Silver Airways

As I covered previously, Silver Airways is among the newest partner companies that JetBlue offers additional TrueBlue points for. Taking any participating segment from Silver using your TrueBlue number will get you 250 TrueBlue points. But for many of us, Silver is a relative unknown airline and you may be wondering when or why you'd ever want to fly them. 

About Silver

Flying with Silver only makes sense in a few specific scenarios because they're a niche Airline. Unless you live in the Alabama-Florida region or in the triangle between Virgina, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, you probably won't ever need to book a flight on Silver. They don't have any crucial routes that aren't already serviced, but their pricing is very competitive.

Most flights are on the east coast.

From Silver's perspective, leveraging JetBlue's immense east coast market makes sense to fill in the gaps of the small pockets they densely travel within - so a partner flight for half of a trip might easily get you on a Silver plane that you may not have otherwise taken.

Why Fly?

If you're in one of Silver's two main market areas and are taking a short trip - then Silver may be the best bang for your buck. Their flights are in the affordable, JetBlue-esque range, but when if you need to use another partner, you won't be getting much of a deal.

Silver also charges for baggage - unlike JetBlue - so that can be a huge factor if you're traveling for a long trip or with more than a few people. While your first checked bag is only $25, the third is $100. Prices get more intense from there on up. If you're the type to keep it short and simple with just a carry-on though, this may not be an issue.

Pricing for normal and over-sized checked baggage on Silver Airways.

Silver Airways Pricing

I was going to do some price comparisons for Silver vs. JetBlue, but I found it hard to have an example using major cities that didn't involve Silver passing off a leg of the trip to either Delta or JetBlue at some point.

For regional travel, the prices are good, but it's something you'll want to always compare. They won't be the flat out best price every time but are handy to have in your toolkit. Some of their sales also have really good value if they're located in an accessible region for you.

Final Verdict

Odds are pretty slim I'll find myself on a Silver Airways flight in the near future. There is definitely a niche market they target, and I'm just not a part of it. But if I was and I could earn an extra 250 TrueBlue points per segment and undercut JetBlue or other airline prices for the same flight, I'd be pretty happy to call that a win.