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The Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards program is the new name, that Alaska and Hawiian miles will be combined into. Miles no longer expire. Free long haul business class upgrades for elites. Choose your own mileage-earning. And no devaluations are part of this change at all.
The captain halted the departure process, emergency vehicles surrounded the plane, and armed FBI agents boarded the aircraft. Initially passengers were told there was a ‘technical issue’ but that was clearly false when government agents, rather than mechanics, boarded the plane with weapons and not tools.
You have about 45 days to make Amex transfers to Hawaiian (and therefore to Alaska), but I wouldn’t wait until the last day to do it.
We now know when two amazing opportunities created by the Alaska Airlines – Hawaiian Airlines merger are slated to end: by August.
Alaska Airlines is offering elite status to everyone flying to Australia and New Zealand this year.
Some accounts update quickly, while others experience delays. It can take 72 hours, but usually takes just a few. Bear in mind that you may now be booking mixed Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines itineraries, and your choice of loyalty program affects benefits.
American Airlines has long partnered with Hawaiian Airlines. Hawaiian has now been acquired by American’s ‘West Coast Alliance’ and oneworld partner Alaska Airlines. And so a change has been made to using American AAdvantage miles on Hawaiian Airlines: you can now redeem AAdvantage miles to fly to Hawaii!.
Plans for Alaska Airlines to bring widebody flying to Seattle and launch long haul routes are big news, and the airline is also sharing the timeline to merge frequent flyer programs with Hawaiian Airlines and introduce a premium credit card.
It’s clear that we’re going to see some long haul flying move to Seattle. That means some Hawaiian Airlines widebodies leave Honolulu. There will be fewer widebodies operating between Honolulu and the West Coast, perhaps, and fewer Honolulu – Pacific destinations. But it’s not just those markets that will see planes shift around.
Alaska Airlines is selling miles with a 100% bonus through November 15th.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
