Originally Posted by
Jimval26
I’m new at this. Trying to learn. I see on TV every day how people hate flying. Oversold planes, cramped seats, delays, TSA issues, and more. Certainly related to flying in general, not specifically JetBlue. Do you agree with this?
Where I struggle is where JetBlue schedules two flights together as a trip with only 36 minutes in between. You are supposed to be ready to board at least 15 minutes ahead of time. It could very well take 15 minutes just to get off the plane on the first flight. That leaves about 6 minutes. The first flight is late 10% of the time.
That is difficult for me to understand. Nowhere did I ever state that I expected JetBlue to optimize everything for me.
When booking the flight this is what JetBlue recommended. I expect that when a company recommends something, they are confident in their recommendation. Is that an unreasonable expectation?
MCO to MBJ schedule isn't supposed to conform to BDL to MCO schedule. Heck, JetBlue schedules flights within minutes of each other, you just can't connect to them. JetBlue isn't really big on connections, and they definitely don't have a banked transfer hub at MCO.
JetBlue doesn't recommend the connection by selling it, they just consider the connection long enough to sell it, i.e. over the MCT. Getting off the first plane could take 15 minutes but if you have such a tight connection, you should probably sit in the front where it takes ~5 minutes to get off. Do note that your estimated 6 minutes would be enough at MCO where JetBlue gates are close to one another.
I probably wouldn't have booked this itinerary myself, but if I had, I would definitely also buy some travel insurance that covers delays which could cover the cost of a hotel near MCO.