show Policy

Changes/Cancellations greater than three days before departure flight: $0 fee

Changes/Cancellations within three days of departure flight: $50 fee

All flights require three-day advance purchase, including changed flights

If a customer no-shows for a flight, a penalty fee of $100 will be incurred. The AYCJ Pass and all existing reservations will be suspended until the penalty fee is paid.

Sun Country Fall Free For All:

Fall Free For All pass for Over a Month of Unlimited Travel!

How many destinations can you visit in 37 days? Well, now is your chance to find out between September 7, 2010 and October 13, 2010 – with the Fall Free For All pass you will have access to every available coach-class seat on every Sun Country scheduled flight with no blackout dates! You can fly to any Sun Country destination for anything from client meetings, visiting family, going to a Hometown team away game to gambling sun down to sun up. All you have to do is purchase The Hometown Airline’s Fall Free For All pass by August 24, 2010 at 11:59pm Central Time and you’ll be on your way to explore more this fall. Check out the details below and purchase your pass today!

 

Fall Free For All pass for only $499*!

 

 

•Passes are good for unlimited coach-class travel for one person.

•Passes are only valid on Sun Country operated scheduled flights.

•Flight reservations must be made by calling Sun Country Reservations.

•All travel must commence on or after September 7, 2010 and

end on or before October 13, 2010.

•Additional taxes and fees apply for the pass and with each flight booked.

 

To purchase your Fall Free For All pass call our friendly Reservations Department at 1-800-359-6786 (toll free) or 651-905-2737 (Minneapolis/St. Paul Local), Monday – Sunday 5:00 am to Midnight (Central Time).

 

 

 

When you break down the face value of each pass, the Sun Country deal looks like a better buy (about $13 a day, including Friday and Sunday flights, compared with $16 or $23 a day on JetBlue). However, with so many hidden fees, including domestic taxes and change fees, the Fall Free for All pass could end up costing a lot more by the end of the month.

 

On the plus side, Sun Country has a better hub for travelers who live in the Midwest. Most of JetBlue’s flights either start or connect through Boston, New York City, Long Beach, Calif., Orlando or Fort Lauderdale.

Does anyone plan to buy a pass this year? If you traveled on JetBlue’s $599 All You Can Jet pass last year, was it worth it?

Edited August 19, 2010 by LTGTR