Here's how to fly for free between New York and Los Angeles with JetBlue
There is big news for all Skywards points holders, or the Emirates loyalty program, since a few days [...]
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There is big news for all point holders. Skywards, or the Emirates loyalty program, a partnership between the Dubai-based carrier and JetBlue, the most innovative airline of the American scene, the same one that will soon launch its first intercontinental connections.
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Why is this great news for serial accumulators of points and miles? Simple to date it was virtually impossible for us Italians to book an award ticket aboard JetBlue aircraft, especially for all AVGeeks intent on traveling in the brand new Mint Class, or the revolutionary business class product featured on the newest A321s in the American company's fleet.
But the product offered by the U.S. carrier is also revolutionary in the economy cabin, so much so that in the past we have made an appello to the new Alitalia To take this company as an example to emulate.
How to make the most of this opportunity
The Emirates loyalty program is a partner of American Express, which means. in just a few minutes you can transform Membership Rewards points in Skywards points and book an award ticket for example to fly from New York to Los Angeles, or from the Big Apple to the Caribbean.
As with most of its partners, Emirates uses an award table based on distance traveled. And while it was previously possible to book an award ticket through Skywards points in JetBlue economy, Emirates has now added the ability to book tickets in JetBlue Mint as well.
In any case, before transferring points, it is a good idea to carefully evaluate the cost of the ticket paid cash and compare it with a more traditional Skywards points use, such as a flight in first class between Milan and New York or Dubai.
There is plenty of award seat availability on the Emirates portal, although not all itineraries covered by the airline are currently bookable. A round-trip ticket in Mint class costs 104k SW points and just over 20$ in taxes.
Depending on the options, the same ticket, bought at the same time, costs about $2,000 to $3,000. So a very good conversion if we compare the cost of the ticket to the number of points required to book.
In conclusion
It is an interesting partnership and, especially now, with this opportunity it becomes really attractive for planning intra-US travel. Of course, there are many other options for using both MR points and Alitalia Millemiles, but none of them can offer the opportunity to travel aboard the wonderful Mint Class that only JetBlue offers in the world.
