Jun 6, 2015, 3:53 pm
Last edit by: JDiver
AA Elites Benefits Flying AS / Alaska Airlines Discontinued 1 Jan 2018 Including domestic earning AA miles and status flying AS
For travel starting January 1, 2018
Earn and redeem AAdvantage® miles for travel on Alaska Airlines within the U.S. and between the U.S. and:
Earn miles on Alaska Airlines only when flying on American Airlines* codeshare flights.
Flying as an AA marketed flight (“AA codeshare”) continue to earn as if you were flying AA:
Flying domestic Alaska flights marketed as Alaska flight numbers do NOT earn any AAdvantage credit as of 1/1/2018 other than if marketed by American Airlines. AA codeshares are operated by Alaska and Horizon, not Virgin America.
Previously offered. AA AAdvantage status-based perquisites are no longer applicable.
Benefits offered to AAdvantage elite members flying on Alaska Airlines are discontinued at this time.
No changes will be made to award travel; AAdvantage members can still redeem miles for travel on Alaska Airlines. (link) [/quote]
Benefits offered to AAdvantage elite members flying on Alaska Airlines (were) will also be discontinued at this time.
[SIZE=“3”]N.B. The reciprocal lounge access agreement for Admirals Club members will continue. [/SIZE]
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For travel starting January 1, 2018
Earn and redeem AAdvantage® miles for travel on Alaska Airlines within the U.S. and between the U.S. and:
- Canada
- Central America
- Mexico
Flying as an AA marketed flight (“AA codeshare”) continue to earn as if you were flying AA:
- Award miles
- Elite mileage bonus
- EQDs
- EQMs
- EQSs
- Minimum EQM guarantee
Previously offered. AA AAdvantage status-based perquisites are no longer applicable.
Benefits offered to AAdvantage elite members flying on Alaska Airlines are discontinued at this time.
No changes will be made to award travel; AAdvantage members can still redeem miles for travel on Alaska Airlines. (link) [/quote]
Benefits offered to AAdvantage elite members flying on Alaska Airlines (were) will also be discontinued at this time.
[SIZE=“3”]N.B. The reciprocal lounge access agreement for Admirals Club members will continue. [/SIZE]
Earning AAdvantage miles on Alaska Airlines (including Horizon Air) Link to AS earning chart on aa.com
"Earn miles (ends 1/1/18 except AA codeshares):
To earn AAdvantage® miles when you fly on Alaska Airlines marketed and operated flights as well as Alaska Airlines codeshare flights operated by American Airlines:
Note:No miles are earned on AS flights in fare classes not published on aa.com as miles-earning
"Earn miles (ends 1/1/18 except AA codeshares):
To earn AAdvantage® miles when you fly on Alaska Airlines marketed and operated flights as well as Alaska Airlines codeshare flights operated by American Airlines:
- Buy an eligible International published fare ticket booked in an eligible booking code and
- Fly an eligible route
- Specific flights, routes or cities that are excluded from earning miles or award travel are listed as exceptions if applicable."
Note:No miles are earned on AS flights in fare classes not published on aa.com as miles-earning
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Travel ticketed as an American Airlines marketed flight (booked as an AA flight number) and operated by Alaska Airlines will always (including after 1/1/18) be credited AAdvantage base, award, elite qualifying miles and segments according to the AA mileage accrual chart.
Travel ticketed as an American Airlines marketed flight (booked as an AA flight number) and operated by Alaska Airlines will always (including after 1/1/18) be credited AAdvantage base, award, elite qualifying miles and segments according to the AA mileage accrual chart.
ENDED: AA Elite Status Benefits & Most AA Miles Earning on Alaska Airlines (AS)
May 12, 2017, 1:27 pm
#361
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: LAX
Programs: AA Plat, DL, AS, UA, IHG Plat
Posts: 2,406
Thanks ashill...
I have a 2 LAX-SEA round trip, one booked on AS and one on VX, both in Y. And I may have a few more later.
The Y mile earning doesn't concern me much but I definitely care about earning AA EQM and EQD, plus potentially able to check bags for free.
The AS reservation was made with my AA# (Platinum) so I should be good with priority boarding and seat assignment and bag check.
