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American Airlines announced a new strategic partnership including codesharing on some routes in July 2020. In January 2021, several other enhancements to this partnership were announced, including:
Important components of the alliance will be introduced starting in the first quarter of 2021 and phased in over the course of the year:
Link to January 12, 2021, AA news release
As of Jan 31st, 2022 - Benefits typically do not show up when managing the booking and will show up when checking in online.
To receive elite benefits add your AAdvantage number at time of purchase, or contact JetBlue customer service to add it after purchase.
JetBlue Basic: AA elites still get free seat selection and a free bag on Blue Basic fares. All passengers are allowed to bring on board a personal item that fits under the seat. However you do not get to bring a free full size carry-on with Blue Basic except when you select an Even More Space seat.
AA Loyalty Points can take a week to post.
AA Link to Benefits page
Important components of the alliance will be introduced starting in the first quarter of 2021 and phased in over the course of the year:
- Seamless customer experience
With each element of the alliance, customers flying in and out of New York and Boston will enjoy a more seamless experience across both airlines, including the ability to book a single itinerary on either website, access to the alliances significant global network, convenient connections, access to loyalty benefits and an improved on-the-ground experience resulting in a compelling proposition for both leisure and corporate customers. - Network alignment in the Northeast
The alliance will offer customers the largest network in New York City and Boston, and it will enable new strategic growth opportunities for both airlines, accelerate the replacement of small regional jets with larger aircraft, while greatly expanding the connectivity between each carriers network in the Northeast. American will upgauge aircraft and by the end of 2021 will operate all service out of New York with first class. Starting in the first half of 2021, JetBlue and American schedules in New York and Boston will begin to be aligned to give customers new flight options, with improved schedules, better connections, competitive fares and access to more domestic and international destinations. - Expanded service in the Northeast
As part of the alliance, JetBlue plans to significantly expand its service at New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA), as well as further expand in other NYC airports and in Boston. The alliance will also allow JetBlue to reactivate aircraft that would otherwise sit idle. An expanded operation at LaGuardia further advances JetBlues position as New Yorks Hometown Airline and accelerates the airlines ability to recover.
As previously announced, American is introducing brand new service on from New York (JFK) to Tel Aviv (TLV) and Athens (ATH). Americans loyal customers in New York will be introduced to their first long-haul international service in more than four years, with even more new routes on the way. - Codeshare agreement
Starting later this quarter, JetBlue will place its B6 code on a variety of American flights in New York and Boston. Likewise, American will place its AA code on select JetBlue flights also in at New Yorks John F. Kennedy International, LaGuardia (LGA) and Newark Liberty International (EWR) airports, as well as Boston Logan International Airport (BOS). Flights touching New York or Boston from either JetBlue, American or connecting combinations of both will be bookable on jetblue.com and aa.com in the coming weeks. The codeshare will introduce JetBlue customers to more than 60 new routes operated by American and will introduce Americans customers to more than 130 new routes operated by JetBlue. - Reciprocal loyalty benefits
Later this year, customers of both JetBlues TrueBlue and Americans AAdvantage programs will be able to enjoy reciprocal benefits, including the ability to earn and/or redeem points or miles on either carrier making both loyalty program even more valuable. The airlines are also exploring opportunities to recognize JetBlue Mosaic customers and Americans AAdvantage elite members across both airlines. More details will be announced to loyalty program members later this year.
Link to January 12, 2021, AA news release
As of Jan 31st, 2022 - Benefits typically do not show up when managing the booking and will show up when checking in online.
To receive elite benefits add your AAdvantage number at time of purchase, or contact JetBlue customer service to add it after purchase.
JetBlue Basic: AA elites still get free seat selection and a free bag on Blue Basic fares. All passengers are allowed to bring on board a personal item that fits under the seat. However you do not get to bring a free full size carry-on with Blue Basic except when you select an Even More Space seat.
AA Loyalty Points can take a week to post.
