Alaska Airlines is offering a potentially lucrative promotion to convert ticket credits into Mileage Plan miles. I first wrote about this several days ago, and it's worth noting that this promotion has been extended, and is now valid through tomorrow. …
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In February 2020, many of us were caught off guard when it was announced that Alaska Airlines would be joining the oneworld alliance. Since the initial announcement, there have been some adjustments to the timeline of this happening: In July it was announced…
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan is one of my favorite programs to buy miles from, both thanks to the frequency with which it sells miles, and what a good deal redemptions can be. Keep in mind that Alaska is joining the oneworld alliance in early 2021 --…
Alaska Airlines has become the latest major US airline to "permanently" cut change fees, following in the footsteps of American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines. Effective immediately, Alaska Airlines is eliminating change fees on all domestic…
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is a major global hub for cargo. If the airport has its way, it will soon also be a global hub for passengers... Anchorage Airport has long been one of the biggest air cargo hubs in the world. The airport has…
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…
We're seeing many airlines start to reopen airport lounge as demand is slowly picking up, and protocols can be standardized. Alaska Airlines will be the next airline to open a majority of its lounges (see here for the best way to access Alaska Lounges).…
Alaska Airlines has today announced 10 new routes, five of which are to Florida, and come as quite a surprise to me. Alaska Airlines has revealed seven new routes out of LAX, which complements a recent announcement from the company about five new routes…
Several weeks ago we learned that US airlines would be allowed to drop service to dozens of cities, and that list of cities has now been approved and finalized. Let's take a look at the details. US airlines received billions of dollars in aid through…
We're increasingly seeing travel brands offer promotions encouraging upcoming travel and credit card spending, and Alaska Mileage Plan has published a few promotions along those lines today. Alaska Mileage Plan is offering 50% bonus elite qualifying…
#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…
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…
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:…
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…
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…
