Alaska & Hawaiian $99 Companion Fare Credit Card Benefit: How It Works

I’ve had them annually for 12 years.

I never use them as my short flights have been solo and long flights I want J.

Regarding those instant upgrade fares, are those only available yo elites? I know AA has Y-up fares that are instant upgrades but marketed as Business

@Beachfan - yeah they’re only available to elites. You can look them up by selecting which elite tier you’re on when booking a flight, and it’ll show premium and first upgrade fares, though the first upgrade fares still require an upgrade seat available.

Like Beachfan, I've had these Companion Fares for 10 years, and my wife has had them for five. (Indeed, we each have one currently residing in our respective wallets.) Living in the SF Bay Area, I typically use them when we fly to Boston, New York, DC, etc. -- East Coast destinations -- and Hawai'i. They have saved us a lot of money, especially on last minute flights, like last year when we suddenly had to fly to Chicago...

I have still had luck recently using these for open jaw and multi city itineraries, but I think they are stricter than before. For example, I recently booked SAN - LIH - OGG - SAN . That is something that was not possible before the Hawaiian merger! I have also been able to use SAN - BOS // NYC - SAN with open jaw between NYC and Boston. With airfares shooting up, they are quite valuable.