Combining JetBlue with JetBlue Plus? Possible?

[atarvuzdar]

So DP has had the JetBlue card for a little over a year now. His CL is $11,600 (only card in the 5 digit range). We use the card for most things because we're big fans of flying JB. He received an upgrade offer to get the JetBlue Plus card in the mail. The offer did not include any bonus points, etc. I pointed out to him that there is currently a 60,000 bonus points offer floating around for new JetBlue Plus card apps. He decided to bite the bullet so he could get the 60,000 bonus points (instead of upgrading the original card) and was approved with a SL of $11,000. 

Now obviously this makes the regular JB card obsolete but will Barclay's allow DP to move his regular JB card limit over to the new Plus card to get a total limit of $22,600? If so, does anyone know if you have to wait a certain amount of time before making the request?

[FinStar]

Is the balance $0 on the old account?

Have your DP contact the Barclays backdoor # (credit analyst 24 hours) - - located in the backdoor # sticky.

Be sure your DP indicates they want to reallocate the entire CL from the old card to the Jet Blue Plus and then close the old card.

Of noteworthy, once the old card is closed, the CL will be reduced to ~$500 and as such reported on the CRs.

[atarvuzdar]

This is GREAT information, thank you very much! Should he wait to call, or could he call ASAP to achieve this?

[FinStar]

Your DP can do this at anytime. They'll simply ask some verification questions since he wouldn't have the new account number on him.

They're usually pretty diligent, but just have your DP confirm the results with the analyst to ensure signals don't get crossed with the reallocation/closure.

[atarvuzdar]

Thanks again, FinStar. Really appreciate this!

[FinStar]

Absolutely, anytime. Report back on your DP's results. This can help others with similar scenarios.

[atarvuzdar]

Just an update. After DP's account was credited with the 60,000 SUB he called Barclay and in about two minutes was able to move his entire JetBlue CL over to his JetBlue Plus card. Quickest call to a CCC that I've ever seen (even more shocked since it was Barclay!). No need to keep $500 on the card--they moved the full amount over.