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Home » American Airlines » Northeaster: American Airlines + JetBlue Add 33 New Routes (Full List)
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Northeaster: American Airlines + JetBlue Add 33 New Routes (Full List)

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 19, 2021November 14, 2023 4 Comments

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JetBlue and American Airlines are teaming up to add over 30 new flights in the Northeast, providing insight into how the two carriers will codeshare and collaborate. JetBlue’s additions mark a direct challenge to United Airlines while American Airlines reinforces its strength in Boston and New York.

In This Post:

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  • New American Airlines International Routes
  • New American Airlines Domestic Routes
  • New JetBlue Routes
  • What Can We Learn From These New Routes?
  • Reciprocal Earning Benefits
  • CONCLUSION

New American Airlines International Routes

For years, American Airlines has gradually reduced international service from New York JFK. But with its new JetBlue partnership, American now has a unique opportunity to leverage feeder flights from across the USA to offer more international service.

AA will add six new international flights from JFK, including four to Latin America and two to the Caribbean:

  • Bogota, Colombia (BOG) — daily — Airbus A319 — Year-Around
  • Cali, Colombia (CLO) — daily — Airbus A319 — Year-Around
  • Medellin, Colombia (MDE) — daily — Airbus A319 — Year-Around
  • Providenciales, Turks & Caicos (PLS) —  Saturdays — Boeing 737-800 — Seasonal
  • Santiago, Chile (SCL) — 3x weekly — Boeing 777-200 — Year-Around
  • St. Lucia (UVF) — Saturdays — Boeing 737-800 — Seasonal

American previously announced service to Athens, Rio de Janeiro, and Tel Aviv form JFK. Once transatlantic travel resumes, I would expect the resumption of certain European routes as well.

New American Airlines Domestic Routes

American will also add a number of flights from both Boston and New York:

  • Boston (BOS)
    • Asheville, North Carolina (AVL)
    • Columbus, Ohio (CMH)
    • Jackson Hole, Wyoming (JAC)
    • Traverse City, Michigan (TVC)
    • Wilmington, North Carolina (ILM)
  • New York (JFK)
    • Orange County, California (SNA)
  • New York (LGA)
    • Kansas City, Missouri (MCI)
    • Key West, Florida (EYW)
    • Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (MYR)
    • Pensacola, Florida (PNS)
    • Rapid City, South Dakota (RAP)
    • Savannah, Georgia (SAV)

The Orange County – New York flight is quite a surprise and the Boston additions restore BOS as a major focus city for American Airlines.

New JetBlue Routes

  • Newark (EWR)
    • Aguadilla, Puerto Rico (BQN)
    • Cartagena, Colombia (CTG)
    • Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts (MVY)
    • Nantucket, Massachusetts (ACK)
    • Port-au-Prince, Haiti (PAP)
    • Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic (POP)
    • Seattle, Washington (SEA)
    • St. John’s, Antigua (ANU)
    • St. Lucia (UVF)
    • St. Thomas, USVI (STT)
  • New York (LGA)
    • Boise, Idaho (BOI)
    • Charleston, South Carolina (CHS)
    • Denver, Colorado (DEN)
    • Kalispell, Montana (FCA)
    • Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts (MVY)

JetBlue’s new service represents a direct to challenge to United Airlines in Newark and between LGA-DEN.

What Can We Learn From These New Routes?

These new routes tell us a number of things about the JetBlue – American Airlines partnership:

  • The leisure-dominated route additions reflect that business travel remains depressed
  • American and JetBlue will focus on breadth, not depth
    • For example, combined the two carriers will offer about the same amount of daily service between New York and Los Angeles as American did alone prior to the pandemic
  • JFK is on track to become a large international hub from American Airlines once again

Reciprocal Earning Benefits

American and JetBlue also announced:

  • reciprocal point earnings is coming this spring
  • reciprocal elite benefits and award redemptions will come at unspecified later point

JetBlue currently does not offer business class (Mint) upgrades to its elite Mosaic members, like American Airlines offers its top-tier Executive Platinum members even on premium transcontinental routes. It would not surprise me to see American Airlines copy JetBlue on routes in which they overlap.

For example, we may see the Los Angeles – New York route upgradable only with miles or systemwide upgrades (perhaps with e-500 mile stickers). This would be spun as a way to preserve the product, though I expect paid prices will trend closer to JetBlue’s pricing of about $500 one-way.

On the other hand, I expect JetBlue elite members to have access to Main Cabin Extra and American elite members to have access to JetBlue’s Extra Legroom section.

CONCLUSION

Codeshare flights between JetBlue and American Airlines will launch next week. In the weeks ahead, expect to earn JetBlue points on American Airlines and vice-versa. The new flights indicate the new partners will target leisure travel…and also target United Airlines at its fortress Newark hub.

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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4 Comments

  1. Stuart Reply
    February 19, 2021 at 9:19 am

    With Alaska/American/Jet Blue migrating towards each other it’s beginning to look bleak for Delta and United in going it alone. Delta is especially weakened with its investments in LATAM and Virgin and United reacting with silly moves like launching BOS-LHR flights this summer to try and battle a much nimbler Jet Blue.

    This summer/fall we may see the next wave of consolidations. Are two mega carriers in the cards?

  2. mowogo Reply
    February 19, 2021 at 9:31 am

    The JetBlue LGA-DEN flight is interesting since pre-pandemic the flights to DEN were extremely limited (1x JFK, 1x Boston). LGA-DEN is also flown by WN and DL, in addition to the UA flights to EWR and the DL flights to JFK. While there is definitely the market for Denver (Airport concourses have been fairly busy the times I’ve flown the past couple of months.

  3. VibePilot Reply
    February 19, 2021 at 12:16 pm

    I wonder how much of these announcements are just marketing fluff? If the the pandemic continues or people postpone flying they can say the start of service is delayed due to market conditions anyway. Is it really just a way to keep their brand in front of people?

  4. Jaye Reply
    February 28, 2021 at 9:01 am

    Can’t understand why either of these airlines do not have a direct flight from NY into Daytona Beach, FL.

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