JetBlue and British Airways have been authorised to companion up on codeshare flights, making it simpler for vacationers to fly to dozens of locations between the U.S. and Europe.
“We’re happy with the U.S. Division of Transportation’s (DOT) approval for a bilateral codeshare settlement between JetBlue and British Airways,” an airline spokesperson for JetBlue shared with T+L on Tuesday. “We’re at all times searching for new methods to supply our prospects extra selection when touring. With the brand new codeshare, prospects will have the ability to seamlessly e book a single ticket for journey on each airways, offering an expanded community of locations throughout Europe and the U.S.”
The codeshare settlement, filed on the finish of Could, was authorised by the U.S. Division of Transportation (DOT) on Friday. This new partnership will permit these airways to put their designator code on codeshared companies operated by the reciprocal service and promote tickets for these flights on their respective web sites indefinitely. For example, vacationers who’re reserving a JetBlue flight inside the U.S. may even see a British Airways code connected to their ticket, and vice versa for European flights.
Nevertheless, this partnership will solely cowl a subset of routes from each airways, as initially outlined by the codeshare settlement. These embrace 75 home flights from New York and Boston operated by JetBlue and 17 intra-European flights from London operated by British Airways.
The transfer is strategic for JetBlue because the service works to develop its European community. In 2021, the airline launched its inaugural transatlantic flights from Boston and New York to London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports. Whereas JetBlue has since added companies to Amsterdam, Paris, Dublin, and Edinburgh to its route map, the addition of a codeshare partnership will present elevated connectivity for fliers throughout the Atlantic.
Whereas the settlement has been formally authorised, it’s unclear whether or not JetBlue TrueBlue and British Airways Avios members will take pleasure in mileage earnings and frequent flier advantages. That mentioned, British Airways is a founding member of the Oneworld alliance, permitting its Avios members to earn and redeem rewards for flights on companions American Airways and Alaska Airways.
