Hi All,
I took a trip on DirectAir to Florida this past weekend. I flew out of
Worcester on a direct flight to Punta Gorda, Fl. I wish I could say it
was for pleasure but that would not be true :( Anyway the airline is a
public charter owned by Virgin America and operated by Jet Blue. What
does this have to do with Linux? Each seat had a monitor with a gaming
remote control. The passengers had the choice of watching TV or movies.
They could also listen to many different radio stations or select by
artist. I found it refreshing to put on some Jimmy Hendricks and Frank
Zappa. The last, or was it first, option available were games. Our
friend Tux appeared in two of the games and the rest were available on
all modern distributions of Linux. I spent a fair amount of time playing
Doom.
When you board the plane it feels very modern. There is a pleasant blue
glow to the cabin. First and second class is separated by clear
Plexiglas so the cabin feels very open. The mandatory speech about
safety is done by video and is appropriately smart-alecky.
All in all it was a great experience. Look them up if you need to travel
on the east coast. Oh yeah, tickets were $99 each way.
Happy Travels,
Mike
