Jun 6, 2015, 3:53 pm
Last edit by: JDiver
AA Elites Benefits Flying AS / Alaska Airlines Discontinued 1 Jan 2018 Including domestic earning AA miles and status flying AS
For travel starting January 1, 2018
Earn and redeem AAdvantage® miles for travel on Alaska Airlines within the U.S. and between the U.S. and:
Earn miles on Alaska Airlines only when flying on American Airlines* codeshare flights.
Flying as an AA marketed flight (“AA codeshare”) continue to earn as if you were flying AA:
Flying domestic Alaska flights marketed as Alaska flight numbers do NOT earn any AAdvantage credit as of 1/1/2018 other than if marketed by American Airlines. AA codeshares are operated by Alaska and Horizon, not Virgin America.
Previously offered. AA AAdvantage status-based perquisites are no longer applicable.
Benefits offered to AAdvantage elite members flying on Alaska Airlines are discontinued at this time.
No changes will be made to award travel; AAdvantage members can still redeem miles for travel on Alaska Airlines. (link) [/quote]
Benefits offered to AAdvantage elite members flying on Alaska Airlines (were) will also be discontinued at this time.
[SIZE=“3”]N.B. The reciprocal lounge access agreement for Admirals Club members will continue. [/SIZE]
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For travel starting January 1, 2018
Earn and redeem AAdvantage® miles for travel on Alaska Airlines within the U.S. and between the U.S. and:
- Canada
- Central America
- Mexico
Flying as an AA marketed flight (“AA codeshare”) continue to earn as if you were flying AA:
- Award miles
- Elite mileage bonus
- EQDs
- EQMs
- EQSs
- Minimum EQM guarantee
Previously offered. AA AAdvantage status-based perquisites are no longer applicable.
Benefits offered to AAdvantage elite members flying on Alaska Airlines are discontinued at this time.
No changes will be made to award travel; AAdvantage members can still redeem miles for travel on Alaska Airlines. (link) [/quote]
Benefits offered to AAdvantage elite members flying on Alaska Airlines (were) will also be discontinued at this time.
[SIZE=“3”]N.B. The reciprocal lounge access agreement for Admirals Club members will continue. [/SIZE]
Earning AAdvantage miles on Alaska Airlines (including Horizon Air) Link to AS earning chart on aa.com
"Earn miles (ends 1/1/18 except AA codeshares):
To earn AAdvantage® miles when you fly on Alaska Airlines marketed and operated flights as well as Alaska Airlines codeshare flights operated by American Airlines:
Note:No miles are earned on AS flights in fare classes not published on aa.com as miles-earning
"Earn miles (ends 1/1/18 except AA codeshares):
To earn AAdvantage® miles when you fly on Alaska Airlines marketed and operated flights as well as Alaska Airlines codeshare flights operated by American Airlines:
- Buy an eligible International published fare ticket booked in an eligible booking code and
- Fly an eligible route
- Specific flights, routes or cities that are excluded from earning miles or award travel are listed as exceptions if applicable."
Note:No miles are earned on AS flights in fare classes not published on aa.com as miles-earning
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Travel ticketed as an American Airlines marketed flight (booked as an AA flight number) and operated by Alaska Airlines will always (including after 1/1/18) be credited AAdvantage base, award, elite qualifying miles and segments according to the AA mileage accrual chart.
Travel ticketed as an American Airlines marketed flight (booked as an AA flight number) and operated by Alaska Airlines will always (including after 1/1/18) be credited AAdvantage base, award, elite qualifying miles and segments according to the AA mileage accrual chart.
ENDED: AA Elite Status Benefits & Most AA Miles Earning on Alaska Airlines (AS)
Oct 8, 2014, 11:14 am
#166
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: BOS/ORH
Programs: AS 75K
Posts: 18,323
Hi,
1. Does anyone have any more information at this point? Will USAIR honor Alaska as a partner airline in the near future. Our current small airport has only Alaska Airlines (Horizon) and I can only use my AA miles for it right now. My USAIR miles are just sitting there!!
2. After the complete merger, will our combined miles be considered USAIR or AA miles?
Thank you in advance for any insights.
1. Does anyone have any more information at this point? Will USAIR honor Alaska as a partner airline in the near future. Our current small airport has only Alaska Airlines (Horizon) and I can only use my AA miles for it right now. My USAIR miles are just sitting there!!
2. After the complete merger, will our combined miles be considered USAIR or AA miles?
Thank you in advance for any insights.
Oct 9, 2014, 7:00 pm
#167
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Whidbey Island, WA
Programs: AA EXP, DL UA AS
Posts: 207
I hope the AAdvantage/Dividend Miles merger is accomplished quickly in 2015. We have had several Alaska flights this year that we credited to AA or AS. We have an upcoming itinerary involving Alaska and Qantas. Because we're Gold with US, it makes the most sense to credit the Qantas flights to US to help maintain status next year and for a 50% bonus. We've learned that we can't have both our Alaska and US numbers in the reservation. It makes the most sense to ignore miles on the Alaska portion and just earn US miles on the long Qantas flights. One Alaska agent thinks we should be able to mail in our AS boarding passes to when we get home and request credit for the flights.
Oct 11, 2014, 12:07 pm
#168
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: SOF
Programs: A3 Gold, IHG Platinum, Marriott Silver
Posts: 849
I hope the AAdvantage/Dividend Miles merger is accomplished quickly in 2015. We have had several Alaska flights this year that we credited to AA or AS. We have an upcoming itinerary involving Alaska and Qantas. Because we're Gold with US, it makes the most sense to credit the Qantas flights to US to help maintain status next year and for a 50% bonus. We've learned that we can't have both our Alaska and US numbers in the reservation. It makes the most sense to ignore miles on the Alaska portion and just earn US miles on the long Qantas flights. One Alaska agent thinks we should be able to mail in our AS boarding passes to when we get home and request credit for the flights.
