07 August 2008

Latest airline item for sale: blankets

NEW YORK - Perhaps airline tickets sold by the pound is a facetious idea but what else can be sold? Try a pillow and blanket set.

JetBlue Airways says its latest offering goes for $7, and passengers can keep it. Itââ¬â¢s a 10-by-12 inch pillow and a fleece blanket, which fits into a carrying case.

The trend contnues. Last week, US Airways began charging $1 for coffee and tea and $2 for bottled water and soft drinks.

JetBlue put a ââ¬Åâœgreenââ¬~ spin on their move, saying it was an ââ¬Åâœeco-consciousââ¬~ decision to sell ââ¬Åâœeco-friendly products.ââ¬~

JetBlue will no longer offer free pillows and blankets.

But passengers can take it home if they buy a set.

Could the much-ridiculed ticket-by-the-pound idea resurface?

Report by David Wilkening

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