In Eyerly's mind, fixing air travel meant starting an airline that opts out of the TSA and tickets altogether. The result is Surf Air, the first all-you-can-fly carrier. For $1,000 a month, members will be able to travel anywhere on Surf Air's system as often as they'd like. Beginning at the end of 2012 (pending FAA approval), the airline will link four California regions--Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Monterey, and the San Francisco area--using eight-seat planes outfitted like private jets. From there, it plans to expand regionally and then nationally, connecting short-hop city pairs such as Seattle-Portland or Dallas-Austin and avoiding congested hubs in favor of small airfields with no waits and no bureaucrats.
Comments