JetBlue Challenge

A feasibility case study analyzing JetBlue’s 25-for-25 challenge under real-world travel constraints

JetBlue

Analyzing the 25-for-25 challenge feasibility

A JetBlue airplane taxiing on a runway under a clear sky
A JetBlue airplane taxiing on a runway under a clear sky
Initial Plan

Sufficient time and status match

A calendar with tight scheduling and flight times marked
A calendar with tight scheduling and flight times marked
Challenges

Schedule and ticket price issues

Map showing Tampa as a flight base with multiple routes
Map showing Tampa as a flight base with multiple routes
Long-haul flight view with city lights below at night
Long-haul flight view with city lights below at night
Inefficiencies

Tampa base and unique city rule

Outcome

Shift to travel economics focus

Inside the 25-for-25 Challenge

A detailed case study on JetBlue’s ambitious 25-for-25 challenge, exploring its initial promise and the practical hurdles that reshaped our approach.

A map highlighting JetBlue flight routes with markers on unique cities visited during the 25-for-25 challenge.
A map highlighting JetBlue flight routes with markers on unique cities visited during the 25-for-25 challenge.

FAQs

What was the challenge?

JetBlue’s 25-for-25 challenge aimed to fly to 25 cities in 25 days.

Why was it feasible?
What made it impractical?
How did location affect the plan?
What’s the broader takeaway?

Sufficient time and a status match made the challenge seem doable.

Schedule limits, living abroad, rising fares, Tampa’s inefficiency, long returns, and unique city rules complicated the plan.

Living outside the U.S. and using Tampa as a base added travel time and costs, reducing feasibility.

The challenge highlighted key travel economics lessons for Fly25for25’s future focus.