Originally Posted by ft543

If I were to guess I'd say that it makes sense for partners to pay for base and maybe class of service bonuses. I wouldn't be shocked if the other bonus was paid for by AS.

For me, the generous bonuses heavily influence my carrier choices, and make up for AS being a mostly regional carrier.

Plus, as long as bonuses draw people in, AS can tell their partners that they helped feed/influence xyz amount of premium pax.