Bleh, well this is disappointing. Earlier I covered how the Alaska Airlines and Singapore Airlines partnership is being scaled back considerably. That’s not the only partnership where that’s happening, as it’s going to be a similar story for Alaska and LATAM. Thanks to Bjarne for flagging this.
Alaska & LATAM partnership coming to an end
While Alaska belongs to the oneworld alliance, the airline also partners with all kinds of other airlines, including independent carriers, and those belonging to other alliances. For many years now, Alaska and LATAM have had a partnership, offering reciprocal points earning and redemption opportunities. Unfortunately this won’t be around for much longer.
As of October 1, 2025, the two airlines are ending reciprocal frequent flyer redemptions, so it’ll no longer be possible to redeem Alaska Atmos Rewards points for travel on LATAM, and vice versa.
Meanwhile reciprocal points earning opportunities will gradually be eliminated. For Atmos Rewards members, here’s what you can expect:
- For tickets booked through August 31, 2025, it’s possible to earn points at the current rates, regardless of when travel takes place
- For tickets booked between September 1 and September 30, 2025, it’s possible to earn points for travel through December 31, 2025
- For tickets booked on or after October 1, 2025, and for travel on or after January 1, 2026, it will no longer be possible to earn points
It’s hardly surprising this partnership is ending
Frankly, I’m surprised the partnership between Alaska and LATAM lasted as long as it did. Keep in mind that Delta owns a significant stake in LATAM, and LATAM’s strategy in the United States is very closely tied to Delta, given how Delta tends to interact with its equity partners.
Given that Alaska and Delta are basically at war in Seattle, I’m shocked that Delta hasn’t forced LATAM to end this partnership sooner. More broadly speaking, there are other reasons that partnerships like this could be scaled back, but I’d be surprised if that weren’t the primary motivation here.
This sucks for Atmos Rewards, as there’s no denying this was a valuable and unique partner for the program.
Bottom line
Alaska Airlines and LATAM are ending their partnership. As of October 1, 2025, reciprocal points redemption opportunities will be cut, and for travel as of January 1, 2026, all reciprocal points earning opportunities will also be eliminated. This is a shame, as this was a really useful partnership.
What do you make of these Alaska & LATAM partnership ending?
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