JetBlue, United Airlines rise on tie-up for bookings, loyalty programs

JetBlue Airways JBLU.O rises 3.5% premarket, while United Airlines UAL.O up 2.4%

The carriers collaborate to offer flights on each others websites, link loyalty programs, exchange slots at NY's JFK airport

Other airlines gain: American Airlines AAL.O, Delta DAL.N, Southwest LUV.N and Alaska Air ALK.N up 1%-2%

JetBlue, American have slid ~34% this year through Weds; United, Delta and Alaska Air have lost ~20%; Southwest down 2.2%

Analysts on avg rate JBLU "sell" and Southwest "buy", while rest are "hold", per LSEG data