{"id":200878,"date":"2025-10-23T20:30:53","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T20:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/23\/united-jetblue-blue-sky-alliance-redemption-options-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T20:30:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T20:30:53","slug":"united-jetblue-blue-sky-alliance-redemption-options-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/23\/united-jetblue-blue-sky-alliance-redemption-options-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"United-JetBlue Blue Sky alliance redemption options – The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The new United and JetBlue Blue Sky partnership began this morning. TPG aviation reporter Sean Cudahy<\/a> wrote a story overviewing the new United-JetBlue Blue Sky partnership<\/a>, including the earning rates you can expect and other upcoming changes.<\/p>\n

But, in this article, I’ll dive into what we’ve found while searching for United-operated award flights through JetBlue TrueBlue<\/a> and for JetBlue-operated award flights through United MileagePlus<\/a>. Here’s what you should know.<\/p>\n

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Booking United flights through JetBlue TrueBlue<\/h2>\n

Now, you can redeem JetBlue TrueBlue points<\/a> for United-operated flights. Generally, you’ll always find the same award pricing for United flights booked through JetBlue, regardless of the date you travel.<\/p>\n

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However, award space can be difficult to find for United flights booked through JetBlue TrueBlue on some routes, and it’s usually almost impossible to find any award space in business class.<\/p>\n

On some \u2014 but not all \u2014 routes, you’ll see awards pricing at a higher tier close to departure. For example, we found nonstop United flights between Newark and Johannesburg priced at 27,800 more points when booked within three days of departure.<\/p>\n

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We also found that nonstop United flights between Newark and Dubai cost 26,600 more points when you book them shortly before departure.<\/p>\n

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You’ll want to focus on nonstop flights, as each segment is priced individually. For example, a one-stop itinerary from Los Angeles to Seoul via San Francisco on United-operated flights would cost 81,800 JetBlue points plus $260.60.<\/p>\n

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But a nonstop itinerary from San Francisco to Seoul would cost 69,900 points plus $260.60. And a nonstop itinerary from Los Angeles to San Francisco would cost 11,900 points plus $5.60. Hence, the points required for the one-stop itinerary are simply the sum of the two nonstop segments that comprise it.<\/p>\n

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Finally, it’s worth mentioning that United-operated flights booked through JetBlue don’t seem to follow a strict distance-based points cost (even if you focus on nonstop flights and exclude close-in bookings). For example, nonstop United-operated flights cost 39,900 JetBlue points plus $5.60 for the 1,023-mile route from Newark to Palm Beach, Florida.<\/p>\n

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However, you’ll only need to redeem 39,000 JetBlue points plus $5.60 for the 3,370-mile route from Newark to Anchorage.<\/p>\n

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This being said, the minimum JetBlue points you can expect to pay on United flights within the continental U.S. appears to be 11,900, as found on the 140-mile route from Houston to Austin.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, the minimum JetBlue points you’ll pay on United flights outside the continental U.S. appears to be 15,900, as found on the 129-mile route from Guam to Saipan, one of the Northern Mariana Islands.<\/p>\n

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Booking JetBlue flights through United MileagePlus<\/h2>\n

We had more issues when searching for JetBlue flights we could book through United MileagePlus. Sometimes, we couldn’t find any JetBlue-operated flights bookable through United, even on routes where JetBlue operates nonstop flights.<\/p>\n

And even when we did find JetBlue-operated flights, the award pricing was often far higher than the United-operated options.<\/p>\n

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Other JetBlue partner awards were also priced less expensively than JetBlue-operated flights on some routes. For example, a JetBlue-operated flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Medellin, Colombia, would cost 20,000 United miles plus $20.60, while an Avianca-operated flight would cost 17,500 miles plus $20.60.<\/p>\n

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We found no JetBlue Mint<\/a> transatlantic itineraries bookable through United MileagePlus, but this doesn’t mean they don’t exist. However, TPG’s Nick Ewen<\/a> found a JetBlue Mint itinerary bookable from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles for 80,000 United miles plus $5.60. Alternatively, you can book an economy seat on this JetBlue-operated flight for 35,000 United miles plus $5.60. However, you could fly on a connecting United-operated itinerary for just 13,300 miles plus $5.60.<\/p>\n

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Based on the data points we collected, the award rates for nonstop JetBlue-operated flights booked through United MileagePlus seem to be based on distance thresholds. Here are a few flight distances and how many United miles they’d cost for a seat in economy:<\/p>\n