Is there a Fee to do this?
 

We are currently booked to fly IAD-JFK-AUA in a few weeks. I am on a paid ticket. My wife and MIL are on award tickets.

I am considering possibly dropping the IAD-JFK leg and driving from Baltimore to NY the night before and flying on our currently scheduled leg JFK-AUA.

Since we are dropping a leg (which saves Jet Blue $$), will Jetblue charge a fee for the award tickets and/or the paid ticket.

The reason for this possible change is that we are from north of Baltimore. We are currently driving to Dulles the night before for a 6am connection to JFK and then a 4 hour layover. If we drive to JFK, we can visit family and sleep in a bit the next morning. It doesn't affect the return because there was no connection from JFK-IAD on Sat evening. We were doing a one week car rental.

The revenue tix will absolutely be subject to a change fee and fare difference add/collect. The reward ticket will also likely be subject to a change fee.

While you think that you are saving the company money by not flying a segment that really isn't the way that airline pricing models work. jetBlue may sell a cheaper fare from IAD-AUA than JFK-AUA to compete with another carrier in that specific market. Or price the non-stop higher because of the convenience of such a flight over a DL routing with a connection in ATL, for example.

Taxis and car services are about the only mode of transit I know where the fares are truly directly tied to the distance traveled. Airlines are about as far from it as you can get.

I understand what you are saying. I just didn't know what their policy was to drop a segment. The charges a deal breaker this time around.

Thanks!