It’s about to get a lot easier to earn United Airlines miles when flying JetBlue \u2014 and vice versa.<\/p>\n
This week, the two airlines expanded their Blue Sky partnership<\/a> that began in 2025. Going forward, you’ll be able to book JetBlue itineraries on United’s website \u2014 and United flights via JetBlue’s site \u2014 whether you’re paying the fare or using miles. By spring, elite status members of both programs (United Premier and JetBlue Mosaic) will get special treatment on both airlines.<\/p>\n This tie-up should give United and JetBlue frequent flyers new ways to earn points and miles in their favorite loyalty program … though there are some hurdles to watch out for.<\/p>\n You’ll find more on that, and what to know about the changes, below.<\/p>\n While United and JetBlue technically launched their partnership in October, it started small<\/a>.<\/p>\n Since October, you’ve been able to pick your loyalty earnings (MileagePlus<\/a> or TrueBlue<\/a>) when flying either airline:<\/p>\n Award bookings have also been around since last fall \u2014 you’ve been able to redeem TrueBlue points or MileagePlus miles on either of the two airlines (though we’ve seen a mixed bag<\/a> when it comes to the value you get out of those redemptions).<\/p>\n All of this remains true, but now, there’s more.<\/p>\n Reward your inbox with the TPG Daily newsletter<\/p>\n Join over 700,000 readers for breaking news, in-depth guides and exclusive deals from TPG\u2019s experts<\/p>\nUnited, JetBlue expand loyalty earnings across both airlines<\/h2>\n
Recap: Here’s what’s been in place since October<\/b><\/h3>\n
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