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Name: Johnny
Age: 40
I was born in May of 1969, in Connecticut. I lived there until I was 21. I became fascinated with air travel at an early age, when I discovered I could leave behind freezing cold, dreary CT in January, and two hours later be in hot, sunny, beautiful Florida. Unfortunately, when I was 17 years old a doctor told me I had asthma, gave me way too much medication, and told me that I "might have a problem breathing on a plane because the cabin is pressurized." I tried to get on a plane to Australia, but turned around at the gate. It was one of the worst days of my life. For 3 1/2 years I was afraid to fly.

Anxiety ridden and 21, I got off the medication, got back on a plane, and now seem to spend more time in airports and inside jets than anywhere else.

Having conquered my fear of flying I enrolled at Marymount College, a great private two-year school in Palos Verdes, CA. I remember that when I first started flying, even though I arrived at the airport very early I still had to stand in a seemingly endless line to check in, only to sit in the back of the plane, in a cramped middle seat, be fed lousy food, and have my bags come out last. I realized there had to be a better way. I had conquered my flying fears; now I had to conquer my dread of being reduced to sub-human level. (On a side note, I can help almost anyone with a fear of flying. I helped one man fly for the first time in 42 years!)

I didn't know just how good flying could be until college, when I started dating a bona fide princess. Her parents lived in Hong Kong and Sydney, and she wouldn't fly in economy because she was accustomed to flying Business Class. I had ONLY flown coach -- and I had never been overseas. When she invited me to Hong Kong, I couldn't let the opportunity slip by. Her parents bought her a business class ticket on their favorite airline, and I knew there was no way I could sit on a plane for 14 1/2 hours by myself. I (okay, my dad) bought the seat next to her from a consolidator. It cost $1,500, which was great -- full fare was $5,000. I picked the right time to have my first out-of-coach experience. WOW! What a difference! A nice phat seat with a leg rest, some hot towels, a little sorbet to clean the palate, non-stop food, beverages and movies. It was so good -- I didn't want to leave the plane.

When I returned to the U.S. I felt like a new man. I finally got the monkey off my back; I knew I could now travel OVERSEAS! I prospered at Marymount, graduating as student body president. From there I went on to Loyola Marymount, and graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in history and the lacrosse league in scoring. That and a plane ticket would get me back to freezing CT, so I combined my love of travel, public speaking and assisting others, and returned to Palos Verdes where I took on a career as a college recruiter.

While traveling my 26-state territory for Marymount, I looked over at business travelers who showed up an hour before the flight, cruised through their no-wait check-in counter, waited in a private club room, sat in comfortable seats, ate gourmet dinners, claimed their bags first, and all the while accrued mega-miles. I was so frustrated, envious and determined that I decided to observe everything, and pose questions to everyone: travel agents, flight attendants, captains, any frequent flier I could approach. And guess what? I learned that flying is a game. And suddenly the rules of the game emerged. You just have to know someone who knows how to win.

I learned thousands of tricks of the trade. None, however, is more important than this one: Always be genuinely friendly to everyone. That means ticket agents on the phone, gate agents, supervisors, porters, security, -- even the guy driving the courtesy golf cart who almost runs you over every time.

I used to dread flying; now I can't wait for my next trip. I started JohnnyJet.com for fun. Now I get tons of e-mails every day, and the site keeps growing. If you like the website design, thank Bojan and Kevin. They are two of the nicest and smartest guys you will ever meet.




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Peshmerga22 (4 weeks ago)
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Vtelaos (2 months ago)
wow you have been arround the worldsssssssssss
nelly69700 (2 months ago)
interesting videos .i like the vidéo of cannes (la vidéo sur la ville de cannes est superbe vous êtes chanceux parce que nous on France on rêve de visité Los Angeles
PrettyMissAshley (2 months ago)
I found your page while YouTubing for videos of my favorite beach town, Delray Beach, Florida. You wrote quite an excellent biogaphy, I might add! Now, I have two fears that maybe you can help me with. Of course, flying being the first! Second, public speaking!! Probably the two things in this world that make me overly anxious ;)
WCD73 (2 months ago)
Did you ever consider becoming an airline pilot?
magna101 (2 months ago)
hey Johnny, i was a big fan of your blogs at one point in time. Im glad i now see you on you tube :)
singerman96 (3 months ago)
I love your show especially the shanghai china one. I am a big fan of airplanes also I go to shanghai every year with my family I always go to nanjing road. Great story of how you got into travelling. I always wanted to fly buisness class like you did because i always go from honolulu,Hawaii to shanghai. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!
andrea26latina (6 months ago)
Thanks for all your videos! They are all great.
moncefd (7 months ago)
bonjour de la part du peintre douieb moncef. vous pouvez visiter les peintures sur youtube (DOUIEB MONCEF). MERÇI
boomjakab (8 months ago)
sorry, i found that..bye
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