It's been a full 24 hours now since the inaugural flight of Jetblue's LAX routes landed, and although we've detailed the ribbon cuttings on both coasts, we haven't yet told you about the party in the sky.

Since this flight was a regularly scheduled one, many of the Chinese tourist passengers sitting around us thought it their lucky day to get free mimosas on board in addition to gift bags featuring airplane-size Absolut vodka. And so we noshed on cookies and crackers and drank our drinks 35,000 feet above the flyover states, as Jetblue's VP of Airports, Alex Battaglia, went up and down the aisle collecting our trash. You won't catch any of the higher-ups at the legacy carriers doing that. ]]> JetSetCD 2009-06-18T15:01:59-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/3/19/73044/7873

JetBlue was one of the first carriers that began to brag about its in-flight WiFi offerings. Their plane BetaBlue first took off in December 2007, and it delivered what they promised, but not too much more. It was free, so we shouldn’t complain—but we did complain—because it’s just not comprehensive enough. Since then other carries have been picking up the steam when it comes to WiFi on your tray table—for a fee of course—but the JetBlue that was once an innovator, just hasn’t been doing much. ]]> kjb 2009-03-19T11:19:36-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2008/6/4/112244/3462

We were a little underwhelmed when JetBlue unveiled its in-flight WiFi last December. Available on a single aircraft, the service only let you check email via Yahoo Mail or BlackBerry or chat with friends via Yahoo Messenger. Hardly a killer app.

But starting today, you'll be able to check your accounts at Gmail, AOL, Hotmail and Windows Live Mail, too. If your office uses Microsoft Exchange, you'll also be able to check in with the boss. And JetBlue has also partnered with Amazon.com, in case your online shopping can't wait until you've landed.

You still won't be able to fully surf the web, but at least the service will still be free. When American Airlines finally gets its WiFi flying, you'll be paying at least $10 per segment to connect.

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· Why JetBlue's In-Flight WiFi Isn't That Great [Jaunted]
· In-flight WiFi coverage [Jaunted]

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