Originally Posted by
GW McLintock
I just booked a trip in May/June to California for a wedding, and being a free agent is nice (for the first time in a decade). I picked a much closer airport than anyplace JetBlue serves. Even to JetBlue cities, they were never the cheapest. I am taking AA there (from LGA! and crediting to AS) and AS back with a 6-hour layover in SEA to see some friends. I am even on track to hit MVP by the end of the year. I have yet to fly Alaska and I already quite like them.
-J.
Unless you are on AS coded flights the whole way you won't be getting any AS credit from AA flights. Their partnership is effectively over on 29 Feb 2020, except for a few limited codeshares through Chicago.