Are there still any “Fly as much as you like” air passes for the U.S.?
Back in 1993 I had a ticket called 'Delta Air Lines Travel America Standby Airpass' that allowed me to take an unlimited number of flights on Delta Airlines within a 30 day period. 60 days were available as well.
There were some conditions:
- You had to purchase the pass along with a transatlantic flight (possibly other long distance flights into the U.S. worked as well and they did not necessarily had to be with the same airline)
- You could not be a resident of the U.S. or Canada
- You could only use flights within the continental U.S.
- Your seat was not guaranteed, when showing up at the airport you would get added to the bottom of the stand-by passengers list, but most of the time, this was not a problem.
I know that at the time other airlines besides Delta had the same kind of passes, but do they still exist today?
It seems today air passes work differently, you have to buy coupons for a predefined route. The price depends on the distance and number of flights. An example is the Star Alliance North America Airpass
That's not what I am looking for, I like the unlimited 'Fly as much as you can' pass.
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The best I can find on the subject is this:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2015386729_webairfare21.html
As far as I can tell the JetBlue has actually ended that program not so long ago but it may come back:
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Since the last this question was answered there is an update.
Company called OneGo offers unlimited flights as a monthly subscription depending on where you fly and how often.
Plans pricing can be found here but they start about $1500/month for regional plans.
I think it offers more benefit for business travelers but you may take advantage of it if you plan on travelling the US for awhile.
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