The complimentary shuttle from the hotel took me directly to Terminal 5 where I was greeted by two very helpful and smiling check in agents (they were very amused by my v-flyer luggage tags)- we chatted about why I was going to Tampa and how they both needed a scotch after a busy morning - the time was just before 11am for my 145pm flight. A great start to my first Jet blue experience.
We said out goodbyes and I joined a very long line at security which took about 30mins for me to get through to the other side.
Terminal 5 is spacious with lots of seating, the free wifi came in handy too. Boarding commenced at 115pm and I was seated in 2A in the ELR section (extra legroom seat) - this allowed me to board first and grab some space in the overheard lockers.
We pushed back at 150pm and were airborne at 210pm, a flight time of 2hrs24mins was promised and the crew were jolly and friendly throughout.
Headphones were offered for sale for $2 but my ipod one's worked just fine. Followed were the meal boxes for $5.99 which I don't think anyone did buy but they looked quite good, so maybe next time.
Complimentary beverages (full cans) and a range of snacks were offered, little bottles of water were also offered.
The entertainment was through direct TV and had 36 channels available along with radio stations - some movies were also on offer at $5.99 a go but I stuck with the news and some music.
The seats offered 38inches of legroom and were roomy - a good flight down to Tampa with an arrival at 430pm, a little ahead of schedule. A friendly crew who told a few jokes over the PA system - very refreshing indeed. Arrived to temperatures of the high 80s - how lovely!!
HF
