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21 comments
Patrick Noone
February 21, 2019
Does this courtesy for early boarding apply to veterans?
Erin Miller
February 21, 2019
Hi Patrick, it appears the answer is yes for “active duty” military personnel.
One of JetBlue’s help pages states: “JetBlue extends a pre-boarding courtesy to active military as part of our pre-boarding group.”
Bob
March 24, 2019
On a full flight, what seats will be assigned boarding with Group B?
Erin Miller
March 27, 2019
Hey Bob,
Boarding Group B should be for those with window seats in the back half of the plane.
Boarding Group C should be for passengers in middle seats in the back and front window seats.
Group D should be for passengers with aisle seats in the back and middle seats up front.
Group E should be for passengers with aisle seats in the forward part of the aircraft.
Hope this helps!
Cat
April 04, 2019
In my experience, Jet Blue doesn’t let kids in carseats board early. I flew from Reagan National to Orlando with my family, including my barely 3 year old daughter who was going to be riding in a car seat and they made us board at the same time as all the other passengers. I had done a lot of research prior to the flight and my understanding was I would have extra time to install the seat on the plane. I even told the gate agent we should be allowed to board, I had a car seat to install and they still wouldn’t let us board ahead of others. I wasn’t even in my seat as the plane was making it’s way to the runway. Jet blue needs to be following their policy!
David Ford
April 28, 2019
How do I get Mint or Mosaic boarding?
Christine Krzyszton
April 29, 2019
Hello David. Mosaic is the term for elite status with JetBlue.
The full term is TrueBlue Mosaic. To receive Mosaic boarding you would need to have JetBlue TrueBlue Mosaic elite status. Mint is a premium class of service product offered by JetBlue that you can purchase. Thank you for the question.
Grey
June 30, 2019
I was at the Boston Logan airport and they called out Platinum card holders for pre-boarding. What Card are they referring to?
Jarrod West
July 02, 2019
Hi Greg,
Are you certain they were referring to a credit card? The only credit card benfit for that allows early boarding with Jetblue is cardholders that spend $50,000 in a year in order to earn Mosaic status. The American Express Platinum card offers no such benefit.
Jonathan
July 24, 2019
Your descriptions of the co-branded JetBlue credit cards seem to imply that only JetBlue Plus cardholders receive discounts on inflight purchases. That is incorrect. No-annual-fee JetBlue Card accounts also get a 50% discount on inflight food and drink purchases.
Christine Krzyszton
July 24, 2019
Thank you for that clarification, Jonathan. We will edit the article to make that point clearer.
Pamela Charbonneau
November 12, 2020
Traveling with my family does everyone have to complete a covid-19 test before boarding the plane?
Jarrod West
November 12, 2020
Hi Pamela,
That will depend on where you are flying. If you’re flying within the US then this will not be required, but some international destinations require it.
Mark Mooney
April 07, 2022
I have a boarding group as AAELTE, but I don’t see that in any of the JetBlue Boarding groups. What group is this on the JetBlue flight?
Jarrod West
April 08, 2022
Hi Mark,
Are you in an Even More Space seat due to your AA status? If so, you should be boarding in Group A.
Mindy Mork
August 03, 2022
The way in which they handle partner elite members is unnecessarily complicated, isn’t it? I am AAdvantage Exec Plat, and my boarding pass says “AAELTE.” There was no announcement for AAELTE at all and, after the fact, the gate agent said AAELTE means Group A. Then, why not simply say Group A instead of AAELTE…or, at least, make an announcement accordingly…
Annie Borja
May 28, 2022
I have the AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite MC, although I didn’t use it to book this flight. Will I be qualified for the Even more Space & 1st checked baggage Free & Group A boarding?
Jarrod West
June 06, 2022
Hi Annie,
As far as I know, American Airlines credit cards do not offer any benefits on JetBlue flights. You’ll only receive reciprocal benefits if you have American Airlines’ elite status.
Javier
February 06, 2023
Mine says group F
Alex
April 26, 2023
Can you get placed in Group D even if you’re in seat 1B, or should I talk to a gate agent?
Jarrod West
April 26, 2023
Hi Alex,
If you are in an Even More Space seat then you should have Group A boarding.
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