Jet Blueing From Their New Terminal 5

Transportation to and from P'Town was via JetBlue, one of my favorite airlines. They have a brand new terminal, T5, at JFK and I finally got a chance to check it out. Wow! There are plenty of kiosks to do your checking into and even though it seemed a bit crowded, took very little time to do so. I did print my ticket out the day before, so I guess that it was easier. I checked a bag and instead of having to haul the bag from the check in agents to another area where security does the searching, I just had to go behind the agent's desk and place it on a belt. Agents....lots of agents...along the wall and on the sides. Next, of course is security. Plenty of lines and plenty of security stuff. What may seem like getting on a long line goes through a lot quicker than most others that I've traveled, including the old terminal that JetBlue had.

Now comes the food court! OTG Management is in charge of the restaurants and employs some great executive chefs to run the biggies. It being breakfast time, I decided that instead of going to one particular place (not all are full restaurants), I went to what they call, "Revive". Now get this. You sit on a wooden stool (not a flat one, but the kind that is indented for your ass and legs) in front of a computer, go through the menu and choose the food and drink that you want, slip in your credit card and someone brings the order to you at that seat. You can either eat it at some really comfortable chairs that are not necessarily at the gate you're leaving from, or take it with you on the plane.

Well, coming back the plane was delayed but the pilot came over to the gate and gave us a complete explanation as to why. I was invited to meet the pilot in the cockpit after everyone got off and while they were cleaning the plane, he told me some interesting information about the new plane. You will see the youtube of this.

Afterwards, I wanted to indulge in eating at one particular restaurant called Deep Blue...what? Sharks color. Sushi, etc. I had a few sushi rolls, some appetizers and a few other tid bits. Having imbibed in a Sake tasting at a restaurant in P'Town, I skipped that part of the meal. Their kobe beef is pretty good, too. On this week's radio show Whirl With Merle on www.blogtalkradio.com I'm having a sake talk.