Details: JetBlue TrueBlue & United MileagePlus Points Partnership Now Live

'I'll allow it...' LOL

Premium cabin award inventory on United?

Compared to the 'partnership' between jetBlue and American, which included reciprocal lounge access (a major benefit for B6 flyers), this one, between jetBlue and United, does not include such privileges (for now at least), which is a major disappointment; would be nice to go to a UnitedClub before a jetBlue flight (then again, I presume, United Club members would loathe that influx of 'filthy Mosaic, premium Barclays card members, and Mint passengers, eh?)

Obviously very curious about earning United PQP while flying B6 metal (if this is even part of the gig) given TrueBlue members flying UA metal can earn Tiles. If so, could be a game changer if one is still loyal to UA/*A but don't want to deal with connections for non-hub fliers (BOS based here).

Agreed, as I fly out of BOS to the west coast a lot. Have a flight coming up next month. Already 1K for next year, and contemplating flying Jetblue instead for to skip EWR/ORD and fly direct.

I'm guessing there's no way to change a future jetblue reservation with my trueblue number to code to milage plus instead?

EDIT: Most likely this is moot.

@ dn10 -- I think that should be possible. Have you tried logging into the reservation and seeing if the option is there to switch the frequent flyer number?

Hard pass. Decided to try JetBlue as a 1K a few weeks ago, and JetBlue refused to assign me a seat for free until exactly one hour before departure on a Basic Economy ticket. As a result, I couldn't go to any credit card lounges at JFK T4, which is only one stop from JFK's B6 terminal (T5).

I realize jetBlue's program is incredibly underrated, but there is real value there, such as after 10 Tiles, you can pick the extra 5K points (basically $50), which is not bad; whereas, United gives you practically nothing for earning PQPs until you reach Premier Platinum (then you can get worthless PlusPoints! ...I know, they recently changed that program, too, allowing redeeming PP for miles.)

As for Mosaic, there's also real value once you reach '3' which includes 'Move to Mint' certificates; those are the sweet spot of the program, because getting to purchase 'Blue (Core)' and redeem those for Mint (lie-flat) on transcon or TATL is excellent. Used mine for JFK-LHR. Very pleased.

Maybe your issue was purchasing 'basic' because with most airlines, if you purchase that least expensive fare, many of the elite privileges are limited. Gotta get the regular United Economy equivalent, which, on B6, it's called 'Blue (Core)'

If you overlay the images from the JetBlue and United airplane tails it looks like a Delta tail. Delta will probably try to file an infringement lawsuit to get cash. This partnership will eliminate Delta's dominance at major NE airports. Delta is floundering - they need cash...

Yeah I've got a MINT LAS->BOS end of next week as I did not want to deal with a 1-2hr layover at IAD/DEN and still loyal to UA but seems like earning PQP is not part of the arrangement thus far.

Interesting that earning on UA when booking on B6 (for B6 metal) is based on the JetBlue spend, rather than miles flown. This is different than other UA partners, when crediting partner metal flights to UA.

I will look, thank you!

It was implied in the article that there will be more to this partnership

You can go to a lounge with the ticket that doesn’t show an assigned seat - and seats on basic fares are often assigned at the gate. Don’t understand what the problem was.

Why the exclusions of EWR, LAX, Aruba…?

Is it any flights to/from these airports or only between airports from the list?

P.S. Ben - a comma is missing before “Aruba”.

As of today, better to credit UA flights to JetBlue or Air Canada?

The Capital One lounge in JFK would not allow me to enter without an assigned seat. Can't speak for the centurion or sapphire lounges, but a basic economy JetBlue ticket without an assigned seat was a no-go. I had to pay $40 for my seat to get into C1

Why bother Alex? Go sit in a terminal restaurant and spend the $40 on a better lunch.

Still waiting for domestic 1st class and lounges from B6 (JFK, BOS, then maybe FLL & LAX).
Then the comparisons will be more apples to apples.

This is good. It opens up Amex, C1, Txu points to United booking. Are award flights book with JetBlue awards refundable like United?

Oof, but with Amex's ratio and the excise taxes, that's a pretty penny to pay for United via B6...

I'd love to see that, too.

Is it between those cities or to any of those cities?

You don't understand because you don't know what you're talking about. The Capital One lounge at JFK doesn't allow anybody in without an assigned seat, even when you speak to the manager on duty and explain you're on a Jetblue basic economy ticket (rather than standby, airline employee, etc.). They don't make any exceptions, and the manager told me that it happens all the time with Jetblue and that I should blame Jetblue. Hence the reason for this comment.

Lounge access isn't an elite benefit with JetBlue, so it's irrelevant to tell me that "elite privileges are limited." I was trying to enter the Capital One lounge in JFK, which doesn't have lounge-entry restrictions for Basic Economy passengers. I blame JetBlue for despising their Basic Economy passengers so much that they assign seats at the last possible second.

I just changed 2 future JetBlue reservations to United Mileage Plus on JetBlue.com. Very easy. One ticket is for Feb 2026 and as United Gold, I'm hoping the reciprocal Preferred Seats / Checked Bag benefit will be in place by then...

It is any flight originating from EWR to LAX, Aruba etc.

These are competing routes which UA is trying to protect.