In March 2022, it was announced that Air Tahiti Nui would launch flights to Seattle, and that the airline would also introduce a partnership with Alaska Airlines. Up until this point the airlines have only offered reciprocal mileage earning opportunities, but reciprocal mileage redemptions are now live as well. They’re a surprisingly good value!
What are Mileage Plan redemption rates on Air Tahiti Nui like?
Alaska Airlines has published award charts for travel on Air Tahiti Nui. These awards are bookable directly on alaskaair.com, and there are no carrier imposed surcharges. As usual with Alaska Mileage Plan, only redemptions in certain regions are permitted.
Here are the Alaska Mileage Plan saver level one-way award costs for travel on Air Tahiti Nui in eligible regions:
- North America to Tahiti costs 30,000 miles in economy, 45,000 miles in premium economy, 60,000 miles in business class
- North America to New Zealand costs 40,000 miles in economy, 60,000 miles in premium economy, 80,000 miles in business class
- North America to Europe costs 30,000 miles in economy, 45,000 miles in premium economy, 60,000 miles in business class
- North America to Asia costs 60,000 miles in economy, 90,000 miles in premium economy, 120,000 miles in business class
- Tahiti to Asia costs 35,000 miles in economy, 50,000 miles in premium economy, 70,000 miles in business class
- Tahiti to Europe costs 60,000 miles in economy, 90,000 miles in premium economy, 120,000 miles in business class
- Tahiti to New Zealand costs 17,500 miles in economy, 25,000 miles in premium economy, 35,000 miles in business class
Note that stopovers are allowed at Fa’a’ā International Airport (PPT) in Tahiti at no extra cost. For example, this means you could book Air Tahiti Nui from Los Angeles to Auckland via Tahiti. Read my review of Air Tahiti Nui’s 787 business class here.
My take on Air Tahiti Nui redemptions through Mileage Plan
With Alaska Airlines having joined the oneworld alliance, we’ve seen the airline add several new partner airline redemptions since last year. Historically there have been many great uses of Alaska Mileage Plan miles, though unfortunately many of the partners we’ve seen added in recent months offer decent to terrible value (just take a look at Malaysia Airlines redemption rates), rather than great value.
In that sense, these Air Tahiti Nui redemption rates are extremely good, and something to be excited about. A few things stand out:
- American AAdvantage charges 80,000 miles for a one-way business class award between the United States and Tahiti, while Alaska Mileage Plan charges just 60,000 miles
- American AAdvantage charges 65,000 miles for a one-way business class award between the United States and Tahiti, while Alaska Mileage Plan charges 45,000 miles
- American AAdvantage charges 40,000 miles for a one-way economy class award between the United States and Tahiti, while Alaska Mileage Plan charges just 30,000 miles
- Not only is the pricing better, but Alaska Mileage Plan allows a free stopover, while American AAdvantage doesn’t
So this is a really exciting new redemption opportunity with Alaska Mileage Plan. The only catch is that award availability on Air Tahiti Nui can be quite tough to come by.
Bottom line
It’s now possible to redeem Alaska Mileage Plan miles for travel on Air Tahiti Nui, and redemption rates are a pleasant surprise. You can book business class one-way between the United States and Tahiti for just 60,000 miles, which is awesome.
What do make of Alaska’s redemption rates on Air Tahiti Nui?
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