JetBlue says, let the bidding begin! The discount airline has paired up with eBay to offer over 300 trips for auction, including destinations like New York, Chicago, Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, and four elusive “mystery” destinations -- two that need passports, and two that won’t. There are roundtrips for one and two passengers; all travel will conclude by October 6, 2008. Bid here.

UPDATE: Jaunted has the story on the mystery destinations: Orlando, Fort Lauderdale (wasn't that one of the non-mystery destinations?), Cancun, and Aruba.

Remember when travelers complained about airplane food, yet scarfed it down anyway? Now, most complaints revolve around the absence of airplane food -- or at least the absence of free airplane food. Airlines are on the ropes due to high fuel prices, and they're sticking it to customers in turn. Time.com has a brief rundown of the cheapest airlines, and I'm not talking about ticket prices. JetBlue's charging for blankets and pillows now, and US Airways just started levying fees for the simple, humble inflight (nonalcoholic!) beverage. On the plus side, econo-line Southwest doesn't charge for its famous peanuts (yet), and Virgin America still lets you check one bag for nothing. As for the most cash-strapped airlines, soon they'll charge for lifejackets in the unlikely event of a water landing.

It hardly need be pointed out that we pine longingly for the days when airline travel was all sexy and glamorous, and political correctness hadn’t outlawed the use of the “stewardess” (though, mind, we’d never dream of referring to her as “toots”). But those groovers over at JetBlue, apparently understanding our considerable pain over the matter, have decided to open the terminal of our dreams this fall at the interminably construction-riddled JFK International Airport. Built adjacent to the venerated but tragically moribund Earo Saarinen 1962 TWA Terminal -- perhaps trying to absorb some of the hope for the future that it once inspired -- the new Terminal 5 will be spacious, light-drenched, and a shining symbol of the once great modern ideal.

JetBlue’s claim of having "the most legroom in coach" is the total opposite of false advertising. That’s because it’s just so fucking true. Yesterday evening, on a regrettably short return flight from New Orleans, we found our legs fully extended while surfing through 36 channels of live television ("Top Chef" marathon + Stanley Cup finals + "So You Think You Can Dance" = Indecision ’08).