"Earlier this week came the exciting news: JetBlue flights could be booked online with Avios through Qatar Airways Privilege Club at excellent rates and with no surcharges.
Without warning, Privilege Club has now significantly increased the number of Avios required to book JetBlue flights and removed the ability to book these flights online. What makes the news even worse is that when Privilege Club members submit a request for redemption at the new rates, these are "temporarily unavailable," with no explanation of how temporary this might be."
Points Wire Note: The award rate for business class on flights of 2,001 to 3,000 miles (i.e. Boston to Dublin or LAX to JFK) jumped from 38,750 to 74,000 Avios one-way. That's a staggering 91% increase.
The business class rate on flights of 3,001+ miles (i.e. JFK/BOS to London, Paris, Amsterdam, etc.) jumped from 62,000 to 78,000 Avios. That 25.9% increase seems small in comparison but is still rough.
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