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Yahoo
8 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
What to know about the new JetBlue-United partnership
JetBlue and United Airlines on Thursday unveiled a partnership that will allow customers to apply bonus miles and loyalty benefits across the two airlines, while paving the way for the resumption of United flights at New York City's John F. Kennedy airport. Loyalty rewards to be applicable across JetBlue and United will affect benefits like priority boarding, complimentary access to preferred seats and same-day flight changes, the two airlines said in a joint statement. The partnership, dubbed 'Blue Sky,' will also afford customers the use of bonus miles for flight offerings across both airlines, expanding the travel network available to passengers. MORE: Stocks climb after court blocks some of Trump's tariffs Meanwhile, United will gain access to as many as seven daily round-trip flights from JFK airport beginning in 2027. The company last offered flights from the airport in 2022. "This collaboration with United is a bold step forward for the industry – one that brings together two customer-focused airlines to deliver more choices for travelers and value across our networks," JetBlue CEO Joanna Geraghty said in a statement. Under the agreement, each airline will offer flights on the other company's website. The firms will independently oversee and price their respective flights, however, the joint statement said. "Blue Sky reflects our airlines' shared focus on innovation and the customer experience," United CEO Scott Kirby said in a statement. The loyalty offerings and bonus-mile network are set to begin as soon as the fall, pending approval from regulators. The partnership will provide United customers with greater access to flights in the Northeast, especially in Boston and New York, where JetBlue operates a combined 310 daily flights, according to the statement. JetBlue customers, meanwhile, are set to gain access to hundreds of additional domestic and international flights, including dozens across Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. JetBlue has struggled to compete with its larger counterparts, such as Delta, American and Southwest. United controls about 16% of the U.S. airline market, while JetBlue accounts for roughly 4% of the market, U.S. Department of Transportation data shows. Last month, JetBlue reported a loss of $208 million over a three-month period ending in March, which marked a smaller loss than the airline had suffered over the same quarter a year earlier. The company also withdrew its full-year guidance, saying it expected a continuation of soft demand. MORE: Trump administration backtracks on Harvard foreign student policy United, by contrast, reported revenue of $13.2 billion over the first three months of 2025, marking an increase of 5% from the same period a year ago. Speaking on an earnings call in January, Geraghty hinted at the possibility of a future agreement, saying JetBlue had opened conversations with 'a number of carriers right now to discuss the potential for future partnership.' In early trading on Thursday, shares of JetBlue fell about 2%. Shares of United jumped 1.7%. What to know about the new JetBlue-United partnership originally appeared on Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Epoch Times
10 hours ago
- Business
- Epoch Times
United Airlines Partners With JetBlue, Paving Way for JFK Return and Shared Perks
United Airlines and JetBlue Airways have unveiled a broad new partnership that links their loyalty programs, streamlines cross-booking, expands flight options in Boston and New York, and sets the stage for United's comeback to New York's JFK airport. The collaboration, dubbed Blue Sky, was announced in a joint
Travel Weekly
11 hours ago
- Business
- Travel Weekly
JetBlue and United aim to take flight together with Blue Sky partnership
United and JetBlue will become partners. And United will be returning to New York JFK. Under an agreement announced Thursday, the two carriers will offer reciprocal loyalty point accrual and redemption, as well as reciprocal loyalty status privileges, such as early boarding, upgrades and free bags. Flyers will also be able to book United flights through JetBlue channels and vice versa. And JetBlue will trade arrival and departure trade slots at capacity-constrained JFK to United in exchange for increased access at Newark. United expects to begin flying up to seven daily roundtrips out of JFK in 2027, ending a hiatus that began in 2015, when United moved its entire New York metroplex long-haul operation to Newark. JetBlue expects to gain eight additional daily flights at Newark. The carriers have not announced a launch date for the partnership, which they are calling Blue Sky, but said some components could begin as soon as the fall. The tie-up, which had been widely anticipated by airline industry insiders, will give JetBlue customers access to more than 200 additional destinations around the globe, the airlines said. JetBlue has been struggling to achieve sustainable profitability in recent years, and they hope the United partnership helps turn the tide. The partnership will replace, on a more limited basis, JetBlue's brief Northeast Alliance with American Airlines in Boston and the New York area, which was blocked by antitrust regulators at the Justice Department in 2023. Along with offering United its sought-after re-entry into JFK, the partnership will give United customers access to JetBlue's network of approximately 180 daily JFK flights and approximately 130 Boston flights, including JetBlue's extensive Caribbean network. Importantly, and in a clear effort to avoid running afoul of antitrust regulators, the arrangement doesn't involve codesharing. Instead, the carriers will rely on an interline agreement for cross-airline traffic, meaning United and JetBlue will continue to publish and market flights separately under their own brand and flight numbers. There will be no revenue sharing or joint scheduling. In the ruling that ended the JetBlue-American Northeast Alliance, U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin objected to the breadth of that alliance, which included codesharing, extensive revenue sharing and joint scheduling of most flights out of New York and Boston. Sorokin also said that a more limited partnership might have been allowable. Regulators, nevertheless, will have reason to review the United-JetBlue partnership for competitive concerns. United flew the most combined seats out of the New York area in 2024 ,and JetBlue flew the third most, Cirium flight schedule data shows. Along with interlining and reciprocal loyalty and booking, the Blue Sky partnership will impact United's holiday package offering. United, which currently sends customers to a hodgepodge of different websites to book car rentals, cruises, hotels and vacation packages, will begin using the more sophisticated Paisley platform that JetBlue has built for its package offerings. Paisley technology will enable United to keep its package offerings within the website and app, and to better integrate those offerings with the Mileage Plus program while enhancing customer service, the airline said. The partnership will touch upon both airlines' corporate travel programs. The carriers will continue to manage their corporate programs independently, but they'll have the ability to extend the terms of their corporate programs to flights operated by the other airline. "This includes the discounts each airline has independently negotiated," the airlines said.
