JetBlue to charge $7 for pillows and blankets

by Iva Skoch on

Thank goodness they are not attempting to charge for those hideous blankets and pillows most airlines offer!

JetBlue will begin charging customers for an eco-friendly comfort package on their flights. Travel blanket and pillow–featuring a fabric technology, developed by CleanBrands LLC, that apparently blocks dust mites, mold spores, pollen and pet dander–will be available for purchase for $7 on flights longer than two hours. The pair will come in a kit with a $5 coupon to Bed Bath & Beyond.

So far, we have JetBlue charging us for extra leg room, food and drinks, checked baggage and now pillows and blankets. What’s next?

How about extra humidity on board? I’d pay extra for that.

1st Class Sleeper Prevents “Head-Bob”

by Willy Volk on

Neil recently mentioned how to sleep better on a plane. Personally, I don’t have a problem with falling asleep; I have a problem staying asleep. That maddening “Head-Bob” just drives me nuts. You know what Head-Bob is: You drift off… and your head slips to the right… You re-position… you drift off again… and your heads slides off to the left. Gravity can be so frustrating. Want to eliminate Head-Bob? Maybe you need a 1st Class Sleeper.

The 1st Class Sleeper is an inflatable pillow that provides back, neck, and head support on only a few breaths of air. More portable than a memory foam — since it’s deflatable and shove-in-your-bag-able — the $45 pillow hugs your buddy and helps prevent Head-Bob.

Sounds great. Now all I need is a seat with as much leg room as the guy in the picture has.

Li’l Lewis Travel Pillow

by Willy Volk on

Though this contoured pillow is supposed to be for kids, it’s pretty much perfect for anybody who has to sleep on a plane, a bus, a train, or anywhere else. Fashioned from stretchy, smooth nylon and filled with thousands of tiny microbeads, Lewis N. Clark has numerous designs, from puppies to pigs to some kind of horrific technicolor dragon.

Grab one of these compressible $12 pillows before your next long-haul, and you’ll be catching some shut-eye in style — and be the envy of every kid around you! Just hope that the children don’t ask why your duck only has one foot!

[Via Mobissimo]