JetBlue talking to ‘multiple airlines’ a couple of latest partnership

JetBlue Airways is talking with “multiple airlines” a couple of potential latest partnership after federal judges struck down two previous deals, the carrier’s president said Wednesday.

“If we find a deal that is accretive, we’ll absolutely do it,” JetBlue’s president, Marty St. George, said at a Barclays industry conference.

A federal judge in 2023 ruled the Recent York airline’s partnership within the Northeast with American Airlines was anticompetitive, while a special judge last 12 months blocked JetBlue’s plan to accumulate budget carrier Spirit Airlines, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last 12 months.

JetBlue representatives didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment.

JetBlue, which marked its twenty fifth 12 months of flying this month, has been looking for partnerships and deals to grow, contending it must achieve this to raised compete with larger carriers like Delta, American and United.

St. George said a possible tie-up would profit the corporate’s loyalty program, noting that customers say the frequent flyer points on JetBlue are usually not as strong as those of the large three U.S. carriers.

“Given that we really don’t have full global earn and burn, I think to have the ability so as to add that to our network can be very, very helpful,” he said.