The carriers have applied to US authorities to put each other’s codes on services from Heathrow, JFK and Boston.
BA has asked to put its BA code on 39 US domestic routes from JFK and 36 from Boston operated by JetBlue. In turn, JetBlue will put its B6 code on 17 European city routes operated by BA from its hub.
The application comes despite BA having a joint transatlantic venture with American Airlines.
In its filing to the US Department of Transportation, the carriers have asked for the normal 45-day processing time to be expedited and for the agreement to be for an “indefinite duration”.
