JetBlue’s Generous Status Match For Delta Elites

JetBlue’s Generous Status Match For Delta Elites

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Major changes are coming to Delta SkyMiles, and a lot of customers are understandably miffed. A couple of days ago, Alaska Mileage Plan launched a very generous status match for Delta SkyMiles elites (targeted primarily at flyers on the west coast), and now JetBlue TrueBlue has also launched an offer, which is unbelievably generous (presumably targeted primarily at flyers on the east coast).

Details of JetBlue’s status match for Delta flyers

JetBlue has launched a status match promotion with some hilarious marketing — the airline is describing this as “Mosaic on the DL,” and talks about how “breaking up is hard to do.”

JetBlue has a status match for Delta flyers

JetBlue TrueBlue is offering to match Delta SkyMiles elite status through December 30, 2023, and then you can maintain it through the end of 2024 with a status challenge. As a reminder, Mosaic is the name of JetBlue’s elite status, but it has four different tiers.

So, how does this work?

  • Delta SkyMiles Silver members can be matched to Mosaic 1, offering perks like two free checked bags, Mosaic check-in and boarding, Even More Space seats subject to availability at check-in, and more; you can also receive Mint Suite Priority as your pre-selected perk
  • Delta SkyMiles Gold members can be matched to Mosaic 2, incrementally offering Even More Space seats at the time of booking; you can also receive a pet fee waiver as your pre-selected perk
  • Delta SkyMiles Platinum members can be matched to Mosaic 3, incrementally offering four Mint upgrade vouchers; you can also receive a FoundersCard Blue membership as your pre-selected perk
  • Delta SkyMiles Diamond members can be matched to Mosaic 4, incrementally offering two more Mint upgrade vouchers, plus four one-way Blade airport helicopter transfers between Manhattan and JFK or EWR; you can also receive 15,000 TrueBlue points as your pre-selected perk

As mentioned above, those who status match can keep their status through December 30, 2023, without any additional activity required. Then you can extend your status by an additional year in one of two ways.

The easiest way to do so is to simply be approved for a JetBlue credit card by December 30, 2023, in which case your status will automatically be extended. Alternatively, you can extend it by an additional year by earning a certain number of tiles:

  • SkyMiles Silver members need to earn six tiles to keep Mosaic 1
  • SkyMiles Gold members need to earn 12 tiles to keep Mosaic 2
  • SkyMiles Platinum members need to earn 24 tiles to keep Mosaic 3
  • SkyMiles Diamond members need to earn 30 tiles to keep Mosaic 4

As far a earning tiles goes:

  • You earn one tile for every $100 in qualifying spending with JetBlue; this doesn’t just include flights, but also vacation packages, rental cars, and cruises
  • You earn one tile for every $1,000 in qualifying spending on a co-branded JetBlue credit card, including the personal and business card

Obviously the easiest way to extend status is by simply getting a JetBlue credit card. Meanwhile if you wanted to extend status through flying, you’d need to spend anywhere between $600 and $3,000 on flights, depending on which tier you’re gong for.

Note that this offer is valid for applications through October 31, 2023, or until there are 30,000 applicants, whichever comes first. Once that limit is reached, the sign-up form will no longer be accessible.

Get Mint upgrade vouchers as a JetBlue Mosaic member

This is an outrageously generous offer

This promotion is so generous that it’s almost hard to comprehend. I mean, if you’re a Delta Platinum member, you can score four one-way Mint upgrades between now and the end of the year, which is really generous. Meanwhile if you’re a Delta Diamond member, you could score six one-way Mint upgrades, plus receive 15,000 bonus points. Yes, all just for matching.

Then if you were able to complete the challenge — which could be as easy as applying for a credit card — you’d earn these rewards once again for 2024. I’ve never seen a status match that offers so many concrete perks and upgrade certificates right off the bat, so this is pretty awesome.

Get Even More Space seating as a JetBlue Mosaic member

Bottom line

JetBlue TrueBlue has an awesome status match promotion for unhappy Delta flyers. You can be matched to any of the four Mosaic tiers, depending on your current elite status. You’ll receive the status through December 30, 2023, and can then extend it by an additional year based on a status challenge, which can be accomplished just by applying for a credit card.

