JetBlue talking to ‘multiple airlines’ about a new partnership

JetBlue Airways is talking with “a number of airways” about a potential new partnership after federal judges struck down two earlier offers, the provider’s president stated Wednesday.

“If we discover a deal that is accretive, we’ll completely do it,” JetBlue’s president, Marty St. George, stated at a Barclays trade convention.

A federal choose in 2023 dominated the New York airline’s partnership within the Northeast with American Airways was anticompetitive, whereas a completely different choose final yr blocked JetBlue’s plan to purchase funds provider Spirit Airways, which filed for Chapter 11 chapter safety final yr.

JetBlue representatives did not instantly reply to a request for remark.

JetBlue, which marked its twenty fifth yr of flying this month, has been trying to find partnerships and offers to develop, contending it should achieve this to higher compete with bigger carriers like Delta, American and United.

St. George stated a potential tie-up would profit the corporate’s loyalty program, noting that clients say the frequent flyer factors on JetBlue will not be as sturdy as these of the massive three U.S. carriers.

“Given that we actually do not have full international earn and burn, I assume to find a way to add that to our community could be very, very useful,” he stated.