#ICanSeeRussiaFromMyPlane I think I've just found another flight to put on my aviation geek bucket list once this is all over... As of May 16, 2020, Alaska Airlines will be launching a 2x weekly flight from Anchorage to Adak via Cold Bay. The flight…
Online shopping portals can be a great way to pick up additional miles & points for purchases you’d make anyway. Just for following a specific link you can earn bonus points in addition to the ones you’d earn for credit card spending. The number of bonus…
Over the past few weeks some major US airlines have reported their first quarter results, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines. Alaska Airlines has become the latest US airline to announce first quarter…
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan is one of my favorite programs to buy miles from, both thanks to the frequency with which they sell miles, and what a good deal their redemptions can be. The program has now launched a new promotion on purchased miles, which…
Several weeks ago it was announced that Alaska Airlines would be joining the oneworld alliance, and as part of that they're also strengthening ties with American Airlines once again. As of April 1 that partnership was improved. This is an update to that…
In the past couple of days we’ve seen Delta SkyMiles, United MileagePlus, and Air Canada Altitude announce plans to extend current elite status for members by 12 months (and more), and now Alaska Mileage Plan is joining the club. Alaska Mileage…
Alaska Airlines has a unique strategy for reducing their flights while also being eligible for government aid. In order to receive government aid as part of the CARES Act, US airlines have to meet a few conditions through September 30, 2020, including:…
I expect virtually all travel loyalty programs to make it significantly easier to earn status this year. Some programs have already announced how they'll make it easier, while other programs are acknowledging they'll have to adjust elite tiers, but are…
Alaska Airlines has become the latest airline to announce significant schedule reductions and cost cutting measures, in light of the COVID-19 outbreak across the US and beyond. Alaska Airlines plans to cut capacity by 70% in April and May, in what the…
Airlines are being hit hard by the uncertainty from coronavirus, causing many to put off planning travel. A couple of days ago JetBlue announced that they'd suspend change and cancelation fees, and now Alaska is following their lead. Alaska Airlines…
A couple of weeks ago it was announced that Alaska Airlines will be joining the oneworld alliance in 2021. On the surface this is an exciting development, though I'm also curious about the implications this has on their industry leading Mileage Plan…
For a while, the Alaska Airlines Visa® Business Credit Card has had an increased welcome bonus, and it's an offer seriously worth considering. This is a card that I have and that I applied for under a worse offer, so I sure wish I had applied when this…
In this post I wanted to take a look at how to access Alaska Lounges. Alaska is unique among US airlines when it comes to their lounge access policies, as they're the only major US airline to allow all paid first class passengers into their lounges.…
Today is a huge day for American, Alaska, and aviation in Seattle. Earlier I wrote about how Alaska Airlines is joining the oneworld alliance, but that isn't the only big development. Thanks to a strengthened partnership between American and Alaska,…
This is huge news. In many ways it feels like the "global alliances" have been dying a little bit, as airlines have instead focused on codeshare agreements and joint ventures as they make sense. That's not the case across the board, though, as the oneworld…
I'm a huge fan of the Alaska Mileage Plan program. Even though the airline doesn't belong to any of the global alliances, they have a variety of airline partners across the three alliances, and also have several independent airline partners. Alaska Mileage…
Alaska Airlines faces a big fleet decision this year, which is complicated even further by the carrier's longstanding loyalty to Boeing. During Alaska Airlines' fourth quarter 2019 earnings call earlier this week, the airline revealed a major focus for…
Alaska Mileage Plan is one of my favorite programs to buy miles from. They often have promotions on purchased miles, and they have lucrative partner redemption rates, and even allow stopovers on most one-way awards. It's one of my all around favorite…
I had quite a long layover at JFK, as I arrived from Miami at around 10AM, and was continuing to Tokyo on All Nippon Airways at around 5PM. So I headed over to Terminal 7 right away, where I'll be reviewing two lounges -- the Alaska Lounge (which I could…
Alaska Mileage Plan is one of my favorite frequent flyer programs, thanks to the unique array of airline partners that they have. At the moment, Mileage Plan is offering a great promotion for travel on Fiji Airways -- you can either receive up to 50%…
At the moment Alaska Airlines has a pretty good promotion for anyone who is planning travel this winter. Technically this promotion is being run in conjunction with Starbucks as part of their Happy Hour today, and they tell you to download the Starbucks…
