JetBlue Eliminates Online Check-In For Some Passengers
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Kudos to JetBlue on several fronts: First, moving past the burden of online check-in would be a really nice leap forward. Second, JetBlue doesn't intend to make automatic check-in a perk for the elite, but plans on extending the service to passengers throughout the plane.
JetBlue thinks it has solved the online check-in hassle -- as the airline eliminated it for some customers today and plans to expand the ranks of eligible passengers through 2015.
For JetBlue customers who book Even More Space seats with extra legroom on domestic itineraries there's no longer any need to check-in online or at the airport prior to the flight. Instead, starting July 9, these customers began receiving an email 24 hours before their flight with options to print their their boarding passes or download a mobile boarding pass via the airline's iOS or Android apps.
Then they can simply check their bags at the airport or proceed right to the g
