Do Alaska Airline MVP Gold Elites get access to Alaska Lounges en route to Costa Rica? With all the excitement of Alaska Airlines joining oneworld today, one of the changes I am most looking forward to is access to oneworld lounges around the world. Currently I am an Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan MVP Gold which … Read more
2020 Year In Miles I think everyone agrees 2020 was the worst year in a long time. Especially for those of us that like to travel. It was the first time in many years that I didn’t leave the USA. Instead I did a cross country train trip followed by a road trip around the … Read more
Alaska Airlines Lowers Elite Status Requirements Alaska Airlines is joining oneworld on March 31, 2021. Some, including me, were worried that there would be disruptions to what makes Mileage Plan fantastic. I think that COVID prevented Alaska from making any changes that could be viewed as negative. This is not the time to turn off … Read more
Alaska Airlines adds Qatar Airlines as a Mileage Plan Partner Alaska Airlines is joining oneworld on March 31, 2021. So it is no surprise that in the future you will be able to earn Alaska Mileage Plan miles when flying Qatar Airways, a oneworld member. What is a bit of a surprise is that you … Read more
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Status Extension for COVID19 Today Alaska Airlines announced their extension for Mileage Plan elite status due to the COVID19 Corona Virus pandemic. United and Delta have already released their plans. Read all about Alaska Airlines here. Here are the major take aways: Mileage Plan Status: Current level of status (MVP, MVP … Read more
RavnAir ceases operations, town confiscates their planes RavnAir Group recently shutdown all operations; grounding all flights and laying off all employees. The company has 72 planes that fly for Ravn and Penair (which I flew a couple of times into Redding, CA before they cut their SFO-RDD route) that serve many parts of rural Alaska. Ravn … Read more