Jet Blue price drop question

[jlx2]

We have never been on Jet Blue and I was wondering if they honor price drops like Southwest does? (If the price drops you get a credit for a future flight within a year of the date of your ticket purchase?) Also is there a charge for getting a seat assignment when you book your flight? Thank you!

 

[Ress76]

JB does not charge for seat assignments, but certain seats (more leg room) are extra.

Just call JB's 800-number, and any difference in ticket price will be credited to your JB account for use within a year....and you can call multiple times if the price keeps going down.

Ress

 

[jlx2]

Thank you so much for the information. One other thing, do they have a change fee if you need to change your flight? I really hope they will fly out of Manchester, NH soon!

 

[marymac123]

I think it is $100 fee to change anything to the JB tix-name, flight, etc. but I am not 100% sure. I have been waiting for the prices to drop also-3 tix rt from ny to fl $1120-last year same time it was $474. Icouldn't wait much longer so I had to go ahead & book it now because we are only 1 month away. So I need to keep checking for the drop-if there is a drop to get a credit of some sort.

 

[n2mm]

Both JB and SW have their pros and cons.

No one beats the fact that with a SW flight you can change your flight with no penalty. JB does not have this option.

But JB beats SW with the credits. With SW you get a credit for a fare drop, but it's ties to when you originally purchased the ticket, which can shorten the availablity. This is a reason why I love Jetblue. If the price drops and you get a credit, it is good for a year from when you get the credit....PLUS you can use it to buy a ticket for whenever. Buy the ticket before the credit expires, but the flight can be beyond the year...makes sense? On SW the flight has to occur before the credit expires...

On JB, when you get a credit, they will put entire credit into ONE account. So when I buy tickets for our family of 9, I can get the entire credit in my account (the cc holder) and I can use the credit however I want. Heck, once I bought a ticket for my grandson and his flight dropped. I called for the credit and they put it in my account even though I wasn't flying with my grandson, but it showed that I purchased the ticket! SW is going through some changes for their credits, looks like they are tightening their restrictions, so future buyers should take note of this.

For luggage SW is 2 free bags, and JB is 1 free bag. For seat assignments, I love JB. You choose your seat assignment when you make your purchase, and you can go back and change your seat assignment via online if you wish.

Then there is the unlimited snacks on JB.....and the best part, the direct TV at every seat. You need to bring your own headsets or earbuds, but you can buy them from JB for $2 -- not the best heatset you'll buy, but it works and I'm still carrying mine from trip to trip.

 

[jlx2]

Thank you for all of the great information. Good to know that you can keep the headsets as well.

 

[scard192]

Last year our fares went down twice and I called and they rebooked the 4 tickets at the lower price and there was no change fee. Maybe it's changed since then. I had $188 credited to my True Blue account for the 4 tickets.

 

[CaFeeney]

We have always got a credit from JB - great company!

 

[DisneyForLife]

Last year our fares went down twice and I called and they rebooked the 4 tickets at the lower price and there was no change fee. Maybe it's changed since then. I had $188 credited to my True Blue account for the 4 tickets.

There is only a change fee if you actually change the flight. You were just being credited since the price went down. And there is no fee if Jetblue changes the flight time and it doesn't work for you. You can call and book another flight with no charge.