American Airlines and JetBlue Airways on
Thursday plan to launch frequent flyer reciprocity "in select
markets," after the two carriers expanded an interline agreement announced
in March.
Frequent flyer reciprocity will apply
to markets on which the carriers interline, which after an expansion announced
on Wednesday will include 26 JetBlue domestic routes and 15 American
international routes, up from the 18 JetBlue routes from Boston or New York
that connected with 12 international American destinations available when the
carriers launched the partnership in March.
The carriers on Wednesday added to the
interline agreement several JetBlue domestic destinations from Boston,
including Baltimore, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Phoenix and Washington National, and
one new American route, New York JFK-Budapest, which launches next year.