'Blue Sky' Takes Flight: JetBlue and United Loyalty Members Can Now Earn and Redeem Across Both Airlines
TrueBlue® members can access United's global network, including United Express®, while MileagePlus® members can earn and redeem miles on flights across JetBlue's network of top leisure destinations.(1)
JetBlue (NASDAQ:JBLU) and United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) today launched the first major customer benefit from their Blue Sky collaboration: loyalty members of both airlines can now earn and redeem points or miles across each other's networks.
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JetBlue and United loyalty members can now earn and redeem points or miles across each other's networks.
This milestone delivers JetBlue and United's shared vision to create a more rewarding travel experience by giving customers greater flexibility and choice when booking flights with their loyalty currency of choice.
Loyalty Earn and Redeem Across Both Airlines
Effective today:
- TrueBlue members can earn points and redeem them for flights across United's global network, including United Express.
- MileagePlus members can earn and redeem miles on most flights across JetBlue's network of top leisure destinations.1
When searching for flights with points or miles on JetBlue or United's websites and mobile apps, customers will now see flight options across both airlines' networks—making it easier than ever to turn everyday travel into meaningful rewards.
To earn miles, points and tiles, TrueBlue members can enter their loyalty number when booking United-operated flights on United.com. Similarly, United MileagePlus members can enter theirs when booking JetBlue-operated flights on JetBlue.com.
To redeem points or miles, members should continue booking award travel directly through their respective airline's website, selecting the option to search with points or miles.2
"With reciprocal earning and redemption now available, Blue Sky is officially taking flight," the airlines said in a joint statement. "We're excited to give our loyalty members the ability to use the program of their choice when traveling across our complementary networks."
Still to Come from Blue Sky
The airlines emphasized that this is just the beginning of their collaboration. Additional customer benefits will continue rolling out in phases, including:
- Revenue Booking – coming in the first quarter of 2026 – including the ability to book itineraries on either airline using cash or miles/points.
- Reciprocal perks and benefits – coming in early 2026 – such as priority boarding, preferred and extra legroom seating, and same-day standby and flight changes.
- United's travel extras, MileagePlus Travel, to transition to Paisly, LLC – coming in early 2026 – United's MileagePlus Travel with expanded options for hotels, rental cars, cruises, packages and travel insurance will be powered by JetBlue's wholly owned travel product company, Paisly.
- JetBlue's support for United's JFK expansion – with access to slots for up to seven daily roundtrips from JetBlue's new Terminal 6 beginning as early as 2027.
Through these initiatives, Blue Sky aims to create more rewarding, connected and streamlined travel experiences for customers while opening new avenues for growth for both airlines.
JetBlue TrueBlue members can find more information at jetblue.com/jetblue-united. United MileagePlus members can find more information at united.com/bluesky.
JetBlue's Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical facts are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions, and are based on information currently available to us. These include, without limitation, risks associated with the implementation of the Blue Sky collaboration and our plans for future operations. Given the risks and uncertainties surrounding forward-looking statements, you should not place undue reliance on these statements. You should understand that many important factors, in addition to those discussed or incorporated by reference in this press release, could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Further information concerning these and other factors is contained in JetBlue's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including but not limited to in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, as may be updated by our other SEC filings. In light of these risks and uncertainties, the forward-looking events discussed in this press release might not occur. Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Other than as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
United's Forward-Looking Statements and Other Important Information
This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements that are not statements of historical facts are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on historical performance and current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about our future financial results, goals, plans, commitments, strategies and objectives and involve inherent risks, assumptions and uncertainties, known or unknown, including internal or external factors that could delay, divert or change any of them, that are difficult to predict, may be beyond our control and could cause our future financial results, goals, plans and objectives to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, the statements. These risks, assumptions, uncertainties and other factors include, among others, the parties' ability to satisfy certain closing conditions, that the proposed transaction will close on the terms or within the time frame described in this document and any delay or inability of United Airlines to realize the expected benefits of the collaboration. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Forward-looking statements in this press release should be evaluated together with the many risks and uncertainties that affect United's business and market, particularly those identified in the "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Risk Factors" sections in United's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, as updated by our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements included in this document are made only as of the date of this document and except as otherwise required by applicable law or regulation, United undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise.
About JetBlue
JetBlue is New York's Hometown Airline®, and a leading carrier in Boston, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Los Angeles, Orlando, and San Juan. JetBlue carries customers to more than 100 cities throughout the United States, Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada and Europe. For more information and the best fares, visit jetblue.com.
About United
At United, Good Leads The Way. With U.S. hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., United operates the most comprehensive global route network among North American carriers and is now the largest airline in the world as measured by available seat miles. For more about how to join the United team, please visit www.united.com/careers and more information about the company is at www.united.com. United Airlines Holdings, Inc., the parent company of United Airlines, Inc., is traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol "UAL".
- Some select JetBlue routes are not eligible for MileagePlus accrual and redemption. Available redemption flights will appear on each airline's booking channels.
- Redemption seats are capacity-controlled, with limited availability on high demand flights.
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