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Back in January I reported that United Airlines and JetBlue were in talks over a partnership. Today the two carriers made it official with a “Blue Sky” partnership that is frequent flyer linkup, slot trade, and long-game move in New York.
Now that JetBlue is a clear competitor, American is going after their best customers with a limited-time status match offer. Through June 30, American is more generous in the status they’ll offer to TrueBlue members. In fact, Mosaic 3 and 4 members can get Executive Platinum status.
Stating today, rideshare pickups – like Uber and Lyft – for New York JFK’s terminal 5 (JetBlue) and terminal 7 (hodgepodge in the old British Airways terminal slated for demolition) are going to be relegated to the JFK Airtran Howard Beach station.
A 49-year-old former captain with the California Highway Patrol faces federal charges after allegedly sexually abusing two male flight attendants in business class on a JetBlue flight from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles on April 11.
JetBlue and United Airlines are working to form a partnership. JetBlue’s pilots are coming out swinging against it. They say their contract forbids it, while the airline says they know what the contract says and have no plans to violate it.
A a result of United’s planned partnership with JetBlue, United could takeover 20 slot pairs at New York JFK and if “conditions are favorable” United could eventually acquire the smaller carrier. United could gain access to two of JetBlue’s gates at JFK, operating up to 20 total daily departures. The report suggests a partnership that rolls out in three phases.
The United-JetBlue deal is going to be bigger than many expect, even if it isn’t announced that way on day one.
We got some clues from today’s earnings call discussion about who JetBlue is going to partner with, and a couple of airlines have added their own commentary to the mix.
Here’s what American Airlines Vice Chairman Steve Johnson shared with employees.
Without a partnership, American Airlines is left ‘too small to win, too big to walk away’ in the words of its former Chief Commercial Officer Vasu Raja.
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.
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