Jetblue is aware of what a new airline partner wants: more points on his card.
“The most important thing, number one, is a significantly higher opportunity for a network to win and burn Trueblue Points, said Marty St. George, President of JetBlue, during the airline Profit from the first quarter Call Tuesday.
St. George continued to describe a scenario in which the loyal honor Flyer should go to Boyz or Omaha, but given the current airline route map, which is highly oriented to the east coast, it cannot. The new carrier’s partner is not yet said in the US home airline-he will fill this gap.
The new partner will also fill the gap after 2023 court order Forced Jetblue and American Airlines to end their partnership known as the Northeast Alliance. The two airlines have spent the better part of two years by blurring the pact, although some exceptional items remain unresolved. American Airlines A claim in Texas On Monday, for more than $ 1 million, it claims JetBlue owes.
“This is not an expected twist,” said Joanna Geragti, JetBlue CEO, for the trial on Tuesday.
One thing it Clearly: the American will not be JetBlue’s new home partner.
“Although we have offered a very attractive JetBlue offer and its customers and a team, it has become clear over time that Jetblue has been focused on various business priorities,” writes Steve Johnson, Vice -President of the American and Chief Strategic Director, at A, at A Letter to the staff on Monday.
With the American Out of the photo, the best Jetblue variants to extend the width of the US route for Trueblue members are carriers such as AlaSka Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines and UNITED AIRLINES.
Jetblue plans to announce its new partner in the United States by the end of June, St. George said.
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At least 2 more Jetblue cities coming in 2025
“There will be a few new points coming later on the route map this year,” St. George said in response to a question about whether the airline planned some more expansion in 2025. He added that the “crowd” can only mean two new cities without being developed.
Supplements come after Jetblue reduced its graphics by 4.3% in the first quarter compared to 2024 and plans to shrink it by 3.5% in the second quarter. The airline stopped its year -round perspective, citing macroeconomic uncertainty.
The search for internal trips to the US has slowed since President Trump took office in January. For Jetblue, reservations decreased in January, February and March, but stabilized (albeit at a lower level than initially forecast) since early April, said St. George.
“I wouldn’t do something so simple as to say it’s a red-with-blue recession of everything you want to call it,” he continued. “But it seems that the shores seem to have been affected a little more.”
The delay prompted Jetblue to cut flying outside the peak on Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. The abbreviations follow the airline Exit of 15 cities and dozens of routes Since the beginning of 2024, as part of a bigger restructuring known as Jetforward, which aims to return Jetblue to regular profitability.
The airline even downloaded the planned new service to the Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHz) in Nova Scotia at the Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), which was due in June.
Profits avoid Jetblue in the first quarter, when the airline reported a net loss of $ 208 million at $ 2.1 billion revenue.
Before the last delay, Jetblue revealed plans to add Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barahas Airport (Mad)., Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) In New Hampshire, Norfolk International Airport (Orf) At Virginia, Ramon Vilda Morales International Airport (SAP) in Honduras, Cherry Capital (TVC) in Michigan and Wilmington International Airport (ILM) in North Carolina until his map in 2025.
JetBlue’s loyalty and premium bets are paid
Jetblue leaders seemed pleased with the airline’s decision to double their proposals for premiums and loyalty before the last delay. Both segments of his business outperform the economy for the free time in the first quarter.
In January the airline revealed JetBlue’s new premiere card With many benefits. This addition helped to achieve a 7% increase in Cobranded credit card costs in the first quarter.
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Jetblue too Rebrands its extraoleous plant even more space seats as “even” In January. As part of the change, the carrier has turned seats into their own tariff class that passengers can choose during the booking process, not as a supplement after booking a flight.
Truly exciting things, however, come late this year when Jetblue will reveal its impatiently expected First -gradeS The new seats will be displayed in a 2-2 configuration and located in the front of his family Airbus A320 and the A220 aircraft. Beyond this, the airline is quiet in detail.
The airline also plans to disclose its The first lounge at the airport At John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in the fourth quarter and BOS salon in 2026.
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