American Airlines and JetBlue Airways announced today the launch of a reciprocal frequent flyer agreement, effective Nov. 18, which allows members of the American Airlines AAdvantage program and JetBlue's TrueBlue® customer loyalty program to earn AAdvantage miles or TrueBlue points, respectively, in select markets.
In addition, the commercial agreement announced in March 2010 has been expanded to include one new American Airlines international market and nine new JetBlue domestic markets. Customers will now be able to easily connect on flights to a total of 15 of American's international destinations departing from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Boston Logan Airport (BOS), including Barcelona, Spain (BCN); Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (GIG); and Tokyo, Japan; and 26 JetBlue domestic markets, including Portland, Maine; Rochester, N.Y.; or Richmond, Va.
New JetBlue domestic markets
Boston (BOS) to:
Baltimore (BWI)
Charlotte, N.C. (CLT)
Newark, N.J. (EWR) - Service starts in May 2011
Orlando, Fla. (MCO)
Pittsburgh (PIT)
Raleigh-Durham, N.C. (RDU)
San Francisco (SFO)
Washington - Reagan (DCA)
Phoenix (PHX)
The nine new JetBlue domestic markets will be available on AA.com after Dec. 10.
New American Airlines market:
New York (JFK) to:
Budapest, Hungary (BUD) - Service starts in April 2011
Also, American and JetBlue customers are now able to book American and JetBlue connecting itineraries on AA.com, providing customers with a new option for booking convenient, interline service in the select markets connecting at JFK and Boston Logan. In addition, American and JetBlue continue to explore opportunities to expand commercial cooperation where it makes sense to both airlines.
"The opportunity for AAdvantage members to earn AAdvantage miles on select JetBlue flights and our expanded ability to connect customers between our airlines provides more choice, more value, and more flexibility," said Maya Leibman, President - AAdvantage Program. "This is the latest step in our network strategy which is designed to provide the best connections between American's global network and the networks of other quality airlines."
"We're excited that TrueBlue members will now have another option for earning points when they fly American Airlines," said Dave Canty, Director of Loyalty Marketing at JetBlue. "Our completely redesigned TrueBlue program, which just celebrated its first anniversary last week, has made true on its promise of giving travelers more value and flexibility, and now with this new relationship, it's delivering them even more exciting destination options." |
