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JetBlue is expected to announce a delay to equip some of its planes with Amazon wifi, as the launch airline for the product that’s supposed to be even faster than Starlink.
The next flight that JetBlue offered was two days later. They told the agent they did not want that. They were still pushing for alternatives, but the agent processed a refund of the ticket.
Condor is one of the better Alaska Airlines partners outside of oneworld, often making business class award space available at reasonable prices. Now the German airline has partnered up with JetBlue as well – you can earn and redeem JetBlue points traveling with Condor.
A doctor flying JetBlue missed his flight from Tampa to New York JFK airport, and talked himself into arrest. Recently released police bodycam footage of the February 28 incident is going viral in online discussion forums.
I don’t love the United-JetBlue deal as a consumer. The American partnership created a third viable competitor to Delta and United in New York. It gave real elite benefits. This does not. However it’s just not an antitrust problem.
You are legally entitled to a refund of TSA security fees and customs and immigration inspection fees on unused nonrefundable tickets on request. When you don’t ask, airlines keep that money.
JetBlue has launched a huge promotion to celebrate its 25th anniversary, offering up to 25 years of first tier elite status and as many as 350,000 TrueBlue points.
CEO Joanna Geraghty sent a memo to employees this week laying out plans for further cuts. We’re already seeing movement on the airline’s plan to cut more flying. They’re eliminating service to Miami and will only fly seasonally out of Seattle.
At first blush it seems like United got the better deal in its partnership with JetBlue. JetBlue’s flights really don’t get United that much, and the airlines aren’t codesharing. United gets back into JFK – by gaining 7 takeoff and landing slots from JetBlue, and the carriers are exchanging a handful of flight times at Newark.
It might be hard to see why JetBlue chose United as a partner. However, the deal makes sense when you read between the lines to what hasn’t been said about the partnership.
JetBlue’s CEO admits that the airline hasn’t felt like it’s winning – and that’s caused morale issues across the company. Flight attendants are demoralized, pilots are demoralized, and so are corporate employees: “We’re in a very challenging situation.”
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
