In late May 2025, JetBlue and United announced plans to launch a partnership, which they’re branding as “Blue Sky.” While I don’t think this should come as much of a surprise, the deal has been cleared by regulators.
Once live, the expectation is that the airlines will offer reciprocal points earning and redemption opportunities, an interline agreement, and we’ll also see more cooperation when it comes to technology, including JetBlue’s Paisly platform.
Eventually — in 2027 and beyond — this partnership includes some fairly minor slot swaps at New York Kennedy (JFK) and Newark (EWR), since we know that United desperately wants to return to JFK. The thing is, what they’re requesting permission for is so minor that regulators have no reason to be concerned (of course if they try to extend the scope of that in the future, it would be a different story).
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
