{"id":64397,"date":"2022-03-09T14:00:34","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T14:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=64397"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:43:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:43:07","slug":"book-jetblue-mint-with-emirates-miles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/airlines\/book-jetblue-mint-with-emirates-miles\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Book JetBlue Mint to London with Emirates Skywards Miles"},"content":{"rendered":"

JetBlue and Emirates have been long-time partners, and that relationship has improved over time. The icing on the cake has finally been added: you can book JetBlue Mint (business class) between New York and London using your Emirates Skywards miles without having to call. Best of all, this can actually be a really good deal. Let's take a look at the latest development and how to book.<\/p>\n

Back Story on JetBlue and Emirates<\/span><\/h2>\n

JetBlue and Emirates are not new partners. You've been able to earn miles on one when flying the other for a while now. And while you've been able to book JetBlue flights using your Emirates Skywards miles for a while now, the first few years of that partnership only allowed for booking economy flights on JetBlue.<\/p>\n

Then, in the middle of 2021, we started seeing the ability to book JetBlue Mint (business class) using Emirates Skywards miles<\/a>. However, JetBlue's premium transatlantic flights from New York-JFK to London (both LGW and LHR) weren't bookable online.<\/p>\n

Until now.<\/p>\n

JetBlue Mint to London Now Bookable Using Emirates Miles<\/span><\/h2>\n
\"JetBlue
Now you can use Emirates Skywards miles to book Mint Class including the airline's new Mint Suites. (Image courtesy of JetBlue)<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n

JetBlue's premium business class (Mint) can be booked with Emirates Skywards miles on all available routes — now including JFK to LHR or LGW. And it's actually a good deal for using your miles when considering the whole picture.<\/p>\n

Mileage Requirements<\/span><\/h3>\n

Emirates uses a distance-based award chart for flights on JetBlue<\/a>. Prices are one-way, so double the number for round-trip bookings.<\/p>\n

\"Emirates
Emirates Skywards award charts for JetBlue flights, showing one-way pricing.<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n

No matter which London airport you fly to from JFK, the distance will fall into the 3,001-4,000 mile band (Zone 6) on the chart. Economy flights on JetBlue will cost 32,000 Emirates Skywards miles each way per person. Flying in Mint will cost 64,000 miles.<\/p>\n

In all fairness, it's true that there are other programs that charge less than this for a business class flight between New York and London. What makes booking JetBlue Mint with your Emirates Skywards miles such a great deal is the availability and the lack of award fees. The latter is one of the biggest headaches people typically experience with award flights involving London<\/a>, so this is a big part of the value here.<\/p>\n

See also:<\/strong> Best Points & Miles to Fly Between New York and London<\/a><\/p>\n

Taxes and Fees<\/span><\/h3>\n

Another great thing about the ability to use Skywards to book JetBlue Mint to London is that the fees aren't as bad as other airlines.<\/p>\n

\"Sample<\/p>\n

While you will pay fewer frequent flyer miles to fly to Europe<\/a> with programs like Korean SKYPASS and JAL Mileage Bank (and sometimes British Airways Flying Club), you'll pay a lot<\/em> of cash in taxes, fees, and carrier surcharges.<\/p>\n

With Skywards, the fees on the outbound flight (New York to London) cost only $10.10. The return leg has $291.67 in fees, which seems like a lot but is still cheaper than many other awards departing the UK for the US.<\/p>\n

JetBlue Mint Award Availability<\/span><\/h3>\n

Another strong point here is that availability is quite good. Here are the dates for flights between New York-JFK and London Heathrow (LHR).<\/p>\n

\"Sample<\/p>\n

Availability is even better for flights to London Gatwick (LGW).<\/p>\n

\"Sample<\/p>\n

Transfer Partners<\/span><\/h3>\n

Lastly, the main selling point here is how easily you can amass Emirates Skywards miles to book your JetBlue Mint flights.<\/p>\n

If you have a popular credit card earning points or miles, there\u2019s already a chance that you are sitting on thousands of Skywards miles. Here\u2019s a list of the partners from which you can transfer points into Skywards miles:<\/p>\n