This Saturday JetBlue is offering $4 flights between the Burbank and Long Beach airports in an effort to help residents avoid the inevitable Carmegedon that will occur with the closing of a 10-mile stretch of the city’s infamously slow 405 freeway. We thought it was a joke when we first saw mention of the promotion, but the joke’s on the environment because they have already sold out their four scheduled flights for that day. The puddle-jumping flights will end up consuming tons of fuel to travel a minute distance that could easily be reached by more fuel-efficient vehicles – the shortest route between the two airports doesn’t even involve the 405! Read the rest of JetBlue’s $4 Flights Take Off in Los Angeles & Take Down the Environment Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Carmegedon , Inhabitat LA , Inhabitat Los Angeles , JetBlue , sustainable transportation , sustainable travel , TerraPass
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JetBlue’s $4 Flights Take Off in Los Angeles & Take Down the Environment