Alaska Mileage Plan Going Revenue Based? Is the end near? Is Alaska Mileage Plan going Revenue Based? The answer for now, it appears, is “no”. An astute FlyerTalk member found buried in an article by the Juneau Empire this juicy piece of info from Joseph Sprague, Senior Vice President, Communications and External Relations: Sprague … Read more
Alaska Airlines “fly nice” ad campaign It seems that the Battle for Seattle between Alaska and Delta is heating up. There is a new Alaska Airlines “fly nice” ad campaign running in the new Capitol Hill light rail station in Seattle. This comes on the heels of a minor kerfuffle … Read more
Alaska Airlines is running a promotion where you can earn double miles SEA-LHR when you fly on British Airways and credit the miles to your Alaska Mileage Plan account. All you have to do is register online before your first flight and then fly direct from Seattle to London on British … Read more
If you read my website with any regularity, you know I am a fan of Alaska Airlines. Their generous Price Guarantee has saved me some serious cash over the years. Recently I ran into some problems with my Alaska Mileage Plan status change not showing up correctly on reservations I … Read more
This may be common knowledge, but I just learned this today. You are not granted your Alaska elite benefits when crediting miles to another airline. If you are flying Alaska Airlines but crediting miles from a flight to another frequent flyer program (i.e. American Advantage), during that flight you don’t … Read more
For the 2015 holiday promotion, get a bonus of 1500 Alaska miles when you spend $500 through Mileage Plan Shopping. This is on top of the miles you earn normally when shopping through the portal. If you aren’t a big spender, you can still get 250 bonus miles when you … Read more