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Old Feb 9, 2014 | 4:51 pm
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Originally Posted by jmsnyc
Originally Posted by KennyBSAT
You may want to get either or both cards. However, if you are looking for redeemable miles or points for the occasional flight, you should consider flying Delta and crediting to Alaska, given the (usually) far greater availability and more favorable rules of the AS program. This would also give you the chance to credit AA flights to the same account if/when AA is the best choice for your routing.

As Southwest absorbs AirTran, the number of destinations served by WN nonstop from ATL may well decrease significantly. But it's hard to argue with the value of WN points for WGA fares.
Thanks. I like the Alaska idea. Now that opens up a whole bunch of new questions... I wish I was able to transfer miles because I have random miles on AA & Delta that are not enough for a flight but if I could put them all in Alaska that would be cool.
If your primary interest is free flights and you are credit worthy, why not just apply for some of the credit cards that offer generous sign-up bonuses after meeting minimum spend requirements? Many of those cards even waive the annual fee for the first year. See the FT Credit Cards forum for details of current offers.
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