JetBlue’s future just got a very blunt reality check from one of the smartest CEOs in the business…who also happens to be the founder of JetBlue. Even United Does Not Want JetBlue, Per David Neeleman Many have wondered whether...
Here Come Award Surcharges Again And It Won’t Stop With JetBlue And Virgin Atlantic
While it does not come as a surprise in light of soaring fuel prices, we are seeing a spike in carrier imposed surcharges (formerly called “fuel surcharge”) on award tickets. The two latest additions–Virgin Atlantic and JetBlue–are particularly noteworthy....
“Trump Loves To See Big Deals Happen” As Administration Signals Openness To Airline Mergers
I sense a growing fever pitch for consolidation in the U.S. airline industry, and now a key member of the Trump administration is signaling openness to it. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Signals Openness To Airline Mergers, Says “Trump Loves...
JetBlue Says It Is Raising Bag Fees Again To Keep Fares “Low” And Wi-Fi Free
JetBlue is raising baggage fees again, claiming it is the better alternative to raising airfare. But is it? JetBlue Raises Bag Fees As Fuel Prices Spike JetBlue has increased checked bag fees, blaming “rising operating costs” as jet fuel...
JetBlue-Alaska Makes Most Sense, But Does Alaska Want It?
There has been a lot of chatter this week about the possible targets from JetBlue for a merger, and among them Alaska makes the most sense, but are they interested? JetBlue Explores Merger Targets As Matthew recently reported in...
JetBlue Actively Simulating Merger Options With Alaska, Southwest, And United Airlines
JetBlue is once again exploring a merger or partnership, and this time, it is naming names. JetBlue Eyes Merger With United, Alaska, Or Southwest…But Only One Path Really Makes Sense According to Semafor, JetBlue has been actively evaluating potential...
JetBlue “Mini Mint” Is Getting Bigger: New Details Reveal Larger First Class Cabins
In July 2024, I exclusively reported that as JetBlue seeks to innovate in response to persistent losses and a blocked merger with Spirit Airlines, it plans to introduce a domestic first class cabin it has internally called “Mini Mint”...
United Airlines CEO Says JetBlue Merger Is “Up To Them”…But He’s Holding All The Cards
A year after United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby first addressed the possibility of a merger with JetBlue and downplayed a deal was in the works, we can now more clearly see his strategy in laying the groundwork for what...
Passenger Bites JetBlue Flight Attendant, Avoids Jail—No Wonder Air Rage Keeps Getting Worse
A string of recent airline incidents raises an uncomfortable question: why do so many travelers now feel comfortable behaving outrageously in airports and on airplanes? The latest example involves a JetBlue passenger who bit a flight attendant and still...
United Airlines CFO Drops Biggest Hint Yet About JetBlue Merger
Michael Leskinen, the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Airlines, may have dropped the biggest hint yet about United’s intention of scooping of JetBlue, though he left plenty of plausible deniability… JetBlue Merger? United Airlines CFO...
United And JetBlue Expand Partnership, But Only One Side Earns Elite Status Credit
United and JetBlue have taken another step toward a closer commercial relationship with the launch of reciprocal revenue bookings on each other’s flights, but the details of what is and isn’t available matter a great deal to MileagePlus members....
JetBlue And JAL Split After A Partnership That Never Worked
JetBlue’s Japan Airlines redemption partnership ends 3/31/26. It was underbuilt, under-marketed, and often showed phantom space. The Partnership That Arrived Quietly And Left Quietly JetBlue and Japan Airlines (JAL) are pulling the plug on their reciprocal points partnership on...
Inside JetBlue’s First BlueHouse Lounge At JFK: Great Space, But Will It Handle The Crowds?
JetBlue will finally open its first airport lounge, called BlueHouse, at New York JFK later this month. For an airline that has long offered a premium inflight product but no premium ground experience, this is an important step forward....
JetBlue Flight Attendant Turns Lavatory Line Into Heartwarming “Gratitude Wall”
A simple idea from a JetBlue flight attendant has turned a bathroom queue into an unexpected reminder of gratitude and connection. JetBlue Flight Attendant Turns Bathroom Line Into Gratitude Wall During a recent JetBlue flight, a flight attendant named...
JetBlue Expands Europe Service With New Boston Routes To Barcelona And Milan
JetBlue is continuing its push into Europe with two new nonstop routes from Boston to Barcelona and Milan for summer 2026. JetBlue Adds Nonstop Service From Boston To Barcelona And Milan For Summer 2026 JetBlue just announced (though JonNYC...
JetBlue Will Open Posh Airport Lounges In New York + Boston
UPDATE: As flagged by One Mile At A Time, JetBlue Lounge has just confirmed the opening of its first lounge is imminent. In late 2025, JetBlue will open an 8,000-square-foot lounge at New York JFK Terminal 5 In 2026,...
Review: JetBlue A321 Mint Business Class [2025]
JetBlue continues to offer a consistent product in Mint Business Class with warm service and excellent food. My A321 journey from Los Angeles to Newark was not without issue, but flying JetBlue was once again a pleasure. JetBlue A321...
JetBlue–United Award Redemptions Go Live, But The Rates Are Ugly
JetBlue and United Airlines have launched the first major benefit of their Blue Sky partnership: effective immediately, members of each airline’s loyalty program can earn and redeem miles or points across both carriers’ networks. But don’t get too excited...
My Hearty Turkey Havarti Sandwich On JetBlue
I found myself famished on a late-night JetBlue flight and was very thankful to try the turkey Havarti sandwich from JetBlue’s EatUp Café. Taste Test: JetBlue Turkey Havarti Sandwich A 10:30 pm departure from New York (JFK) may seem...
Partnerships Show Low Value Of JetBlue’s Own Award Flights
JetBlue has expanded its TrueBlue mileage partnerships but it demonstrates the poor value JetBlue offers on their own flights. JetBlue’s Partner Redemptions JetBlue has added some incredible partners including Qatar, Japan Airlines, Condor, Etihad, and soon United. Both Hawaiian...