New York Post
11 hours ago
- Business
- New York Post
New JetBlue and United partnership links loyalty programs and boosts frequent-flyer perks
United Airlines and JetBlue Airways are elevating their frequent flier perks through a new partnership. The two airlines announced a new loyalty collaboration called Blue Sky, which will allow United's MileagePlus members and JetBlue's TrueBlue members to earn and redeem points and miles on 'most' flights operated by the other airline. If approved by regulators, other frequent-flier benefits will also be offered when travelers fly on the other airline at no extra cost, including priority boarding, free baggage and preferred seats. The program is targeted to start in the fall, according to USA Today. 3 JetBlue and United announced a new loyalty collaboration called Blue Sky. Tayfun CoSkun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The airlines will also offer flights on one another's websites and apps. Additionally, they will show the other's itineraries and fares on the website and apps when passengers search for flights to book. 'United's global reach perfectly complements JetBlue's East Coast leisure network, and significantly expands the options and benefits for TrueBlue members, no matter where in the world they are traveling,' Joanna Geraghty, CEO of JetBlue, said in a statement. 3 The airlines will offer flights on one another's websites and partnership also means the return of United flights to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport after the airline shut down operations at JFK in 2022. The new venture comes amid chatter about a As part of the agreement, JetBlue will give United access to space at JFK for up to seven daily round-trip flights beginning in 2027. JetBlue currently sees about 180 round trips per day at the airport. JetBlue and United will also exchange eight flight time slots at Newark Liberty International Airport. 'We're always looking for ways to give our MileagePlus members even more value and benefits and this collaboration gives them new, unique ways to use their hard-earned miles and find options that fit their schedule,' United CEO Scott Kirby added in the statement. 'Plus, our employees are really excited about United's return to JFK for the longer term, and we're all looking forward to starting up flights very soon.' As was previously reported, JetBlue had been interested in forming a partnership, with an aim 'to better compete against larger airlines like United and their shared rival Delta Airlines,' according to CNBC. 3 JetBlue and United will also exchange eight flight time slots at Newark Liberty International the announcement noted that JetBlue and United will still operate as separate, independent companies, managing and pricing their networks independently, including the launch of new routes, frequencies and promotions. The announcement comes shortly after United announced that starting June 3, it will require domestic travelers to check in at least 45 minutes before departure, syncing the carrier up with Delta and American, which have already done the same.
Time of India
12 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
Wild White House rumors claim Stephen Miller was using wife as Elon's handler before she left him for Musk
Rumors swirled that Stephen Miller, Katie Miller and Elon Musk were a throuple until Katie Miller decided to leave Stephen for Elon Musk. As Elon Musk announced he would step down from his role at the Department of Government Efficiency, the most shocking aspect was Katie Miller walking away with him to serve him full-time, leaving her White House role. A post in BlueSky has gone viral as it claimed that Katie leaving her White House role for Elon Musk is not the only thing, she is probably leaving her husband also for Musk. The post, however, said that there is no confirmation and the rumors are all speculation rooted in "circumstantial fact and gossip". Katie Miller, wife of the White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, was working as a special government employee for DOGE in the White House. The viral post said Stephen, Katie and Elon are widely rumored as a throuple. Stephen Miller had gotten close to Elon Musk in order to "run him like an asset" with his wife keeping an eye on Elon as the DOGE spokesperson. The viral post said Stephen Miller went around DC saying he was running Musk using his wife as Elon's handler. — FrankConniff (@FrankConniff) Now, Elon Musk is publicly criticizing Donald Trump's Big Beautiful Bill while Stephen Miller is "angrily" posting on X why the Big Beautiful Bill is big and beautiful. Stephen is angry because he has lost his wife to Musk. A Bluesky thread went viral for claiming that Stephen Miller, his wife and Elon Musk were a throuple. Who are the Millers? Stephen was a senior adviser in Trump's first term and Katie was the deputy press secretary at the Department of Homeland Security at that time. In 2019, Katie became the press secretary and in 2020, she became the communications director for then-Vice President Mike Pence. In 2020, they got married. Insiders described the Millers as "glorified babysitters" for Musk, with Katie serving as the key intermediate between the DOGE and the administration. Social media erupted over the 'throuple' rumors and exclaimed at Katie Miller's bad choice in men. People also wondered how Stephen Miller's anger at immigrants would now double after losing his wife to one.
