American Airlines and JetBlue had a fantastic partnership that allowed customers to earn miles and have reciprocal elite benefits when flying the partner airline. This made them a real competitive force in New York. While the deal had been approved by the federal government in 2020, it was opposed in 2021 – and ultimately beaten in court.
The end of the partnership has been bad for customers, and bad for American and JetBlue which are in a tough spot trying to compete against Delta…
