United and JetBlue Form Alliance to Sell Seats on Each Other's Flights
United Airlines and JetBlue JBLU -3.69%decrease; red down pointing triangle Airways are entering a partnership that will expand JetBlue's reach and pave the way for United to resume flights at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
The arrangement will allow the airlines' customers to earn and spend frequent-flier miles on both airlines. United will get access to slots at New York's JFK for up to seven daily round-trip flights starting as soon as 2027, and JetBlue will be able to operate more flights at Newark Liberty International Airport.
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