This is very, very, very generous. Goodness, I’ve never wanted to be a Delta elite so bad!

What do you make of JetBlue’s status match for Delta flyers?

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  1. TravelMD Guest

    DP: Current DL Diamond, Platinum for 2024. Applied for the match the day it went live. Got approved for Mosaic 4 on 10/4/2023 – 6 mint certs, 4 blade helicopter rides and 20k trueblue miles already in my account, plus got a congratulatory call from the Mosaic line.

    I noticed my 6 mint certificates (and other perks) expire at the end of Dec 2023, so I called the mosaic line to ask if they...

    DP: Current DL Diamond, Platinum for 2024. Applied for the match the day it went live. Got approved for Mosaic 4 on 10/4/2023 – 6 mint certs, 4 blade helicopter rides and 20k trueblue miles already in my account, plus got a congratulatory call from the Mosaic line.

    I noticed my 6 mint certificates (and other perks) expire at the end of Dec 2023, so I called the mosaic line to ask if they would be extended should I successfully complete the status challenge. The agent I spoke with says they won’t be extended but if I complete the status challenge and start 2024 off as Mosaic 4, I get another 6 mint certificates (and all the other Mosaic 4 perks) at the start of the year. If this is correct, this is so much better than I thought!

    1. TravelMD Guest

      Sorry, got approved on 10/2/2023

  2. Kyrial Guest

    I just received my Delta Platinum status match to Mosaic 3 yesterday. Being SEA based B6 is of relatively limited utility to me outside of the option to use the four mint priority upgrades transcon to JFK. Unfortunately my travel schedule is relatively set until the end of the year so I was thinking that perhaps the Mint upgrades, which state an expiration of 12/31/23, might be extended along with my status if I picked...

    I just received my Delta Platinum status match to Mosaic 3 yesterday. Being SEA based B6 is of relatively limited utility to me outside of the option to use the four mint priority upgrades transcon to JFK. Unfortunately my travel schedule is relatively set until the end of the year so I was thinking that perhaps the Mint upgrades, which state an expiration of 12/31/23, might be extended along with my status if I picked up one of the Jet Blue credit cards.

    As it happens however the Jet Blue cards are Barclaycards. Approximately five years ago I opened a Barclays Arrival+ card in order to obtain the spending bonus and get a card with chip and pin functionality for an upcoming European trip. I immediately put the required spend on the card and received the bonus but before the first statement period had even ended I received notice from Barclays that due to a change in my credit profile the line of credit was immediately revoked. Upon investigation I was informed that they had seen a large increase in my total credit debt, basically a statement period ended on a personal card that I had used for $35k in business expenses which I then paid off in full prior to the due date, and as such they had deemed me a credit risk.

    While this revocation of extended credit without good cause or any delinquency on my part was frustrating I moved on and paid it no mind until earlier this year when I sought to get a sign up bonus on the Barclays Aviator Red card. This application went pending so I called to see what was up. As it turns out that years old unilateral revocation of credit has placed me on the Barclays "Blacklist" where they immediately deny applications for cards without even checking your credit score, history, etc. due to a purported delinquency with them. I have since attempted to get anyone with Barclays to examine my specific situation to no avail. All they can say is that have an internal delinquency that keeps them from checking my credit (830) and that I can choose to apply again and see what happens.

    Has anyone ever had success getting off the Barclays Blacklist? Does anyone know if extending my matched Mosaic status until the end of 2024 by getting one of the Jet Blue cards will actually extend the expiration on the 4 Mint priority upgrades? Finally does anyone know if getting an authorized user Jet Blue card, assuming I even would be allowed this, would trigger the status match extension?

  3. Robert Guest

    My wife and I applied for status match at the same time. I am delta silver she is delta gold. I received my status match a few days ago. She has not heard from JetBlue. Is JetBlue processing status levels differently? Has Any delta gold received a status match?

