Alaska Airlines Service at Paine Field in 2018 There has been talk about creating a second Seattle area passenger airport for quite some time. The two logical locations are Boeing Field (King County International Airport) and Paine Field (Snohomish County Airport, north of Seattle). For a while there was talk of … Read more
Alaska Airlines Visa Companion Fare Today Alaska Airlines is announcing a new benefit to their Bank of America partner Visa card for customers signing up for the card in May and June. The Alaska Airlines Visa Companion Fare, which is usually $99 plus taxes, will be lowered to $0 plus taxes. … Read more
Travel to Europe with Alaska Airlines Miles I am a fan of Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan program. It helps that I live in Seattle (Alaska’s base). 95% of my domestic flights are on Alaska. Many other miles folks agree that Alaska is one of (if not the) best airline loyalty program. With … Read more
As Alaska Airlines is bringing Virgin America into the fold; there are bound to be growing pains. For example, Alaska’s on-time arrivals have dropped significantly since the merger. I am not sure about cause and effect, but delays are on the rise. This week Alaska announced additional routes out of Dallas … Read more
Imagine you rent a hotel room for the night in New York. The hotel is privately owned but the land it is on is being leased from the city. You made your reservation 4 months ago and you check in. You are assigned room 216 and you go there, unpack … Read more
Delta 360 Status I had never heard of Delta 360 status until yesterday. I am not a frequent Delta flyer, so I am not too surprised. Apparently it is a top tier, invitation only status unadvertised by Delta. Not unlike United Global Services or American Concierge Key. A friend on … Read more
Dear Trump Airlines I have seen a lot of talk about Sir Richard Branson’s letter to Virgin America, lamenting the demise of the airline as it was purchased by Alaska Airlines. As I read through his letter, it reminded me of a letter I read 25 years ago from another … Read more
File this one under: “Didn’t see it coming”. Today Alaska Airlines announced Condor, a Frankfurt based airline, as their newest partner. Condor is owned by Thomas Cook Group, a British travel company. The earning structure when crediting Condor flights to Alaska Mileage Plan is surprisingly generous. Condor doesn’t have their … Read more
Alaska Airlines signaled they were serious about expansion when they purchased Virgin America back in December 2016. For the time being, Virgin America is sticking around. While not as flashy, Alaska has continued to show it’s commitment to dominance on the West Coast with subsequent announcements of new routes from … Read more
Singapore Airlines The Private Room Singapore Airlines has a nice network of their KrisFlyer lounges around the world like the one I visited in Sydney. When departing from Singapore flying in Singapore Airlines First Class or Suites Class, you have access to exclusive Singapore Airlines The Private Room located in Terminal … Read more
Much conversation over the past 24 hours has focused on a mysterious 10,000 Alaska Mileage Plan mile bonus showing up in members accounts. Well, here is what I was able to learn directly from a staff member at Alaska: We understand that many Mileage Plan members have questions about a … Read more
2016 Year In Miles I traveled more in 2016 than any other year year by far. And it will likely be a long time before I travel as much in one calendar year again. I started grad school this past summer — time and money will be in short supply … Read more
Alaska Airlines Game Changer Mileage Plan Update Phew! Lots of news out of Alaska Airlines HQ today. Here is what you need to know about today’s Alaska Airlines Game Changer Mileage Plan update. Alaska award tickets just got cheaper Many West Coast flights now start at 5,000 miles. Read my post on … Read more
Cheaper Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan award tickets for domestic flights on Alaska operated flights go into effect today. Last week Alaska Airlines announced the purchase of Virgin America. At the press conference, two important dates were given in the merger process. First, as of December 19 (today), members of Alaska’s Mileage … Read more
Alaska Airlines + Virgin America Press Conference Yesterday (December 14) Alaska Airlines announced the purchase of Virgin America. So far the language the airlines are using is a lot about partnership and “joining forces”. This is a departure from other acquisitions, such as the recent takeover of US Airways by … Read more