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Re: AA and Jet Blue
[Re: sugarae]
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07/16/2020 09:56 AM
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Today, we’re excited to announce a new partnership with JetBlue to bring you more choice, more benefits and the opportunity to reach more destinations with ease.
This new relationship brings:
Improved Experience Get to your destination with ease by booking a single ticket with either airline for one-stop check-in and seamless connections. You’ll also enjoy an improved on-the-ground experience and more comfort in transcontinental service with access to JetBlue’s Mint and American’s three-class Transcon service.
New Routes Beginning in 2021, this new relationship gives you access to more destinations from New York (JFK) including Tel Aviv (TLV), Athens (ATH), and the return of seasonal service to Rio de Janeiro (GIG). In the future, this new partnership is certain to facilitate American adding new long-haul markets in Europe, Africa, India and South America.
Loyalty Benefits We’re always looking for ways to expand value for our AAdvantage® members. We look forward to sharing information about new loyalty benefits for AAdvantage® and TrueBlue members soon.
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Re: AA and Jet Blue
[Re: sugarae]
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07/16/2020 10:15 AM
07/16/2020 10:15 AM
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Posts: 14,654 Brookfield, CT.
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It sounds as if perhaps they're going back to the original agreements they had in place when JB first came into existence. Wish that, rather than opening up a can of worms all shaped as question marks, they'd given us more details. I read the original email and didn't see any real info there but I'm sure it will all follow soon enough.
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pat
"Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them."
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Re: AA and Jet Blue
[Re: sugarae]
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07/17/2020 06:30 AM
07/17/2020 06:30 AM
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Posts: 391 East Haven, CT
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I believe what the intent here at least for AA, is similar to what they have with Air Alaska. I have friends that travel here to the east coast from the northwest. From time to time, even though they have booked through AA, their 1st leg or so of the trip is actually flown on Air Alaska. They would book, pay and sometimes use AA miles for this. I'm not sure how the 2 airlines "work things out", but of the times I've known this to happen, it was seamless for the passengers.
I know a lot of us who live in the north east have been spoiled over the years with flights to SXM, but the last few years have been becoming more and more difficult to get convenient flights to SXM and home, especially since American stopped their direct flights from JFK and their connecting flights through SJU(San Juan). HOPEFULLY, this will restore more and better options. I have flights for the end of October into November. Coming home to BDL(Hartford), it is impossible to get home in 1 day without over nighting in MIA or CLT. If I have to add one more day to my trip, I'd rather that it be in SXM, lol.
I'm looking at this with a half full glass and hoping this will be a good thing. If the 2 airlines were merging, I'd be concerned about consolidation. But this is a partnering deal, not a merging deal. I believe that this new deal must be approved by the FAA and federal regulators as well, so the ink is not dry on this deal yet.
Last edited by Wingman; 07/17/2020 06:35 AM.
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Re: AA and Jet Blue
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07/17/2020 08:32 AM
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Well stated. Thank you, Mike. Time will tell.
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pat
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Re: AA and Jet Blue
[Re: Wingman]
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07/17/2020 09:07 AM
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Mike--I hope you're right, that this is not in preparation to merge, as that would be the WORST of all worlds, as far as flights to SXM for me. Since Jet Blue came to FLL, flights on AA from Miami have been significantly cheaper. I am not optimistic, as far as this change.
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Re: AA and Jet Blue
[Re: DICKG]
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07/17/2020 11:10 AM
07/17/2020 11:10 AM
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Been flying SXM-BDL for years US Air then AA and have never had to overnight. Has this changed?
Elaine ********************************* God Bless the broken road....
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