In May 2025, United and JetBlue announced plans to roll out a partnership, which is being marketed as Blue Sky. It’s a quirky collaboration that seems odd on the surface.
For United, it’s clearly motivated by the desire to compete with Delta in Boston (BOS) and New York (JFK), and to prevent JetBlue from partnering with another major US airline. Meanwhile for JetBlue, it’s about partnering with whatever airline gives the company the most financial upside.
In October 2025, we saw the two airlines roll out the first phase of reciprocity with this partnership, which included reciprocal points earning and redemption opportunities. Then in February 2026, we saw the airlines roll out reciprocal flight bookings. The next step in this partnership is now being introduced, and that includes reciprocal elite perks, which I know many people have been looking forward to.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
