Episode 54: New Routes, New Airlines, New Welcome Bonuses

0:30 JetBlue New York - London Now Bookable Direct LinkWebsite was down when they released these (classic JetBlue)Starts August 12, 2021Economy “from” $595 roundtripMint “from” $1,979 roundtrip 4:55 New Airlines: Avelo and Breeze Avelo is a new West coast airline that has set up from BUR (Link for more details )Routes are somewhat unique, to about a dozen western destinations.  In most cases using much more off the beaten path airports than mainline carriers. Ogden Utah, Pasco WA, Grand Junction, CO. Flights seem very aggressively priced. One example to Santa Rosa is interesting me. $60 round trip versus $244 on the only other carrier who flies it nonstop from the LA area. BUR is far for me (50 minutes with no traffic) and I don’t like that. But I’d do the drive if one of these destinations really was on my demand schedule (versus a stop at an airport for example) Breeze seems to be moving closer to launching--livery was posted and they’re setting up their network. Route network now posted on their siteThat makes quite a few ‘regional’ players by my count:SuncountryFrontierAveloSpiritAllegiantBreezeWhile these are not ideal for many reasons--they’re here and they exist. Reminds me of a really short hop flight I took on Spanish LCC Vueling in Italy--it was like $20 per person, we paid for a couple of bags, and it was the only point-to-point option. It was fine.  12:40 Amex Offer: +1x at Lowe’s (HT Garth on Slack) Stack with a card that has +4x Spring 4ward promo for a total of 6x at Lowe’s6x MRs + 3x JetBlue card linked 14:00 $750 Chase Business Checking (DoC) Deposit $10,000 in new money within 30 days of coupon enrollment & maintain that balance for 60 days+ 25 transactionsEarly account termination fee: Six months, bonus forfeit“You can receive only one new business checking account opening related bonus every two years from the last enrollment date and only one bonus per account.” 16:45 US Bank Altitude Connect Visa (DoC) 50,000 points (worth $500) after spending $3,000 in first 120 days$95 Annual Fee waived first year4x on Travel and Gas Stations2x on Dining, Takeout, Groceries, and Streaming Services1x everywhere else That's the news for this week. For more content subscribe to the Milenomics Podcast Network where we've been discussing: The highs and lows of AmexBooking travel coming out of CovidAnd more...