  4. Susan (delta gold) Guest

    My husband and I both applied as soon as we read your email. He is Delta silver and I am Delta gold. He received his match a few days ago but I have not heard anything. Does anyone know if they are processing Delta silver faster than Delta gold or other levels?

  5. Pat Guest

    I’m currently Gold on DL but only 2700 MQMs from Platinum. Will they see that and match me as Platinum or should I wait? It seems waiting it silly.

  6. Morgan Diamond

    Did you take advantage of this Ben? What status are you with Delta these days?

  7. Serge T Guest

    Hi Ben,
    on the rules it appears this:
    24. If approved, newly granted status will appear in participant’s Member Portal by 11/6/2023.
    Does that mean that if you apply now we got to wait until Nov 6th? if so this is not as great. that is almost a full month and a half wasted. I would assume that they will start processing earlier. Any chance you could get some info with any of your contacts?

    1. digital_notmad Diamond

      I would assume that this is the standard loyalty program/credit card disclaimer of "6-8 weeks for benefits to post." They do this to discourage applicants from calling or otherwise escalating, not because there is any circumstance in which the benefit will post at the end of the 6-8 week period without further intervention on your part. Assume that it should post within 2-3 weeks absolute tops, and if not, you should reach out to support to push it through manually.

    2. BenjaminGuttery Diamond

      Agreed Digital Nomad, he should have just applied and seen for himself if it took X amount of time. Just legal mumbo jumbo in the terms. NO WAY does JetBlue make elites spend 6-8 waiting to leave the airline they are willing to break-up with. Ever.

    3. BenjaminGuttery Diamond

      This is just standard legal lingo. Since there is LITERALLY nothing to lose, If I was You I would have already applied before I even wasted my time writing this comment.

    4. Serge T Guest

      I already applied. Was just curious of when to expect the status.

    5. robin Guest

      this is the important question. if we don't want to get the card, it would be very difficult to spend enough on jetblue flights between nov 6 and dec 30 to re-qualify! and not much time to use benefits and mint upgrades. or will they extend the period to 3 months from qualification or something?

  8. John Guest

    You can earn tiles for buying AA flights??

    1. BenjaminGuttery Diamond

      For now. Until February 28th I believe. The code sharing and coordination part of the NEA has already stopped. But the reciprocal benefits aspects is still through sometime in March.

    2. Jon Guest

      It's only for existing tickets that already have a B6 FQTV on the ticket. Cannot be added to new tickets.

  9. Jan Guest

    As a DL flyer, I love that AS, AA, B6 are smelling blood in the water.
    I hope they are successful in poaching customers.

  10. David Guest

    Maybe change "...in one of two days..." to one of two ways...

    1. Ben Schlappig OMAAT

      @ David -- Fixed, thanks!

  11. TravelinWilly Diamond

    My level of schadenfreude at Delta's expense is sky high, and I don't even have a dog in this fight.

    It's nice to see that when one company really steps in it, other companies (Alaska, and now Jet Blue, and that's just as of now...) are willing to step in and capitalize on it.

    Sorry, Delta, but you sort of screwed the pooch on this one.

    1. digital_notmad Diamond

      yep. I truly hope there are specific employee firings (multiple) once DL C suite figures out what's going on.

  12. LP Guest

    Do we have to use the mint upgrades by end of the year?

  13. bill Guest

    What if we already have a Jetblue card? Do we need to get a new card to qualify for the extension through 2024?

    1. Ben Schlappig OMAAT

      @ bill -- The terms simply state that you need to have a card by December 30, 2023, so I imagine being an existing cardholder should be fine.

  14. Arnie Guest

    What if you already have a JBlue credit card?

    1. Ben Schlappig OMAAT

      @ Arnie -- That should qualify as well.

  15. ny110010001 Guest

    Ben, what happens if you currently have Platinum status until January 2024 and Silver or Gold for the 2024 year? Would you get matched to Mosaic 3 or the lower status? Is it possible to have jetBlue clarify? Thank you!!!

    1. Ben Schlappig OMAAT

      @ ny110010001 -- You'd be matched to Mosaic 3, as it's based on your current status. :-)

    2. ny110010001 Guest

      Thanks Ben! Sucks to be a Silver in 2023 and flew enough to be Diamond for 2024 then, haha.

