JetBlue and Etihad Loyalty Members Simply Obtained a New Perk

JetBlue and Etihad Airways have expanded their partnership to permit vacationers to earn reciprocal factors advantages when flying both airline.

Vacationers flying on the 2 airways, which have had a codeshare settlement for years, will now be capable of earn and redeem factors in every loyalty program, in keeping with JetBlue. The prolonged advantages went into impact on Wednesday.

“As a profitable associate since 2014, we’re excited to introduce loyalty advantages as a part of our codeshare partnership with Etihad,” Christopher Buckner, the vice chairman of loyalty and partnerships at JetBlue, mentioned in an announcement. “This partnership extension delivers each JetBlue TrueBlue and Etihad Visitor members extra methods to earn and redeem on journey, making exploring both airline’s community of prime international locations much more rewarding.”

The expanded settlement comes as JetBlue overhauled its personal TrueBlue loyalty program final 12 months. Vacationers who attain the primary standing tier, Mosaic 1, obtain perks like two free checked luggage or free upgrades to “Even Extra House” seats.

It additionally comes as Etihad launched a brand new flight between Boston and Abu Dhabi, and reintroduced its Airbus A380 plane on one among two of its each day flights between the United Arab Emirates metropolis and New York. The jet, which was set to retire throughout the pandemic, options an epic three-room top notch suite generally known as “The Residence.” 

Mark Potter, the managing director for Etihad Visitor, mentioned the expanded partnership with JetBlue “additional bolsters Etihad’s dedication to the U.S. market.”

Whereas JetBlue is increasing its partnership with Etihad, it was compelled to finish its settlement with American Airways and hand over on its deliberate merger with Spirit Airways following a sequence of court docket rulings. Past Etihad, JetBlue has partnership agreements in place with a number of different carriers, together with Hawaiian Airways, Icelandair, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airways, South African Airways, and semi-private jet firm JSX.