JetBlue And Singapore Airlines Cozy Up

Singapore Airlines and JetBlue have expanded their codeshare relationship, further deepening ties. But one key benefit is still lacking.

The current codeshare agreements sees Singapore Airlines codesharing on the following JetBlue flights to/from JFK:

• Austin, Texas (AUS)
• Boston, Massachusetts (BOS)
• Buffalo, New York (BUF)
• Charlotte, North Carolina (CLT)
• Chicago, Illinois (ORD)
• Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Florida (FLL)
• Houston, Texas (IAH)
• Jacksonville, Florida (JAX)
• Orlando, Florida (MCO)
• New Orleans, Louisiana (MSY)
• Portland, Maine (PME)
• Rochester, New York (ROC)
• Syracuse, New York (SYR)
• Tampa, Florida (TPA)
• Washington D.C. (IAD)
• West Palm Beach, Florida (PBI)

JetBlue adds its B6 flight numbers to the following Singapore flights:

• Los Angeles (LAX) – Singapore (SIN)
• New York (JFK) – Frankfurt (FRA) – Singapore (SIN)
• San Francisco (SFO) – Hong Kong (HKG) – Singapore (SIN)
• San Francisco (SFO) –  Singapore (SIN)

This month, Singapore and JetBlue expanded that codeshare agreement to include additional JetBlue flights to/from New York JFK and:

• Atlanta, Georgia (ATL)
• Burbank, California (BUR)
• Burlington, Vermont (BTV)
• Charleston, South Carolina (CHS)
• San Jose, California (SJC)

It’s now easier than ever before to purchase a Singapore Airlines ticket to places like Burbank or Charleston.

Earning Miles

Keep in mind you can currently earn JetBlue TrueBlue points when you fly on Singapore Airlines or earn Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles when you fly on JetBlue. And these earning opportunities go beyond just the codeshare flights.

For flights on JetBlue, you will earn the following miles when credited to Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer:

• MINT fares (C, D, I and J) – 125% of mileage flown
• Economy class fares (B, E, H, K, L, M, Q, R, V, W and Y) – 100% of mileage flown
• Discounted economy class fares (O, P, S, U and Z) – 50% of mileage flown
• All other fares – no mileage earning

Click here (.pdf) for more information.

For flights on Singapore Airlines, you will earn the following points when credited to JetBlue TrueBlue:

• Business class fares (C, D, J, U and Z) – 1 TrueBlue point for every mile flown
• Economy class fares (B, E, H, L, M, P, S, T, W and Y) – 1 TrueBlue point for every 2 miles flown
• All other fares – no mileage earning

Click here for more information. You’ll note that first class fares do not appear to earn JetBlue miles.

But, there are still no reciprocal redemption options on either carrier, and that’s the one benefit still “lacking” I referred to in my opening paragraph. Even with Singapore’s latest KrisFlyer devaluation, there are still some sweet spots on the chart. I’d strongly consider crediting JetBlue flight to Singapore. But it is too bad that there is still no way to redeem Singapore Airlines miles for travel on JetBlue or vice-versa. Hopefully that will one day change, even though JetBlue’s dynamic revenue-based pricing present a technological barrier to Singapore’s fixed-priced redemption model.

CONCLUSION

United left the door wide open for Singapore and JetBlue to cozy up when it left New York JFK. As JetBlue and Singapore continue to grow their codeshare partnership, will we eventually see reciprocal redemption options?