Oct 12, 2014, 8:44 am
#169
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: BOS/ORH
Programs: AS 75K
Posts: 18,323
The AS agent is correct. Since you won't get credit for the AS segments to your US DM accounts, you can request those segments be credited to an AS partner - whether to AS, AA or someone else. Not sure how the retro-active credit works with AS - most US carriers allow for retro-active claims to be done online and thus, the boarding passes are not required. However, it's safe to hold on to them until you get proper credit.
Oct 12, 2014, 9:06 am
#170
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Whidbey Island, WA
Programs: AA EXP, DL UA AS
Posts: 207
Oct 12, 2014, 4:54 pm
#171
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Usually in SAN or Central Europe.
Programs: AA:EXP/1MM. Accor/Radisson:Silver; HH:Gold; ICH:Plt Amb.
Posts: 22,307
I hope the AAdvantage/Dividend Miles merger is accomplished quickly in 2015. We have had several Alaska flights this year that we credited to AA or AS. We have an upcoming itinerary involving Alaska and Qantas. Because we're Gold with US, it makes the most sense to credit the Qantas flights to US to help maintain status next year and for a 50% bonus. We've learned that we can't have both our Alaska and US numbers in the reservation. It makes the most sense to ignore miles on the Alaska portion and just earn US miles on the long Qantas flights. One Alaska agent thinks we should be able to mail in our AS boarding passes to when we get home and request credit for the flights.
Oct 12, 2014, 6:57 pm
#172
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Whidbey Island, WA
Programs: AA EXP, DL UA AS
Posts: 207
Our mainline QF flights earn full credit (110% in Premium Economy), plus a 50% bonus for OneWorld Sapphire. We will get fewer US miles on some of the interior flights, but with the 50% bonus we'll still get more than if we credit to AS, plus it helps us qualify for Dividend Miles Gold status next year.
Oct 13, 2014, 6:45 am
#174
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: West Palm Beach
Programs: Free Agent
Posts: 791
This is one of the disadvantages of being a US mile-crediting member right now. When we switched to OW we gave up the United network for intra-west trips, but we can't credit the AS miles to our accounts like AA members can. For example, on the day that I need to go to ANC in December, US doesn't fly the route. AA doesn't either, so I'm left with connecting to AS and not crediting that segment for qualification purposes. I really wish the departure from *A coincided with the start of a US-AS relationship.
Oct 13, 2014, 7:13 am
#175
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: SOF
Programs: A3 Gold, IHG Platinum, Marriott Silver
Posts: 849
This is one of the disadvantages of being a US mile-crediting member right now. When we switched to OW we gave up the United network for intra-west trips, but we can't credit the AS miles to our accounts like AA members can. For example, on the day that I need to go to ANC in December, US doesn't fly the route. AA doesn't either, so I'm left with connecting to AS and not crediting that segment for qualification purposes. I really wish the departure from *A coincided with the start of a US-AS relationship.
Oct 22, 2014, 1:25 pm
#176
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 1
Adding some info I didn't find when searching this thread. I flew last week on an AS companion fare (ie, my ticket was the $99 fare) OAK-OGG RT. I woke up this morning (Wednesday morning, as seems to be the consensus for when we will see AS miles posted) to 100% miles and 100% points credited for the flights. I was surprised since AA policy is not to credit miles for companion fares. Especially surprised to see 100% points and not 50%. Good news all around!
Oct 22, 2014, 3:01 pm
#177
Join Date: May 2009
Location: SEA
Programs: AA EXP (2.5MM), Hilton Gold, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 4,859
Adding some info I didn't find when searching this thread. I flew last week on an AS companion fare (ie, my ticket was the $99 fare) OAK-OGG RT. I woke up this morning (Wednesday morning, as seems to be the consensus for when we will see AS miles posted) to 100% miles and 100% points credited for the flights. I was surprised since AA policy is not to credit miles for companion fares. Especially surprised to see 100% points and not 50%. Good news all around!
Dec 14, 2014, 3:48 pm
#178
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: SNA
Posts: 410
I just got some conflicting info, and am wondering if someone here can clear it up for me.
I booked on AA.com for an AA flight number, operated by AS. I have status on both, but I've never actually booked it this way, I have always booked directly with the operating airline. (Don't ask why I did it differently this time, I don't know...).
Anyway, I was calling AA CS to get my AS record locator to change seats, and she happened to mention that I still check in with AA, not AS. That's what I'd originally thought, but this thread has several people saying you check in with AS.
So, can someone confirm for me, if I have a reservation purchased from AA on an AS flight, do I check in with AA or AS? I want to make sure I get a BP with both my status and my Pre-Check on it.
I booked on AA.com for an AA flight number, operated by AS. I have status on both, but I've never actually booked it this way, I have always booked directly with the operating airline. (Don't ask why I did it differently this time, I don't know...).
Anyway, I was calling AA CS to get my AS record locator to change seats, and she happened to mention that I still check in with AA, not AS. That's what I'd originally thought, but this thread has several people saying you check in with AS.
So, can someone confirm for me, if I have a reservation purchased from AA on an AS flight, do I check in with AA or AS? I want to make sure I get a BP with both my status and my Pre-Check on it.
Dec 14, 2014, 6:08 pm
#179
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Sunny Seattle
Programs: AS MVPG 75K, HH Diamond
Posts: 539