Alaska Airlines and Delta have announced a partnership that will involve codesharing, reciprocal mileage earning and burning, and lounge access. No start date has yet been announced. It makes tons of sense, as Delta is weak on the West Coast with a small hub at Salt Lake City as their western base. Alaska partners with Continental and Northwest – both Delta partners – already. Of course, Alaska also partners with American. Come to think of it, they’ll dance with anyone – including KLM (a Northwest/Continental/Delta partner) and Qantas, British Airways, and Cathay Pacific (American partners). The arrangement between Alaska and Delta is unlikely to include reciprocal upgrade privileges – something that Alaska only extends to Northwest’s elite frequent flyers and then only on a day of departure space available basis, except for travelers on full…
Discounted Award tickets to Hawaii on American
American is making award seats to Hawaii available for 5000 miles off the regular coach award price of 35000 miles. The offer is valid for travel through November 18.
Refreshing water
Free Brita water filters.
USAirways Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Again
Yeah, that federal loan guarantee was money well spent.
You know you think about miles too much when…
You know you think about miles too much when… * …you hear the words “mile a minute” and find yourself pondering the concept of earning bonus miles as a function of time. …you answer the question, “How many miles per gallon do you get?” with “It depends on what credit card I use.” …you unthinkingly ask your non-frequent flyer friend why she is taking the nonstop flight to London instead of the connection through Syracuse. …you check 4 times a day to see if another partner has posted on the Northwest Fly Free Faster promo. …one half of your brain keeps trying to calculate the cost/mile value of a mileage run against a baseline of a $24.98 SFO-CDG ticket, leading to a temporary conclusion that a $507 JFK-SIN trip is “expensive”. …you criticize your spouse…
Rent Three, Drive Free
Avis is offering rent three times September 7th and December 16th, 2004 and get a free weekend rental. Registration is required. (Hat tip to Samir.)
More free magazines
Free subscriptions to Family Fun and Best Life magazines are back. Plus a free sample issue of Nuts & Volts.
United Visa: Triple Miles on Fast Food
Between September 1 and November 30th, the United Visa is awarding triple miles for spending at ‘quick service’ restaurants, up to 30,000 bonus miles total. Details are here. Quick service is a Visa designation, and the website specifically cites examples as Wendy’s, Pizza Hut, and Quizno’s.
Northwest’s 1-2-3 Free Promotion
Northwest has matched United’s reintroduction of ‘fly three, fly free’ and upped the ante. Northwest is offering international as well as domestic free travel, and most fares are eligible (although the lowest — L, T and K class domestically and V, L, T, and K internationally — are not eligible). Unlike United, Northwest will award credit towards this promotion when flying discount coach fares that include a Saturday night stay.Registration is required.
We won’t even tell you why we won’t let you have freedom to travel
Nick Gillespie over at Reason‘s “Hit & Run” updates on John Gilmore’s legal battle against the requirement that we show papers in order to travel by air. The government doesn’t even want to allow Gilmore to see its legal arguments before the 9th circuit. Chilling.
