Unlimited Flying Passes

Fly as much as you like for a month for one fee

Note on 8/18 8:25 p.m.: JetBlue just Tweted that its All You Can Jet pass has sold out.

People with large appetites love all-you-can eat restaurants. People who want to ski their legs off buy season passes for unlimited skiing at their favorite mountain(s). And two airlines are selling passes for unlimited flights for a month. I can understand gluttony at the table and an insatiable hunger for sliding on snow as much as possible during the short winter season. But considering the air-travel experience these days, the only gluttony I personally see in theses passes is being a glutton for punishment.

Seriously, JetBlue and Sun Country are pushing passes for unlimited flights for a month or more to all cities cities on their route maps for one set price. Last year, JetBlue initiated an "All You Can Jet" pass, which they've reprised this year in two versions. The deluxe (first class, if you will) version costs $699 and lets passengers fly on any flight available on any day of the week between September 7 to October 6. The $499 economy version is good daily except Friday and Sunday. The fees include those annoying taxes and fees. Buy the pass by Friday, August 20, or while supplies last.


Sun Country Airlines took a leaf from JetBlue's playbook and is selling the "Fall Free For All" pass for unlimited rides on available flights $499 and is valid from September 7 thought October 13. Sun Country calls itself "Your Hometown Airline," which is true if your home is in the Twin Cities. Taxes and fees are additional. Buy the pass by August 24 -- also while supplies last.

New York -based JetBlue is frequented by business travelers and also serves the leisure market and serves 61 cities. Sun County, a leisure-oriented airline based in Minneapolis (or is it St. Paul?), serves about 35 cities, many seasonally. These are actually good deals for peripatetic travelers. Both require reservations at least three days in advance of travel, and of course, they charge no-shows or those who change their reservations three days out.