The thing is I haven't decided if its for the better or worse :ermm:
Old system: Earn points based on flight distance. Short, Medium, or Long flights earn 2,4,6, points, respectively. If you book the flight on jetblue.com the points are doubled.
Example: JFK-SDQ round trip is 24 points (6 points each way is 12 then it's doubled for booking on the website)
The points must be used in one year or they will expire. Once you have 100 points in a 12 month period, you automatically yet an award for a round trip flight to anywhere JetBlue flies, and you have another year to use the award.
New System: New point system based not on the distance of the flight, but based on the price you paid for the ticket (before tax). Every dollar of your base airfare will earn you 6 points.
Example: JFK-STI $159 fare each way= 1908 points
Points will never expire! (As long as you continue to earn points at least once a year)
Once you reach certain number of points in your account, (3000, 6000, 9000, 12000 points) they will give you bonus points of 500, 1000, 2000, and 4000 points respectively.
One way free tickets will start at 5000 points. I believe the bad news is that longer flights will now require more points, rather than the old system, where the award flight can be used on any jetblue flight.
hmmmm..
Old system: Earn points based on flight distance. Short, Medium, or Long flights earn 2,4,6, points, respectively. If you book the flight on jetblue.com the points are doubled.
Example: JFK-SDQ round trip is 24 points (6 points each way is 12 then it's doubled for booking on the website)
The points must be used in one year or they will expire. Once you have 100 points in a 12 month period, you automatically yet an award for a round trip flight to anywhere JetBlue flies, and you have another year to use the award.
New System: New point system based not on the distance of the flight, but based on the price you paid for the ticket (before tax). Every dollar of your base airfare will earn you 6 points.
Example: JFK-STI $159 fare each way= 1908 points
Points will never expire! (As long as you continue to earn points at least once a year)
Once you reach certain number of points in your account, (3000, 6000, 9000, 12000 points) they will give you bonus points of 500, 1000, 2000, and 4000 points respectively.
One way free tickets will start at 5000 points. I believe the bad news is that longer flights will now require more points, rather than the old system, where the award flight can be used on any jetblue flight.
hmmmm..