JetBlue and Hawaiian Air Team Up From East Coast February 4, 2012, 12:00 pm JetBlue Airways and Hawaiian Airlines announced a partnership last month that will make it easier to travel between Hawaii and the East Coast. Once the systems are combined, JetBlue and Hawaiian Airlines will sync connecting flight times, award frequent-flier points to members of either airline's program and operate code share flights that allow consumers to book through either carrier. The partnership is expected to be completed by June 4, when Hawaiian will begin a daily nonstop flight between Honolulu and Kennedy Airport. The new flight, with round-trip fares starting at $861, is only the second nonstop to Oahu from the New York area, competing with United's nonstop from Newark. "I think you'll see more cooperation between small airlines," said George Hobica, founder of Airfarewatchdog.com. I just wonder how long they'll survive in the age of mergers without it.