American Airlines and JetBlue are now allowing frequent flyers to earn miles on all fights, not just codeshares. With an expansion of the JetBlue-American Airlines Northeast Alliance, flyers will reap the benefits through todays changes. Regardless of which airline a frequent flyers books with, one can earn miles on either airline. Going forward, when booking on JetBlue or American, one can choose to credit miles to either airline.
Earn American Airline AAdvantage miles on JetBlue
American Airline AAdvantage miles earned on JetBlue flights will be based on the cost of the ticket. This is similar to how Advantage members earn miles on American Airlines today. Advantage status will also help increase the number of miles earned. An elite member earns more miles per dollar. Miles earning is not based on distance, but instead revenue.
Addvantage members will earnings the following for JetBlue flights:
| AAdvantage member | Miles per dollar spent |
|---|---|
| AAdvantage | 5 miles/dollar spent |
| AAdvantage Gold | 7 miles/dollar spent |
| AAdvantage Platinum | 8 miles/dollar spent |
| AAdvantage Platinum Pro | 9 miles/dollar spent |
| AAdvantage Executive Platinum | 11 miles/dollar spent |
Flights on JetBlue which are not codeshares, but booked via JetBlue are also eligible for elite qualifying miles and status.
| Cabin | Purchased fares booked in | EQMs per mile flown* | EQDs** | EQSs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Fare Business | J | 3.00 | available | 1.00 |
| Discount Business | C, D, I | 2.00 | available | 1.00 |
| Economy | Y, E, K, H, Q, B, R, W, M, Z, O, U, S, P, G | 1.00 | available | 1.00 |
| Basic Economy | L | –Not available | –Not available | – |
Earn JetBlue TrueBlue Points on All American Airlines Flights
JetBlue frequent flyers can also earn TrueBlue points on all American operated flights worldwide. Starting May 26, 2021 TrueBlue flyers will earn miles based on the cost of an American Airlines ticket. Following similar logic to their own revenue based program, the more you spend, the more miles you earn. Mosaic members will receive a bonus for additional miles. Basic economy fares earn the lowest rates.
TrueBlue accrual rates on AA flights:
Accrual Table
|
All fares excluding basic economy per $1 spent |
Basic economy fares per $1 spent |
|
|
Base points |
3 |
1 |
|
Mosaic bonus |
3 |
3 |
|
JetBlue app / jetblue.com booking bonus |
3 |
1 |
|
JetBlue Plus Card bonus |
6 |
6 |
|
TOTAL |
15 |
11 |
It is important to note that Base points earned on American Airlines-operated flights count towards Mosaic status. Meaning Elite benefits come quicker when flying a combined American Airline and JetBlue.
Final Thoughts
If you are a frequent flyer of either American Airlines or JetBlue, todays announcement is a win. The partnership between JetBlue and American Airlines has already added 100s of codeshare options for flyers. Now, frequent flyers can earn miles across both airlines opening more options when traveling. Flyers are no longer restricted to earning on codeshare flights only.
American Airlines and JetBlue are still considering mile redemption options for flyers. Expect these and other enhancement for elite customers to come later this year.
