Earn TrueBlue points for flying on South African

Posted by Seth Miller on January 10, 2012 under frequent flyer, points | 3 Comments to Read

JetBlue and interline partner South African Airways have come up with a rather interesting promotion for earning points in the TrueBlue program this month. They’re letting passengers double dip on points earnings for a limited time, netting 10,000 TrueBlue points in addition to the regular points the route would earn on South African. The rules are reasonably simple: Book by 20 January and travel by 31 March. Fill out the web form after the trip and you should score the TrueBlue points.

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There is also a contest to win two "free" tickets to South Africa, but I’m not as convinced of the value there. There are blackout dates, which is fine, but the winner is responsible for all fuel surcharges on the winning, which is pretty crappy, especially considering that they are still "subject to seat availability" as well.

I wouldn’t go out of my way to book a trip just for the TrueBlue points, but if you’re buying and flying inside the promo dates anyways there’s definitely nothing wrong with 10,000 free TrueBlue points.

See http://flysaausa.com/jetblue/ for all the fine print.

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  2. South African Airways USA said,

    Seth… Many thanks for sharing the news about this promotion with your many readers.

    Cheers,
    South African Airways, North America

  3. Seth said,

    My pleasure, SAA. Now how about getting rid of the usurious YQ charge on the “free” ticket you’re giving away? ;)

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