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|Type=Anti-consumer Behavior | |Type=Anti-consumer Behavior | ||
|Description=JetBlue issues "travel credits" that only work at JetBlue as refunds instead of the currency that the ticket was purchased in. }} | |Description=JetBlue issues "travel credits" that only work at JetBlue as refunds instead of the currency that the ticket was purchased in. }} | ||
JetBlue's travel credits are anti-consumer due to their restrictive and devaluing nature compared to a cash refund. These limitations lock customers into future business with the airline, effectively removing their purchasing power while allowing JetBlue to hold onto cash for services it did not provide. | JetBlue's travel credits are anti-consumer in nature due to their restrictive and devaluing nature compared to a cash refund. These limitations lock customers into future business with the airline, effectively removing their purchasing power while allowing JetBlue to hold onto cash for services it did not provide. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
When refunding a ticket, JetBlue does not refund with the same currency that was used to purchase the ticket<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-31 |title=Refunds {{!}} JetBlue |url=https://www.jetblue.com/help/refunds#get-a-refund |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250901021805/https://www.jetblue.com/help/refunds |archive-date=2025-09-01 |access-date=2025-08-31 |website=JetBlue}}</ref>. Instead, JetBlue issues a travel credit which limits what a person can spend their refunded money on keeping it within the JetBlue ecosystem<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-31 |title=Travel Bank Credits {{!}} JetBlue |url=https://www.jetblue.com/help/travel-bank-credits#what-can-travel-credits-be-used-for |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250901022114/https://www.jetblue.com/help/travel-bank-credits |archive-date=2025-09-01 |access-date=2025-08-31 |website=JetBlue}}</ref>. By issuing travel credits instead of cash refunds, JetBlue coerces future business from customers who may have preferred to take their money to a different airline or travel another way. | When refunding a ticket, JetBlue does not refund with the same currency that was used to purchase the ticket<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-31 |title=Refunds {{!}} JetBlue |url=https://www.jetblue.com/help/refunds#get-a-refund |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250901021805/https://www.jetblue.com/help/refunds |archive-date=2025-09-01 |access-date=2025-08-31 |website=JetBlue}}</ref>. Instead, JetBlue issues a travel credit which limits what a person can spend their refunded money on, keeping it within the JetBlue ecosystem<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-31 |title=Travel Bank Credits {{!}} JetBlue |url=https://www.jetblue.com/help/travel-bank-credits#what-can-travel-credits-be-used-for |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250901022114/https://www.jetblue.com/help/travel-bank-credits |archive-date=2025-09-01 |access-date=2025-08-31 |website=JetBlue}}</ref>. By issuing travel credits instead of cash refunds, JetBlue coerces future business from customers who may have preferred to take their money to a different airline or travel another way. | ||
==JetBlue refunds "travel credits" instead of the same currency that was used to purchase the ticket== | ==JetBlue refunds "travel credits" instead of the same currency that was used to purchase the ticket== | ||