United And JetBlue Partner For ‘Blue Sky’ Arrangement

Passengers will be able to earn and spend miles in either loyalty program on most flights from either airline.

United Airlines and JetBlue have partnered up for a new arrangement.

‘Blue Sky’ will allow each carrier’s elite frequent flyers to receive reciprocal benefits and is expected to bring with it other business perks for both companies.

Passengers will be able to earn and spend miles in either loyalty program on most flights from either airline.

Members of each loyalty program will find similar benefits over time as well as reciprocal revenue-based miles and points accrual and reciprocal miles and points redemption when they use and earn miles or points on the partner airline.

The earnings are revenue-based and not distance-based.

In addition, the airlines have agreed to some cooperation on the business side as well. Among other agreements, United and JetBlue will swap some flight timings across several airports.