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JetBlue and United Announce Blue Sky: Unique Consumer Collaboration That Links Loyalty Programs
MileagePlus customers can earn and use miles on JetBlue including hundreds of flights in and out of New York City and Boston while TrueBlue members can earn
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[{"type":"text","content":"MileagePlus customers can earn and use miles on JetBlue including hundreds of flights in and out of New York City and Boston while TrueBlue members can earn and use points on United flights including to popular international destinations like Cape Town and Tahiti\nBenefits of each airline's loyalty program like priority boarding, complimentary access to preferred and extra legroom seats, and same-day standby/switch will be available across both airlines\nAirlines will also offer flights on one another's website and app to make booking simple and easy\nJetBlue will provide United access to slots at JFK International Airport for up to seven daily round-trip flights beginning in 2027; JetBlue and United will exchange eight flight timings at Newark Liberty International Airport\nUnited will move some of its holiday and travel services to JetBlue's Paisly platform\nNEW YORK and CHICAGO, May 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) and United (NASDAQ: UAL) today announced Blue Sky: a new and unique collaboration that gives customers of both airlines even more options to find flights that fit their plans as well as new opportunities to earn and use MileagePlus® miles and TrueBlue points across both airlines.\n\nBlue Sky includes the following components, with some starting as early as this fall, subject to regulatory review:\nUnited's MileagePlus customers can earn and use miles on most JetBlue flights. JetBlue offers 90 daily flights between the Northeast and the Caribbean this summer – with regular nonstop direct flights to popular islands like Aruba, Barbados, and Jamaica. JetBlue's TrueBlue members can earn and use points for flights on United's extensive domestic and international network, the largest across the Atlantic and Pacific that includes popular destinations like Cape Town and Tahiti.Each airline will offer flights on one another's website and app to make booking across the two airlines' complementary networks simple and easy. Blue Sky includes an interline agreement, not a codeshare, meaning each airline will continue to publish and market flights independently under its own brand and flight numbers.The benefits of each airline's loyalty program - priority boarding, complimentary access to preferred and extra legroom seats and same-day standby/switch - will be available when customers travel on the other airline's...