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@fedxboy wrote:
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@fedxboy wrote:I don't know much about JetBlue. They say they fly out of Cleveland, OH and go to Austin, TX, but every time I look online -- it says, no flights avail. I haven't flown them yet, nor used my miles. Someday, I'll call them. My card was an Amex Jetblue that was purchased by Barclays.
Just a quick note, I took a look and JetBlue only flies to Boston and Ft. Lauderdale out of Cleveland. The thing about JetBlue is that their route network is much smaller, and they aren't as extensive like Southwest, Delta, etc...but they are getting there. So if you don't live in one of their hubs...most likely your only direct options are going to be Boston, Ft. Lauderdale, and JFK. And taking a connecting flight isn't really feasible with them. Who wants to fly from Cleveland to Boston/Ft. Lauderdale just to get to Austin?
You're correct with your summation, but if you're into it only for the miles, then you can't beat free travel essentially. Now, I really only app'd for the JETBLUE card since it was formerly with AMEX and it was my 3rd (backdated card to 1988) which helped my AAOA. It's no longer with Amex anymore, but I still have 2 other backdated cards.
Oh OK, that makes sense then. That's kind of like me with Hilton...I rarely stay in hotels but went with them since they are AmEx and were giving a nice sign up bonus on the no AF card.
Oddly enough I just signed up with Alaska since they are giving away 5k miles to members who sign up and book their first flight. No idea if I'll get around to flying them in the timeframe, but you never know. They don't really go where I go. But for someone like the OP who lives on the West coast, it doesn't seem like you could wrong with either airline.
@Alaska didn't fly where I wanted to go either, but you can still use their MILES on 17 other different airlines. Airlines listed in pic. I used the miles on American and Delta already and my former Elevate points from Virgin America transferred to Alaska @ 3 Alaska miles for every 1 Elevate point, resulting in another free 1 way
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@Anonymous wrote:
@fedxboy wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@fedxboy wrote:I don't know much about JetBlue. They say they fly out of Cleveland, OH and go to Austin, TX, but every time I look online -- it says, no flights avail. I haven't flown them yet, nor used my miles. Someday, I'll call them. My card was an Amex Jetblue that was purchased by Barclays.
Just a quick note, I took a look and JetBlue only flies to Boston and Ft. Lauderdale out of Cleveland. The thing about JetBlue is that their route network is much smaller, and they aren't as extensive like Southwest, Delta, etc...but they are getting there. So if you don't live in one of their hubs...most likely your only direct options are going to be Boston, Ft. Lauderdale, and JFK. And taking a connecting flight isn't really feasible with them. Who wants to fly from Cleveland to Boston/Ft. Lauderdale just to get to Austin?
You're correct with your summation, but if you're into it only for the miles, then you can't beat free travel essentially. Now, I really only app'd for the JETBLUE card since it was formerly with AMEX and it was my 3rd (backdated card to 1988) which helped my AAOA. It's no longer with Amex anymore, but I still have 2 other backdated cards.
Oh OK, that makes sense then. That's kind of like me with Hilton...I rarely stay in hotels but went with them since they are AmEx and were giving a nice sign up bonus on the no AF card.
Oddly enough I just signed up with Alaska since they are giving away 5k miles to members who sign up and book their first flight. No idea if I'll get around to flying them in the timeframe, but you never know. They don't really go where I go. But for someone like the OP who lives on the West coast, it doesn't seem like you could wrong with either airline.
@Alaska didn't fly where I wanted to go either, but you can still use their MILES on 17 other different airlines. Airlines listed in pic. I used the miles on American and Delta already and my former Elevate points from Virgin America transferred to Alaska @ 3 Alaska miles for every 1 Elevate point, resulting in another free 1 way
Good point. But I just meant that the terms of the 5k sign up offer require your first fight to be on an Alaska or Virgin operated flight.
@Anonymous wrote:
@fedxboy wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@fedxboy wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@fedxboy wrote:I don't know much about JetBlue. They say they fly out of Cleveland, OH and go to Austin, TX, but every time I look online -- it says, no flights avail. I haven't flown them yet, nor used my miles. Someday, I'll call them. My card was an Amex Jetblue that was purchased by Barclays.
Just a quick note, I took a look and JetBlue only flies to Boston and Ft. Lauderdale out of Cleveland. The thing about JetBlue is that their route network is much smaller, and they aren't as extensive like Southwest, Delta, etc...but they are getting there. So if you don't live in one of their hubs...most likely your only direct options are going to be Boston, Ft. Lauderdale, and JFK. And taking a connecting flight isn't really feasible with them. Who wants to fly from Cleveland to Boston/Ft. Lauderdale just to get to Austin?
You're correct with your summation, but if you're into it only for the miles, then you can't beat free travel essentially. Now, I really only app'd for the JETBLUE card since it was formerly with AMEX and it was my 3rd (backdated card to 1988) which helped my AAOA. It's no longer with Amex anymore, but I still have 2 other backdated cards.
Oh OK, that makes sense then. That's kind of like me with Hilton...I rarely stay in hotels but went with them since they are AmEx and were giving a nice sign up bonus on the no AF card.
Oddly enough I just signed up with Alaska since they are giving away 5k miles to members who sign up and book their first flight. No idea if I'll get around to flying them in the timeframe, but you never know. They don't really go where I go. But for someone like the OP who lives on the West coast, it doesn't seem like you could wrong with either airline.
@Alaska didn't fly where I wanted to go either, but you can still use their MILES on 17 other different airlines. Airlines listed in pic. I used the miles on American and Delta already and my former Elevate points from Virgin America transferred to Alaska @ 3 Alaska miles for every 1 Elevate point, resulting in another free 1 way
Good point. But I just meant that the terms of the 5k sign up offer require your first fight to be on an Alaska or Virgin operated flight.
Oh okay, I didn't know about that stipulation. Sorry to the OP, as I didn't mean to override your original question; however, all in all....it's all good advice!!
