JetBlue Card Review: No Annual Fee, but Also Few Key Perks – NerdWallet

The JetBlue Card has potential for loyal JetBlue customers who may be true to TrueBlue — the airline’s frequent flyer program — but who aren’t interested in paying an annual fee. But it lacks the benefits of other airline cards, like free checked bags and a large enough sign-up bonus to cover the cost of a round-trip flight.

Still, the JetBlue Card, issued by Barclays, earns elevated rewards both on JetBlue purchases and in some everyday spending categories. It also offers deep discounts on in-flight purchases. If your main priority is a no-fee airline card and you’re a frequent JetBlue flyer, this card could be a good fit. But if you’re willing to pay a fee in exchange for more premium perks, you have other options.

Sign-up bonus: Earn 10,000 bonus points after spending $1,000 on purchases in the first 90 days.

• Earn 3 TrueBlue points for every $1 spent on purchases made directly with JetBlue Airways.

• Earn 2 TrueBlue points for every $1 spent on restaurant and grocery store purchases.

• Earn 1 TrueBlue point for every $1 spent on all other purchases.

You can redeem points for flights on JetBlue or on a JetBlue partner, including Hawaiian Airlines and Qatar Airways. You can also redeem for vacation packages through JetBlue Vacations or transfer your points to another TrueBlue member’s account. Otherwise, you can donate points to charity.

NerdWallet values JetBlue points at 1.5 cents each. This is a baseline value, drawn from real-world data on hundreds of economy routes, not a maximized value. In other words, you should aim for award redemptions that offer 1.5 cents or more in value from your JetBlue points.

APR: 0% introductory APR for the first twelve billing cycles on Balance Transfers, then an ongoing APR of 21.24%-29.99%, Variable APR.

Balance transfer fee: 5% (minimum $5).

Foreign transaction fee: None.

Other benefits: Save 50% when you use the JetBlue Card on eligible inflight purchases.