JetBlue and Icelandair Expand Strategic Codeshare Partnership Making Connections Between North America and Europe More Accessible and Convenient
November 02 2021 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
JetBlue’s Code Now Available on Seven Routes to
Europe With Option to Stopover in Iceland to Enhance the
Journey
JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) today announced it is expanding its
codeshare with Icelandair – the national carrier of Iceland – to
offer customers more ways to book and connect their travel between
the two airlines’ networks across Europe and North America. The new
codeshare flights are now available for booking on jetblue.com.
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October 04, 2021 – JetBlue CEO Robin
Hayes (left) and Icelandair CEO Bogi Nils Bogason at the IATA
Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Boston celebrate 10 years of
partnership and expansion of codeshare. (Photo: Business Wire)
“We are thrilled to expand our partnership with Icelandair to
offer our customers more options when traveling beyond Iceland,”
said Robin Hayes, chief executive officer, JetBlue. “With our
recent launch of services to London’s Heathrow and Gatwick
airports, this expansion with Icelandair provides customers even
more choice for travel across the Atlantic and the ability to enjoy
a stopover in Iceland en route.”
Icelandair Chief Executive Officer, Bogi Nils Bogason, said:
“This year marks the ten-year anniversary of our successful
partnership with JetBlue, where we have been able to offer great
connections and enhanced comfort for our customers. The
similarities between our business models and a strong focus on
customer experience means that we can offer complementary service
throughout our networks. We are very pleased to expand our
partnership and offer travelers new options for connecting between
the two airlines’ networks.”
JetBlue's current codes on Icelandair offer customers direct
flights between New York’s John F. Kennedy (JFK) Airport, Boston’s
Logan International Airport (BOS), Newark’s Liberty International
Airport (EWR) and Iceland’s Keflavik International Airport (KEF) in
the capital city of Reykjavik. As part of the codeshare expansion,
the JetBlue “B6” code will initially be placed on seven of 24
European routes that Icelandair operates beyond Reykjavik. The plan
is to add more in the near future. The initial routes are:
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), Netherlands
- Copenhagen Airport (CPH), Denmark
- Glasgow Airport (GLA), United Kingdom
- Helsinki Airport (HEL), Finland
- Manchester Airport (MAN), United Kingdom
- Oslo Airport (OSL), Norway
- Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN), Sweden
Customers traveling on connecting flights between Icelandair and
JetBlue will enjoy both combined ticketing and baggage transfers.
Additionally, when customers fly Icelandair across the Atlantic,
they can stop over in Iceland at no additional cost, selecting a
stopover duration of one to seven days to pack more experiences
into their travel.
Iceland is a year-round destination with adventure waiting to
happen every day. With its abundance of mountains, volcanoes,
glaciers, rivers, lakes, caves and otherwise rough terrain waiting
to be tackled, Iceland is truly an outdoor enthusiast's paradise.
But it is also a warm and welcoming place for travelers of all
types.
JetBlue and Icelandair customers enjoy benefits across loyalty
programs. Since 2017, customers have had the opportunity to accrue
loyalty points from both JetBlue’s TrueBlue program and
Icelandair’s Saga Club, and soon will have the ability to redeem
points on either carriers’ flights.
This expanded codeshare agreement builds upon JetBlue and
Icelandair’s partnership that first began in 2011. Icelandair
passengers already benefit from access to a network that spans to
45 destinations in more than 15 countries around the world. This
further strengthening of the partnership will allow JetBlue
customers to enjoy additional travel options via Iceland’s Keflavik
International Airport, Icelandair’s connecting hub.
About JetBlue Airways
JetBlue is New York's Hometown Airline®, and a leading carrier
in Boston, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Los Angeles, Orlando and San
Juan. JetBlue carries customers across the U.S., Caribbean and
Latin America, and between New York and London. For more
information, visit jetblue.com.
About Icelandair
Icelandair is the leading airline of Iceland, offering efficient
connections to, from, via and within Iceland. Connecting gateways
in Europe with gateways in North America through Iceland as a hub,
its network gives streamlined access to travels across the North
Atlantic. Icelandair also allows passengers to take an Icelandair
Stopover at no additional airfare. For more information, visit
icelandair.com.
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