    3. JB Guest

      If you have flown enough to qualify for Diamond through 2024, you would be a Diamond right now too.

    4. ny110010001 Guest

      hi JB, it was a joke... a very rare situation where you didn't meet higher qualification until later in the year. Probably unlikely in a real life situation.

  16. ZTravel Gold

    So how does their Mosaic lève / TrueBlue work? If I get matched to Mosaic 4 and fly Qatar or Singapore, does that status allow me to access lounges? Any other elite perks across their partners?

    1. Ben Schlappig OMAAT

      @ ZTravel -- Unfortunately JetBlue status offers no reciprocal perks on other airlines anymore.

    2. Manny Guest

      So, no perks at all with JetBlue partners?

  17. David Diamond

    Gotta love competition. When there's real competition, a dumb move by one companies means everyone else pouncing.

  18. Mitchell Ivers Guest

    Ben--what is you're already a Jet Blue member but with no status?

    1. Ben Schlappig OMAAT

      @ Mitchell Ivers -- It's totally fine if you're a member, that doesn't disqualify you from taking advantage of this.

  19. Delta flyer Guest

    Says that mint upgrades will be cleared at 24 hours. Not a crazy good deal. Hmm

    1. Jon Guest

      But only for those with certs, no other comp upgrades to Mint

  20. Daniel Minsk Guest

    So a Jetblue Mint upgrade certificate is applied to a reservation to be added to the space available upgrade wait list. In other words be prepared to fly in your extra legroom seat?

    1. Ben Schlappig OMAAT

      @ Daniel Minsk -- That's correct. But it should be pretty easy to tell what your odds are of the upgrade clearing, since it's not like all elites have unlimited upgrades. Then again, with the number of new Mint upgrade certificates being issued...

  21. Dt123 Diamond

    Tim Dunn what are your thoughts on this?!?

    1. cairns Guest

      Jeez where is Tim to tell us that Delta is "leading"?

    2. Chris Guest

      He'll tell you it doesn't matter and that Delta is still the best because their latest financial statements show them in a stronger position than jetBlue and others, and as you know, past performance is always a guarantee of future success.

  22. Anthony Diamond

    Applied! Maybe you could help us with some work on how much these various status levels are worth, and maybe some ins and outs on these levels? In terms of the Mint certificates - can you simply book any flight with Mint availability and confirm an upgrade?

    1. Ben Schlappig OMAAT

      @ Anthony -- Congrats on applying! More details about all the Mosaic perks, as well as how the upgrades work, can be found here:
      https://onemileatatime.com/guides/jetblue-trueblue-mosaic-status/

      I'll work on refreshing/republishing the post in the near future, to reflect anything that may not be covered. Thanks for the idea.

    2. Sam Guest

      Ben- What if you already are a Jetblue Credit Card Holder? Do we then automatically get status though 2024 or only new Credit Card applicants after status match get 2024 status via holding the Credit Card?

      Thanks

    3. Sam Guest

      Ignore my comment above. To get status into 2024 would have to earn the necessary tiles.

    4. Jon Guest

      New and existing cardholders qualify as long as you have the card open through 12/30 and are one of the first 30,000 to complete the form

    5. DD Guest

      Just applied as well! Did you happen to get an email confirmation from JetBlue once you filled out the form?

    6. Anthony Diamond

      DD, I received no acknowledgement when I submitted the request. I am assuming we just have to wait

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TravelinWilly Diamond

My level of schadenfreude at Delta's expense is sky high, and I don't even have a dog in this fight. It's nice to see that when one company really steps in it, other companies (Alaska, and now Jet Blue, and that's just as of now...) are willing to step in and capitalize on it. Sorry, Delta, but you sort of screwed the pooch on this one.

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David Diamond

Gotta love competition. When there's real competition, a dumb move by one companies means everyone else pouncing.

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Jan Guest

As a DL flyer, I love that AS, AA, B6 are smelling blood in the water. I hope they are successful in poaching customers.

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