JetBlue to start doing real codeshares through JFK, though no global alliance yet
Photo Credit: JetBlue is the largest domestic airline at John F. Kennedy International Airport, and more than half its flights originate there. Flickr / Sam
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This is a smart move from JetBlue which by virtue of being the biggest domestic into the big U.S. international hub of JFK, is strategically placed very well with these real codeshare agreements.
JetBlue Airways Corp. , whose dominance at New York’s Kennedy airport has helped it thrive without a global airline alliance, plans to share flight-booking codes with major carriers for the first time.
So-called two-way code shares, in which carriers book passengers on each other’s flights and share revenue, may start as soon as this year, Chief Executive Officer Dave Barger said in an interview yesterday. The New York-based carrier hasn’t ruled out any potential partners for the agreements, he said.
JetBlue is the largest domestic airline at John F. Kennedy International Airport, and more than half its flights originate there. Code-sharing accords would let the company team with larger U.S. airlines and some of the more than 60 international carriers usin
