Originally Posted by
lainys
* free same day changes to earlier or later flights
* free standby for earlier full flights
Originally Posted by
lainys
* complimentary upgrades if available
AA is going to be in charge of your SDC/standby/upgrade experience, not AS. When it comes to doing stuff the day you fly the plane, it's whoever flies the plane, not whoever issued the ticket.
So you don't get free SDC, don't get free standby, don't get upgrades if you're an AS elite on an AA flight. What you get is this:
https://www.alaskaair.com/content/mi...-benefits.aspx
American Airlines
Priority check-in and boarding
Complimentary preferred seating
Express security lines at select airports
Complimentary Main Cabin extra seating for MVP Gold and MVP Gold 75K members
50% off Main Cabin extra seating for MVP members
One free checked bag for MVP members
Two free checked bags for MVP Gold and MVP Gold 75K members
Originally Posted by
lainys
* Alaska miles YTD "elite tier status qualification" credit over credit as "Partner qualifying miles".
Is there an Eskimo painted on the plane you are flying? No? Then it's partner miles. As above, it doesn't matter if it's a codeshare. All that counts is who is flying the plane.
Originally Posted by
mroseman13
I'd book the Alaska codeshare version. Not sure on all the specifics for each benefit you listed, but you'll have a better shot at getting mileage credit via the Alaska earning chart instead of American. As an Alaska elite, I'd always look to book Alaska operated and then Alaska codeshare before market/operated by partners.
Correct, the Alaska earning chart applies if it's
an AS ticket on the AA codeshare. Otherwise it's
the AA chart.
For flights marketed by Alaska, but operated by American, you will earn miles based on the distance you fly, as well as any class of service bonuses. See our Earn on Alaska page for details.
This is the ONLY case where it didn't matter who flies the plane, but who issued the ticket. (It still counts as partner miles though.)