new - check in bags online + bonus points
Nov 23, 2005, 3:40 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Nov 2005
Programs: JetBlue TrueBlue, Delta SkyMiles
Posts: 1
new - check in bags online + bonus points
JetBlue has been doing online bag check in for a while, but now it's available for outbound from all U.S. cities - and until Jan. 5, you get 2 bonus TrueBlue points.
Check out the press release
So if you buy two tickets for $249 each way JFK-Long Beach with your JetBlue Amex Card - that's ~$500 = 1,000 Award Dollars (double for JetBlue purchase) = 5 TrueBlue Points, plus
6 points for Travel (each way), plus Double Points If Purchased Online:
2 bonus points If You Check In Online:
Total Points for
Round Trip 28
So that's already 30 points - 1/3 to a free ticket.
Check out the press release
So if you buy two tickets for $249 each way JFK-Long Beach with your JetBlue Amex Card - that's ~$500 = 1,000 Award Dollars (double for JetBlue purchase) = 5 TrueBlue Points, plus
6 points for Travel (each way), plus Double Points If Purchased Online:
2 bonus points If You Check In Online:
Total Points for
Round Trip 28
So that's already 30 points - 1/3 to a free ticket.
Nov 23, 2005, 4:02 pm
#2
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: SFO
Programs: AA PLT; UA Gold
Posts: 5,378
How does this work? The press release says they print the bag check numbers on your BP when you online checkin, but where does the tag that goes on the bag get generated? I assume this works the same way as all the other airlines, where you have to ask a ticket agent (or skycap) to print the tag for you and load it onto the conveyer belt? If that's the case, there isn't really anything very novel about this. If you can actually check your bags without ever interacting with a human, then I'll be impressed.