JetBlue talks about new partnerships with ‘multiple airlines’ | Real Time Headlines

JetBlue Airlines The airline president said Wednesday that it talked with “multiple airlines” about potential new partnerships after federal judges reached two deals.

“If we find a deal that accumulates, we will definitely do it,” JetBlue president Marty St. George said at the Barclays industry conference.

Federal Judges of 2023 rule New York Airlines partnerships in the Northeast American Airlines It’s anti-competitive, while another judge last year blocked JetBlue’s Plan to obtain Budget airline Spirit Airlines, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last year.

JetBlue representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

JetBlue marks the 25th year of flight this month, and has been looking for partnerships and deals to grow, believing that it must be done to better compete with big airlines like, such as, deltathe United States and Unity.

St. George said the potential collaboration will benefit the company’s loyalty program, noting that customers say frequent flyer points on Jetblue are not as strong as those on the Big Three U.S. carriers.

“Given that we really don’t have the global money making and burning, I think it would be very helpful to be able to add it to our network,” he said.