Leg 1 (8 Unique Destinations, 4 Days)

Map of Leg 1 in jetBlue 25 for 25 challenge showing 8 destinations over 3 days
ItemCost for this leg
jetBlue Flights821.49
Other Flights$41.99
Trains (Amtrak)$0
Trains (Public Transit)$13.85
Car Rentals$100.30
Gas and Tolls$20
Rideshare$0
Hotels$0
Total$997.63

Dates: July 29 – August 1, 2025

Unique Destinations Visited:

  • Boston (BOS)
  • Buffalo (BUF)
  • Los Angeles (LAX)
  • Newark (EWR)
  • West Palm Beach (PBI)
  • Hartford (BDL)
  • Fort Myers (RSW)
  • White Plains (HPN)

Tuesday, July 29

  • Wake-up: 6:00 AM
  • Ride Metro to DCA (Reagan National Airport)
  • Breakfast and work in the airport lounge
    • JetBlue and lounge Terminal 2
Flight 1: DCA → BOS (Boston)
  • Unique Destination 1
  • Flight: B6 1854
  • Departure: 8:40 AM
  • Arrival: 10:16 AM
  • Flight time: 1h 36m
  • Work on the plane
Layover in BOS: 1h 14m
  • Work and snack in the airport lounge
    • JetBlue and lounge Terminal C (alternate lounge in Terminal B)
Flight 2: BOS → BUF (Buffalo)
  • Unique Destination 2
  • Flight: B6 1215
  • Departure: 11:30 AM
  • Arrival: 1:03 PM
  • Flight time: 1h 33m
  • Work on the plane
Layover in BUF: 5h 39m
  • Lunch and work from the airport lounge
    • JetBlue and lounge Main Terminal
  • Take bus into Buffalo
    • Bus: 24L Downtown
    • Fare: $2
    • Departure: 3:07 PM
    • Arrival: 3:42 PM
    • Duration: 40m
    • Walk: 15m
  • Erie Basin Marina Observation Deck
    • See the views
  • Take bus back to airport
    • Walk: 15m
    • Bus: 24X Airport Express
    • Fare: $2
    • Departure: 4:50 PM
    • Arrival: 5:24 PM
    • Duration: 34m
  • Dinner at the airport lounge
    • JetBlue and lounge Main Terminal
Flight 3: BUF → LAX (Los Angeles)
  • Unique Destination 3 (only West Coast airport visited on this challenge)
  • Flight: B6 491
  • Departure: 6:42 PM
  • Arrival: 8:56 PM
  • Flight time: 5h 14m
Layover in LAX: 11h 14m
  • Pick up rental car
  • Drive to friends house
  • Shower and sleep

Wednesday, July 30

  • Wake-up: 5:00 AM
  • Drive to airport
  • Return rental car
  • Breakfast in the lounge
    • JetBlue Terminal 5, lounge Terminal B ~15m walk
Flight 4: LAX → EWR (Newark)
  • Unique Destination 4
  • Flight: B6 2074
  • Departure: 8:10 AM
  • Arrival: 4:40 PM
  • Flight time: 5h 30m
  • Work on plane
Layover in EWR: 3h 20m
  • Dinner and finish up work in the airport, somewhere
Flight 5: EWR → PBI (West Palm Beach)
  • Unique Destination 5
  • Flight: B6 143
  • Departure: 8:00 PM
  • Arrival: 11:05 PM
  • Flight time: 3h 05m
Layover in PBI: 7h 15m
  • Pick up rental car
  • Drive to Pompano Beach Service Plaza
    • (Attempt to) Sleep for a few hours in the rental car

Thursday, July 31

  • Wake-up: 4:00 AM
  • Return rental car
  • Breakfast in the airport lounge
    • JetBlue and lounge Terminal 3
    • Shower at the lounge?
Flight 6: FLL → BDL (Hartford)
  • Unique Destination 6
  • Flight: B6 1950
  • Departure: 6:20 AM
  • Arrival: 9:15 AM
  • Flight time: 2h 55m
  • Sleep on plane
Layover in BDL: 2h 35m
  • Work and snack in the airport lounge
    • JetBlue and lounge Terminal A
Flight 7: BDL → RSW (Fort Myers)
  • Unique Destination 7
  • Flight: B6 1103
  • Departure: 11:50 AM
  • Arrival: 3:04 PM
  • Flight time: 3h 14m
  • Work on plane
Layover in RSW – 1h 56m
  • Work at the gate
Flight 8: RSW → HPN (White Plains)
  • Unique Destination 8
  • Flight: B6 1252
  • Departure: 5:00 PM
  • Arrival: 8:01 PM
  • Flight time: 3h 01m
  • Get picked up and stay with friends

Friday, August 1

Flight 9: HVN (New Haven) → IAD (Dulles)
  • Get dropped off by friends
  • Cheap non-jetBlue reposition flight
  • Flight: XP 481
  • Departure: 6:40 PM
  • Arrival: 8:07 PM
  • Flight time: 1h 27m

Return Home

  • Take Metro from DCA back home

Leg Summary

Flights: 9
Unique JetBlue Destinations Visited: 8
Total Travel Time: ~90 hours

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