JetBlue TrueBlue - Jetblue raise fare by $5

All my usual routes are now $5 more compare to yesterday:( All the fares end with 9 dollar now end with 4 dollar.
I did move my family flights to other carrier. Yeah, $5 oneway will shift my business, since all these $5 add up. Beside, I always like miles instead of the trueblue points:p

All my usual routes are now $5 more compare to yesterday:( All the fares end with 9 dollar now end with 4 dollar.
I did move my family flights to other carrier. Yeah, $5 oneway will shift my business, since all these $5 add up. Beside, I always like miles instead of the trueblue points:p

Well, chances are that "other carrier" won't refund the difference in fare should the prices go down before your departure date due to a sale or whatnot. JetBlue, on the other hand, gladly credits your TrueBlue acct. with the difference in fare should it decrease.

Fare hikes are common in this industry - fares go up and down all the time...on every airline out there.

As far as the loyalty program goes - as stated by others many times before, TrueBlue is great for some and bad for others...same goes with Delta SkyMiles and AAdvantage for instance.

Well, chances are that "other carrier" won't refund the difference in fare should the prices go down before your departure date due to a sale or whatnot. JetBlue, on the other hand, gladly credits your TrueBlue acct. with the difference in fare should it decrease.


So will United.

So will United.

You may be right...I don't know United's policy, but I'll take your word for it.

I know that at AA or DL, for instance, you will first be charged a "downgrade" or "rollover" fee which makes no sense. In many cases, this ~$25 fee can eat up the difference in fare alone.

Well, chances are that "other carrier" won't refund the difference in fare should the prices go down before your departure date due to a sale or whatnot. JetBlue, on the other hand, gladly credits your TrueBlue acct. with the difference in fare should it decrease.

So will Southwest, and unlike JetBlue they never have any fees for outright cancellation.

So will Southwest, and unlike JetBlue they never have any fees for outright cancellation.

But, to play devil's advocate, Southwest doesn't have free standby or confirmed same day change. You want to travel on a different flight today: you pay full fare.

No one airline has a monopoly on the best change policies out there, but both Southwest and JetBlue are above average in that department.

As for the 'downgrade' fee, in my experience Continental charges it--even in markets where they compete directly with JetBlue and match JetBlue's change fees, they won't match JetBlue's fee-free fare downgrade policy.

But, to play devil's advocate, Southwest doesn't have free standby or confirmed same day change. You want to travel on a different flight today: you pay full fare.

That reminds me of an incident when I flew jetBlue to FLL and had to continue on with Southwest... the jetBlue flight got in a bit early, enough for me to catch an earlier flight on Southwest but they won't let me on with out paying the full fare.... so I waited and when it came time to board the flight i originally booked, the flight was overbooked by 1 person... I gladly gave up my seat and just ended up spending a few more hours at FLL than took a later flight and got reimbursed for it. Funny how things work out sometimes. :D