There is a new method to redeem JetBlue TrueBlue factors on long-haul worldwide flights — particularly, to Japan and past.
JetBlue on Wednesday introduced it is stepping up its partnership with Japan Airways.
Going ahead, JAL will turn out to be a “redeem” companion of JetBlue — that means, you possibly can redeem your TrueBlue factors for flights on the Tokyo-based service.
That is definitely excellent news for JetBlue loyalists. Whereas the airline has a extra restricted partnership with Singapore Airways and extra tie-ups with two Persian Gulf-based carriers, this marks the primary time TrueBlue members can have the prospect to redeem their factors on an airline primarily based in East Asia.
And there is loads of cause to fly on JAL, which final 12 months inaugurated its first U.S. service on its brand-new Airbus A350-1000 plane, that includes gorgeous first-class suites and an general spectacular product all through its cabins.
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Remember the fact that JetBlue is a switch companion of a number of main bank card issuers, so even should you do not regularly fly the service on its East Coast-heavy route community, there are methods to shortly accrue a big sum of TrueBlue factors to fly nonstop from the U.S. to locations like Tokyo and Osaka, Japan.
“We’re excited to increase the TrueBlue expertise by rising our community of trusted airline companions, giving our members much more methods to redeem factors,” JetBlue Vice President of Loyalty and Personalization Edward Pouthier stated in a statement Wednesday.
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What this information means for vacationers
As a part of the deeper partnership between JetBlue and Japan Airways, now you can redeem TrueBlue factors by means of JetBlue’s web site on JAL-operated flights.
You will need to ebook your flight on JAL simply as you’d any JetBlue flight, by plugging in your cities and dates and checking the field to “Use TrueBlue factors.”
The place does Japan Airways fly?
As of this month, Japan Airways operates 11 routes between Japan and the continental U.S., per Cirium.
These are:
- From Tokyo’s Haneda Airport (HND) to Chicago’s O’Hare Worldwide Airport (ORD), Dallas Fort Value Worldwide Airport (DFW), Los Angeles Worldwide Airport (LAX), New York’s John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport (JFK) and San Francisco Worldwide Airport (SFO)
- From Tokyo’s Narita Worldwide Airport (NRT) to Boston Logan Worldwide Airport (BOS), LAX, SFO, Seattle-Tacoma Worldwide Airport (SEA) and San Diego Worldwide Airport (SAN)
- From Osaka’s Kansai Worldwide Airport (KIX) to LAX
JAL additionally connects Honolulu to 4 Japanese airports, together with Tokyo’s two largest hubs.
The way to earn TrueBlue factors
Past flying with JetBlue and incomes factors by spending on a cobranded bank card, you possibly can switch rewards from a number of main issuers to the TrueBlue program.
The most suitable choice is Chase Final Rewards; factors switch to JetBlue at a 1:1 ratio.
Chase is at the moment providing a historic welcome bonus of 100,000 factors to new cardholders who join the Chase Sapphire Most popular® Card (see charges and charges) and spend $5,000 on purchases within the first three months from account opening. The cardboard has a $95 annual charge.
Further TrueBlue switch companions:
- Citi ThankYou Rewards factors switch at a 1:1 ratio for some cardholders, together with these with the Citi Status and Strata, and at a 5:4 ratio for another cardholders.
- American Specific Membership Rewards factors and Capital One miles switch at a 5:3 ratio.
Earlier than you switch your factors to JetBlue, we advocate reviewing our information to the very best methods to journey to Japan on factors and miles to make sure you’re getting probably the most mileage out of your bank card rewards.
Different JetBlue redemption companions
Whereas JAL is JetBlue’s first East Asia-based redemption companion, the service additionally has a couple of different worldwide companions on which you’ll be able to redeem factors, together with Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways, Icelandair and TAP Air Portugal.
As a part of Wednesday’s announcement, the carriers revealed members of Japan Airways’ Mileage Financial institution loyalty program can redeem their miles for choose JetBlue flights, together with journeys to Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada and the U.S. East Coast.
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