Alaska airlines miles
Feb 23, 2021, 9:30 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2021
Location: Portland Oregon
Posts: 1
Alaska airlines miles
Hey flyers. I have alot of Alaska airlines miles and I want to use them for free flights. I also don't wanna run out of miles so is there perhaps a way to use frequent flyer miles and simultaneously gain more miles?
thanks and happy flying 😁
thanks and happy flying 😁
Feb 23, 2021, 9:36 am
#2
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SEA, but up and down the coast a lot
Programs: Oceanic Airlines Gold Elite
Posts: 20,439
It's a bad deal (and miles aren't like money in a bank, they will never get more valuable over time), but Money and Miles award discounts on paid tickets that allow you to earn miles.
Feb 23, 2021, 9:39 am
#3
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS
Posts: 2,295
Only way I can think of ....you can accumulate miles while using miles on Award travel with AS Visa card. Purchases post miles to mileage plan account.
Feb 23, 2021, 10:53 am
#4
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: US West Coast
Programs: Alaska 100K, Hyatt Gl, Marriott Ti/LTP
Posts: 353
I might suggest that you examine why not. "Running out" of miles feels great, because it means you just booked something epic! (Whether epic for you is a 30k-mile domestic roundtrip or a 400k-mile round-the-world for two in business and first.)
The miles are there to be used. Go use them! That trip will be way more fun and interesting than checking in on a high balance in the Alaska app. That balance check can happen when you're saving up for the next thing.
Enjoy!
The miles are there to be used. Go use them! That trip will be way more fun and interesting than checking in on a high balance in the Alaska app. That balance check can happen when you're saving up for the next thing.
Enjoy!
Last edited by CalanMan; Feb 23, 2021 at 10:57 am Reason: Removed FT jargon, "RTW" and "J/F"
Feb 23, 2021, 1:59 pm
#5
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Seattle
Programs: Alaska airlines 100k
Posts: 926
I try to keep 210k in the miles account at all times as an insurance policy for last minute FC domestic flights for 3. For instance during the recent snow related flight cancellations our family had flights to MCO and back. Used miles for flights the following days going out and returning just in case. Cancelled flights once we were on the ground and got miles back.