JetBlue and United have received approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation to move forward with their Blue Sky collaboration, paving the way for its implementation.
Through their new Blue Sky collaboration, JetBlue and United will give customers greater flight flexibility along with the ability to earn and redeem MileagePlus miles and TrueBlue points across both carriers.
What’s Inside the Blue Sky Program: Features That Matter Most
• United’s MileagePlus customers will be able to earn and use miles on most JetBlue flights. JetBlue’s TrueBlue members will be able to earn and use points for flights on United’s extensive domestic and international network.
• Through a traditional interline agreement, each airline will offer flights on one another’s website and app to make booking across the two airlines’ complementary networks seamless.
• 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 aircraft.
• JetBlue will provide United access to slots at JFK International Airport for up to seven daily roundtrip flights out of JFK Terminal 6 to begin as early as 2027. And, as part of a net-neutral exchange, JetBlue and United will exchange eight flight timings at Newark.
• United will move its website and mobile app’s ability to sell hotels, rental cars, cruises and travel insurance, on both a stand-alone and package basis, to new technology and services provided by JetBlue’s Paisly platform.
More details will be shared in the coming weeks as implementation of the Blue Sky collaboration begins.