The VX reservation was made with my VX# (not elite status) but I've already converted my VX miles to AS miles so I may change that to my AS#. But sounds like I will be out of luck on priority boarding, seat assignment or bag check.
I have a 2 LAX-SEA round trip, one booked on AS and one on VX, both in Y. And I may have a few more later.
The Y mile earning doesn't concern me much but I definitely care about earning AA EQM and EQD, plus potentially able to check bags for free.
The AS reservation was made with my AA# (Platinum) so I should be good with priority boarding and seat assignment and bag check.
The VX reservation was made with my VX# (not elite status) but I've already converted my VX miles to AS miles so I may change that to my AS#. But sounds like I will be out of luck on priority boarding, seat assignment or bag check.
May 12, 2017, 5:55 pm
#362
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: SJC
Programs: AA EXP, BA Silver, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton diamond, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 33,533
Also, if you care about waived check bag fees and preferred seat assignments, it's certainly easier if your AA number is in the reservation. (It may or may not be possible to get preferred seat assignments and waived check bag fees with your AS number in the reservation.) Priority boarding is marginally easier with the AA number in the reservation because your boarding pass will say "Priority", but it's no problem to board early by flashing your AA elite card if they even bother to enforce priority boarding.
Last time it ended up crediting to both
Cheers.
May 14, 2017, 3:46 am
#363
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Programs: AA PLT & 2MM- Thank You, FT !!
Posts: 1,025
Do I Get AA Miles ??
Purchased Alaska Airline tickets -- Flew LAX/FLL on Virgin America -- AAdvantage numbers in record ??
May 14, 2017, 4:26 am
#364
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: MEL CHC
Posts: 21,010
Look here http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...rlines-10.html
Click to open the wiki
Virgin America is not Alaska (yet) Still a different airline
Click to open the wiki
To earn AAdvantage® miles when you fly on Alaska Airlines marketed and operated flights as well as Alaska Airlines codeshare flights operated by American Airlines:
May 14, 2017, 8:07 am
#365
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT Plat; HH LT Diamond, Maître-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,948
From the Wikipost: (NOTE 2: As long as VX is not fully absorbed into AS - e.g. all flights are marketed as AS - no AAdvantage credit is earned flying VX. Alaska Air Group is to merge Virgin America with Alaska Airlines, including a single operating certificate, in 2019.)
May 26, 2017, 2:48 pm
#366
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: ORD
Programs: aadvantage, mileage plus, millemiglia
Posts: 100
I'm looking at booking ORD-OGG-ORD in J over the Thanksgiving week. Tickets are a bit pricey that week, so I'm looking more at price than mileage credit when choosing flights. That said, there is no reason to throw away the miles. One option I found was a VX operated outbound and AS inbound, both with AS flight numbers. I'm a beginner at trying to maximize miles and eqms, but I mostly try for AA miles and qualifying miles. What should be my strategy here? If I understand the above correctly, I can't credit the VX operated flight to AA. Can I still credit the AS flight to AA? Should I just open a VX FF account for that leg and hope to use those miles someday? Any advice would be very much appreciated.
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May 26, 2017, 6:06 pm
#367
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: SJC
Programs: AA EXP, BA Silver, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton diamond, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 33,533
I'm looking at booking ORD-OGG-ORD in J over the Thanksgiving week. Tickets are a bit pricey that week, so I'm looking more at price than mileage credit when choosing flights. That said, there is no reason to throw away the miles. One option I found was a VX operated outbound and AS inbound, both with AS flight numbers. I'm a beginner at trying to maximize miles and eqms, but I mostly try for AA miles and qualifying miles. What should be my strategy here? If I understand the above correctly, I can't credit the VX operated flight to AA. Can I still credit the AS flight to AA? Should I just open a VX FF account for that leg and hope to use those miles someday? Any advice would be very much appreciated.
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I would suggest crediting the AS leg to AA, and the VX leg to AS (which I have to assume is possible). Of course, if you open a VX account and credit there, it'll all end up in the same place at some point.
We're going SJC-KOA-SJC in F over Thanksgiving. Outbound wasn't bad, but return is hella pricy. AS operated, crediting to AA.
Cheers.
