Comments on: Is JetBlue taking the first step towards playing well with others? http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/is-jetblue-taking-the-first-step-towards-playing-well-with-others/ The last honest travel site Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robert http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/is-jetblue-taking-the-first-step-towards-playing-well-with-others/comment-page-1/#comment-19380 Robert Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:55:27 +0000 http://www.consumertraveler.com/?p=24683#comment-19380 Graham comments about the JetBlue/LH arrangement. JetBlue (B6) is partly owned by LH and they announced that there would be LH code shares on JetBlue about the same time when they announced that JetBlue would join ARC. I suspect that this move to Sabre, ARC ticketing and LH code sharing is related. B6 needs to belong to ARC and have ARC ticketing activated if LH will allow through ticketing to LH European gateways from B6 United States gateways. I'm sure we'll hear more about this in the near future. Graham is also correct though that just because an airline belongs to ARC and allows GDS ticketing doesn't mean that they will allow interline tickets. WestJet is Graham's posterchild for this model. Graham comments about the JetBlue/LH arrangement. JetBlue (B6) is partly owned by LH and they announced that there would be LH code shares on JetBlue about the same time when they announced that JetBlue would join ARC. I suspect that this move to Sabre, ARC ticketing and LH code sharing is related. B6 needs to belong to ARC and have ARC ticketing activated if LH will allow through ticketing to LH European gateways from B6 United States gateways. I’m sure we’ll hear more about this in the near future. Graham is also correct though that just because an airline belongs to ARC and allows GDS ticketing doesn’t mean that they will allow interline tickets. WestJet is Graham’s posterchild for this model.

]]> By: Brian http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/is-jetblue-taking-the-first-step-towards-playing-well-with-others/comment-page-1/#comment-19368 Brian Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:15:00 +0000 http://www.consumertraveler.com/?p=24683#comment-19368 I find it interesting that the one airline that is making money is Southwest and they don't allow their tickets to be used elsewhere. Maybe it just works for them. Jet Blue make a profit in 2009 too. What about AA, United, Delta.... all lost money. Guess it's a smart idea after-all. hummmm? I find it interesting that the one airline that is making money is Southwest and they don’t allow their tickets to be used elsewhere. Maybe it just works for them. Jet Blue make a profit in 2009 too. What about AA, United, Delta…. all lost money. Guess it’s a smart idea after-all. hummmm?

]]> By: Graham Harrison http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/is-jetblue-taking-the-first-step-towards-playing-well-with-others/comment-page-1/#comment-19365 Graham Harrison Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:24:56 +0000 http://www.consumertraveler.com/?p=24683#comment-19365 How does the existing Lufthansa/Jet Blue tie up work? Whose ticket do you issue? I notice that another item today says JB is moving from Navitaire to Sabre for reservations. It begins to look like JB are "going mainstream" but I'll believe it when I see it. None of these changes mean that tickets WILL become interlineable or that their sales rules WILL change. If they chose to they can maintain their existing rules while participating in ARC etc. Don't expect refundability any day soon. How does the existing Lufthansa/Jet Blue tie up work? Whose ticket do you issue?

I notice that another item today says JB is moving from Navitaire to Sabre for reservations. It begins to look like JB are “going mainstream” but I’ll believe it when I see it. None of these changes mean that tickets WILL become interlineable or that their sales rules WILL change. If they chose to they can maintain their existing rules while participating in ARC etc. Don’t expect refundability any day soon.

]]> By: Janice Hough http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/is-jetblue-taking-the-first-step-towards-playing-well-with-others/comment-page-1/#comment-19350 Janice Hough Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:37:05 +0000 http://www.consumertraveler.com/?p=24683#comment-19350 No airline likes to transfer their tickets. But if you are on say, American, and they cancel a flight or you miss a connection they can put you on another airline since they have "ticket agreements." Usually the order goes, backup on the original carrier's flights, then a mileage partner, then any other carrier. (I recently had United put me on US Air instead of waiting for a four hour delay) But without interline agreements they are out of luck. JetBlue hasnt been able to put their passengers on any other carrier or vice versa, and when there's bad weather it can really "snowball." (apologies for the bad pun.) No airline likes to transfer their tickets. But if you are on say, American, and they cancel a flight or you miss a connection they can put you on another airline since they have “ticket agreements.” Usually the order goes, backup on the original carrier’s flights, then a mileage partner, then any other carrier. (I recently had United put me on US Air instead of waiting for a four hour delay) But without interline agreements they are out of luck. JetBlue hasnt been able to put their passengers on any other carrier or vice versa, and when there’s bad weather it can really “snowball.” (apologies for the bad pun.)

]]> By: dcta http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/is-jetblue-taking-the-first-step-towards-playing-well-with-others/comment-page-1/#comment-19334 dcta Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:43:10 +0000 http://www.consumertraveler.com/?p=24683#comment-19334 Yes, it is a relief to see that JetBlue is increasing "usability" in the various GDS. I am puzzled though of the "transferable" issue. I can't think of another airline that does not say their tickets are "non-transferable"....yes, good TAs know there are ways around this, but how is JetBlue different from any of the others? Yes, it is a relief to see that JetBlue is increasing “usability” in the various GDS. I am puzzled though of the “transferable” issue. I can’t think of another airline that does not say their tickets are “non-transferable”….yes, good TAs know there are ways around this, but how is JetBlue different from any of the others?

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