One of the most notable airline partnerships reached a new milestone on Tuesday. United Airlines and JetBlue’s ‘Blue Sky’ loyalty program collaboration is launching new booking capabilities.
This week, travelers will be able to purchase select flight itineraries operated by either airline directly on each carrier’s website and mobile app.
That means travelers will soon be able to book flights on either airline with cash—in addition to points and miles—for the first time. Travelers will also start to see more travel options from each carrier when searching for flights across both airlines’ websites.
"With cash bookings now available, Blue Sky is making it even easier for customers to plan and purchase travel across two leading networks,” Andrew Nocella, United’s chief commercial officer.
In the near future, the two carriers plan to allow travelers to book one itinerary with flights operated by both United and JetBlue.
The airlines have been rolling out their loyalty collaboration in phases since May 2025. Last year, the two airlines launched reciprocal earnings and redemptions, allowing travelers to earn and redeem rewards across both carriers’ programs.
“This is an important step forward in our Blue Sky collaboration, expanding the choice and flexibility we offer customers when they travel,” said Marty St. George, president of JetBlue. “This move gives our members even more ability to earn and redeem points to exciting destinations around the world, while United customers gain access to JetBlue’s network across the Americas and Europe.”
Both carriers will continue to roll out more benefits of the joint Blue Sky program during 2026. Later this spring, travelers can expect the airlines to begin honoring each others’ loyalty perks for fliers, like priority boarding, preferred and extra legroom seating, and same-day changes and standby. Later in 2026, United’s MileagePlus Travel platform will transition to JetBlue’s Paisly travel service.
“Throughout the year, we will enhance the Blue Sky collaboration by introducing reciprocal loyalty perks on flights and expanding Paisly-powered vacation offerings, including United-supported products such as hotels, cruises, rental cars and travel insurance,” St. George said.
Collaborations will continue to launch into 2027, when JetBlue will begin providing United access to slots for up to seven daily roundtrips at New York-JFK’s soon-to-open Terminal 6.
For the latest travel news, updates and deals, subscribe to the daily TravelPulse newsletter.
Topics From This Article to Explore