AA Link to Benefits page
AA & B6 (JetBlue) enhance Partnership: codesharing, coordination, status & earning
#106
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In the previous agreement, was it possible to redeem AA miles on B6 particularly international flights? Was there an award chart or some revenue thing and vice-versa?
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#107
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I found something interesting that seems to be in quite of a few of AA's domestic fare rules:
It looks like revenue management is preparing to launch the B6 and AS partnerships at some point.
Category 4: Flight Restrictions
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY AA FLIGHT OPERATED BY AS
ANY AA FLIGHT OPERATED BY B6.
AND
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY AA FLIGHT.
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY AA FLIGHT OPERATED BY AS
ANY AA FLIGHT OPERATED BY B6.
AND
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY AA FLIGHT.
#108
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The AS codeshare partnership never (completely) stopped AFAIK, even when they eliminated earning on non-codeshare flights. Are these rules new? I thought theyve been there all along, though Im no careful student of this sort of fare rules.
#109
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The AA*/B6 restriction seemed to be new to me.
#110
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JetBlue's alliance website suggests that codeshares are going to be pretty limited. From BOS, just ORD, LAX, MIA, JFK, LGA, and DCA. Much more limited than I was hoping.
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-j...-idUSKBN2AG2LU
" JetBlue Airways Corp pilots voted to reject a tentative agreement that would have given the airline contractual relief to implement its planned partnership with American Airlines Group Inc,, their union said in a statement on Tuesday."
Back to the drawing board.
" JetBlue Airways Corp pilots voted to reject a tentative agreement that would have given the airline contractual relief to implement its planned partnership with American Airlines Group Inc,, their union said in a statement on Tuesday."
Back to the drawing board.
#112
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-j...-idUSKBN2AG2LU
" JetBlue Airways Corp pilots voted to reject a tentative agreement that would have given the airline contractual relief to implement its planned partnership with American Airlines Group Inc,, their union said in a statement on Tuesday."
Back to the drawing board.
" JetBlue Airways Corp pilots voted to reject a tentative agreement that would have given the airline contractual relief to implement its planned partnership with American Airlines Group Inc,, their union said in a statement on Tuesday."
Back to the drawing board.
#113
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- allow 100% of non-caribbean international routes to be B6 codeshare of AA metal
- allow 35% of focus to focus city routes to be codeshare of AA or Eagle metal.
there were apparently some revenue sharing stuff in there too which I don't understand.
JetBlue is still allowed to put its codeshares on AA flights that are not to focus cities.
I don't see why AA would suddenly start flying B6 focus city to focus city routes that it was not doing before. But JetBlue pilots are guarding against that.
#114
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JetBlue's alliance website suggests that codeshares are going to be pretty limited. From BOS, just ORD, LAX, MIA, JFK, LGA, and DCA. Much more limited than I was hoping.
#115
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Per VFTW, reportedly the full codeshare is intended to eventually be quite a bigger: from BOS, ATL, BNA, BUF, BWI, CLE, DEN, DTW, IAH JAX, JFK, LAX, MCO, MSP, PBI, PIT, RIC, RSV, SAV, SEA, SFO, SLC, TPA all on B6, and DCA, JFK, LAX, LGA, MIA, ORD on AA. Selfishly, that maps onto my 'normal' flying much better, so an encouraging datapoint pending further implementation kinks (pilots' union, timing, ability to buy certain nonstop routes as codeshares).
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#118
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And B6 hasn't historically upgraded elites (or had a two-class cabin) the same way legacy carriers have.
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And presumably it will be like every other partnership, where you get some of the benefits of the partner elite status (Mosaic in this case), but you retain only your AA elite status. Just like AA Platinums don't become BA Silver, they just get some of the benefits BA Silvers enjoy.
#120
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I'm curious whether there are plans to allow us to buy AA coded tickets in Mint? I'm seeing AA coded, B6 operated flights on, for example, JFK-SFO and BOS-LAX, but only coach fares are being sold as codeshares. I'd love to try Mint, but if there are AA metal options on the same route, for the time being I'd rather fly on AA to get the EDMs/EQDs, especially given my expected drastically reduced flying this year.