May 26, 2017, 8:37 pm
#368
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: ORD
Programs: aadvantage, mileage plus, millemiglia
Posts: 100
Things can be credited on a per-leg basis.
I would suggest crediting the AS leg to AA, and the VX leg to AS (which I have to assume is possible). Of course, if you open a VX account and credit there, it'll all end up in the same place at some point.
We're going SJC-KOA-SJC in F over Thanksgiving. Outbound wasn't bad, but return is hella pricy. AS operated, crediting to AA.
Cheers.
I would suggest crediting the AS leg to AA, and the VX leg to AS (which I have to assume is possible). Of course, if you open a VX account and credit there, it'll all end up in the same place at some point.
We're going SJC-KOA-SJC in F over Thanksgiving. Outbound wasn't bad, but return is hella pricy. AS operated, crediting to AA.
Cheers.
May 26, 2017, 11:50 pm
#369
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Tucson, AZ USA
Programs: DL-Platinum / AS-PlatPro / Hyatt - Glob / Hilton-Diamond
Posts: 1,573
Currently, VX points can be converted to AS miles at a 1.3 ratio (one VX point = 1.3 AS miles). I assume that conversion rate will hold true until the end of this year when VX Elevate disappears and all VX points are "auto" converted.
May 27, 2017, 1:56 pm
#372
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: San Diego, Ca
Programs: AA 2MM LT PLT; AS MVP Gold75k; HHonors Diamond; IHG PLT
Posts: 3,502
As SAN has become a focus city for AS, I am able to fly them enough to earn MVP status, find AS miles are worth MUCH more than AA these days...
May 27, 2017, 2:19 pm
#373
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: YYF/YLW
Programs: AA, DL, AS, VA, WS Silver
Posts: 5,950
I trust brp is already checked in by the time he's at the gate. And I don't think the system moves seats around by the time the flight's under gate agent control.
Jun 2, 2017, 8:51 am
#374
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Dallas, TX
Programs: AA CK, SPG Plt, Marriott Plt, Hyatt Diamond, Hertz PC
Posts: 443
Elite Benefits on AS - Book AS or AA Codeshare
Here is the situation.
I need to fly from SEA-DEN, but all the directs are on AS metal. I don't want to spend an extra 3+ hours to connect somewhere like PHX or LAX.
I am AA CK and will likely book non-refundable first (P), since I dont think either way I get upgraded. Which I find odd since AS elites get UPGs on AA Metal.
Do I get my benefits if I book AS directly or only if I book it as an AA codeshare flight?
Which would be better from an EQD/EQM perspective?
If there is a wiki on this I apologize but the front page of this forum is littered with Wiki's and stickys and I didn't see anything related to AS.
I need to fly from SEA-DEN, but all the directs are on AS metal. I don't want to spend an extra 3+ hours to connect somewhere like PHX or LAX.
I am AA CK and will likely book non-refundable first (P), since I dont think either way I get upgraded. Which I find odd since AS elites get UPGs on AA Metal.
Do I get my benefits if I book AS directly or only if I book it as an AA codeshare flight?
Which would be better from an EQD/EQM perspective?
If there is a wiki on this I apologize but the front page of this forum is littered with Wiki's and stickys and I didn't see anything related to AS.
Jun 2, 2017, 10:17 am
#375
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: WAS/NYC/LON
Programs: AA EXP, HH DIA, Hyatt DIA
Posts: 286
Which additionally benefits are you asking about? I believe most of it would be covered from buying first anyways?
Based off of Alaska and AA earnings charts, you would get a bit less EQM booking the AS flight directly (1.5x EQM for AS vs. 2x EQM for AA codeshare). Regarding EQD, the AS ticket would be based off of mileage, so you would get .30 * 1024 = 307 EQD regardless of the price paid. The AA ticket would get the fare w/o taxes which you can normally see on the site when booking.
Based off of Alaska and AA earnings charts, you would get a bit less EQM booking the AS flight directly (1.5x EQM for AS vs. 2x EQM for AA codeshare). Regarding EQD, the AS ticket would be based off of mileage, so you would get .30 * 1024 = 307 EQD regardless of the price paid. The AA ticket would get the fare w/o taxes which you can normally see on the site when booking.