JetBlue Plus Card welcome bonus drops to 60,000 points from 70,000
By Alex Compton · Updated
Barclays cut the JetBlue Plus Card welcome bonus from 70,000 to 60,000 TrueBlue points. This matters most to JetBlue flyers who were planning to apply for the higher offer.
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At a Glance
What Changed
The JetBlue Plus Card page now lists a 60,000-point welcome bonus, down from 70,000 points. To earn it, new cardholders must spend $1,000 on purchases and pay the $99 annual fee in full, both within the first 90 days. The card still earns 6X points on eligible JetBlue purchases, 2X at restaurants and eligible grocery stores, and 1X on everything else. It also keeps the free first checked bag for the cardholder and up to 3 eligible companions on JetBlue-operated flights.
Our Take
If you fly JetBlue often enough to use the free checked bags and the 5,000-point anniversary bonus, the card can still pay for its $99 fee even with the smaller bonus. If you were only after the welcome offer, it is weaker than before, and you may want to wait to see whether a higher bonus appears again.
Before You Act
- 1Confirm the 60,000-point offer on the Barclays page before applying
- 2Plan to spend $1,000 and pay the $99 annual fee within 90 days
- 3Check whether you have held a JetBlue card with Barclays before, since that may make you ineligible