{"id":116326,"date":"2023-07-14T15:31:34","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T15:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=116326"},"modified":"2023-07-21T16:27:50","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T16:27:50","slug":"northeast-alliance-breakup-timeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/airlines\/jetblue-american-airlines-breakup\/","title":{"rendered":"Act Now: Book AAdvantage Awards, Codeshare Flights Before Northeast Alliance Breakup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update July 21, 2023:<\/strong> The American Airlines and JetBlue “Northeast Alliance” has partially come to an end. Travelers can no longer book codeshare flights, AAdvantage awards on JetBlue, or make changes to how you credit flights.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In July 2020, at the height of the pandemic, American Airlines and JetBlue announced a new partnership<\/a>. Now, that partnership is coming to an end after being struck down by a federal judge for antitrust reasons. With JetBlue giving up on appealing the ruling, American Airlines just announced a timeline for the breakup of its so-called “Northeast Alliance” with JetBlue.<\/p>\n

Travelers have less than a week<\/strong> to take advantage of the Northeast Alliance \u2014 from booking AAdvantage awards to codeshare flights. Here's what you need to know and what you might consider doing.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s Happened So Far in the Northeast Alliance Breakup<\/span><\/h2>\n

On May 19, 2023, a federal judge struck down the “Northeast Alliance” partnership<\/a> between American Airlines and JetBlue. U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin sided with the U.S. Department of Justice in its lawsuit trying to block the alliance for being anti-competitive. The judge initially gave the airline partners just 30 days to wrap up a partnership that took years to fully roll out<\/a>. Then, on June 12, the judge provided an extension, giving the airlines 21 days from his final ruling with his terms of the breakup.<\/p>\n

Ever since the initial ruling, American Airlines has indicated it will fight the ruling. Meanwhile, JetBlue…has not. Instead, JetBlue announced on July 5th that it was no longer appealing the decision<\/a>. With that decided, the airline now needed to figure out how to break off the partnership.<\/p>\n

July 20: The Key End Date to the Northeast Alliance<\/span><\/h2>\n

On July 14, American Airlines announced the timeline for the initial breakup of the Northeast Alliance. The key date: July 20, 2023<\/strong>. That's the last date travelers can make new AAdvantage award bookings on JetBlue, reserve new codeshare bookings, or change their loyalty number in existing bookings. Let's break down what each of those means.<\/p>\n

No more AAdvantage award bookings on JetBlue<\/span><\/h3>\n

Award travelers have until July 20, 2023 to “use their AAdvantage miles to book and ticket an award itinerary on JetBlue.” Thankfully, you can book travel beyond July 20. For example, you can still book a nonstop award between New York City and Atlanta — a nonstop route that American Airlines cut because of the Northeast Alliance — through (at least) December:<\/p>\n

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While AAdvantage has switched to a fully dynamic award pricing<\/a> scheme for American Airlines flights, JetBlue awards are still priced at set levels:<\/p>\n