<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by joshstandon:
This is probably obvious to some, but not to me, a newbie at flying about the globe.
If I achieve an 'elite' status with one airline, say Continental, will its partners such as Alaska Air honor that status if I fly Alaska?</font>
In the specific case you mention, you should see if Alaska will comp you.
I was Preferred on Northwest a few years back and was flying on some paid Alaska fights - I called up Alaska and they comped me MVP, which in turn allowed me to upgrade, can't remember if they were space-available free or paid at check-in.