Feb 13, 2020, 8:29 am
Last edit by: JDiver
Alaska Airlines is expected join the oneworld Alliance as a full member summer 2021 end of 2020, pending regulatory approval*.
link to earning EQM, EQD, EQS and Award Miles flying Alaska Airlines as AS marketed flights. (If flying as AA marketed flight (codeshare), earnings are as if flying AA.) As of April 1, 2020.
Seattle’s first-ever direct flight to BLR will be available for purchase later this month, with daily flights beginning October 2020. Daily service between SEA and LHR will be available for purchase in May 2020 for flights starting March 2021.
link to full release, 13 Feb 2020
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Alaska Airlines route map (including Virgin America)
- Alaska Airlines intends to join the oneworld® alliance, the world's fastest growing and most highly rated global airline alliance, by summer 2021, which will connect Alaska guests to more than 1,200 destinations worldwide.
- American will launch the first service from Seattle (SEA) to Bangalore, India (BLR) beginning October 25 2020. A new American route from SEA to the global business hub London Heathrow (LHR) will begin flying in March 2021.
- The airlines will continue their domestic codeshare that offers customers hassle-free booking and travel between the two networks. The codeshare will expand to include international routes from Los Angeles (LAX) and SEA.
- Alaska and American loyalty members will enjoy benefits across both airlines, including the ability to earn and use miles on both airlines’ full networks, elite status reciprocity and lounge access to nearly 50 American Admirals Club lounges worldwide and seven Alaska Lounges in the U.S.
link to earning EQM, EQD, EQS and Award Miles flying Alaska Airlines as AS marketed flights. (If flying as AA marketed flight (codeshare), earnings are as if flying AA.) As of April 1, 2020.
Seattle’s first-ever direct flight to BLR will be available for purchase later this month, with daily flights beginning October 2020. Daily service between SEA and LHR will be available for purchase in May 2020 for flights starting March 2021.
link to full release, 13 Feb 2020
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Alaska Airlines route map (including Virgin America)
Alaska / AS joining oneworld 31 Mar 2021, AA launching SEA-BLR/LHR
Feb 13, 2020, 8:23 am
#31
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SEA-DXB is a double daily for EK and has been for a while.
Feb 13, 2020, 8:25 am
#32
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Elite benefits will be recognized just as they are by any other oneworld airline.
Feb 13, 2020, 8:33 am
#33
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There is a timeline for the various pieces of this on the AS website:
https://www.alaskaair.com/content/on...|20200213_AW||
Will also be interesting to see if the AS assertion that some elites will be able to "[a]ccess 650 lounges within the oneworld network as an MVP Gold or Gold 75k membe" This suggests that an AS Gold will have AA access to the AC while travelling in Y, a benefit which AA's own elites don't have for domestic travel. Suspect that is a bit of over-exuberance by an AS marketer.
https://www.alaskaair.com/content/on...|20200213_AW||
Will also be interesting to see if the AS assertion that some elites will be able to "[a]ccess 650 lounges within the oneworld network as an MVP Gold or Gold 75k membe" This suggests that an AS Gold will have AA access to the AC while travelling in Y, a benefit which AA's own elites don't have for domestic travel. Suspect that is a bit of over-exuberance by an AS marketer.
Feb 13, 2020, 8:38 am
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Feb 13, 2020, 8:38 am
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There is a timeline for the various pieces of this on the AS website:
https://www.alaskaair.com/content/on...|20200213_AW||
Will also be interesting to see if the AS assertion that some elites will be able to "[a]ccess 650 lounges within the oneworld network as an MVP Gold or Gold 75k membe" This suggests that an AS Gold will have AA access to the AC while travelling in Y, a benefit which AA's own elites don't have for domestic travel. Suspect that is a bit of over-exuberance by an AS marketer.
https://www.alaskaair.com/content/on...|20200213_AW||
Will also be interesting to see if the AS assertion that some elites will be able to "[a]ccess 650 lounges within the oneworld network as an MVP Gold or Gold 75k membe" This suggests that an AS Gold will have AA access to the AC while travelling in Y, a benefit which AA's own elites don't have for domestic travel. Suspect that is a bit of over-exuberance by an AS marketer.
Feb 13, 2020, 8:39 am
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There is a timeline for the various pieces of this on the AS website:
https://www.alaskaair.com/content/on...|20200213_AW||
Will also be interesting to see if the AS assertion that some elites will be able to "[a]ccess 650 lounges within the oneworld network as an MVP Gold or Gold 75k membe" This suggests that an AS Gold will have AA access to the AC while travelling in Y, a benefit which AA's own elites don't have for domestic travel. Suspect that is a bit of over-exuberance by an AS marketer.
https://www.alaskaair.com/content/on...|20200213_AW||
Will also be interesting to see if the AS assertion that some elites will be able to "[a]ccess 650 lounges within the oneworld network as an MVP Gold or Gold 75k membe" This suggests that an AS Gold will have AA access to the AC while travelling in Y, a benefit which AA's own elites don't have for domestic travel. Suspect that is a bit of over-exuberance by an AS marketer.
Feb 13, 2020, 8:41 am
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In the email it says:
Effective immediately: •
Redeem Alaska Mileage Plan™ miles on all American Airlines flights.
so my question is... does this allow for combining? That is, 10k Alaska Air miles + 15k AA (for example)?
Effective immediately: •
Redeem Alaska Mileage Plan™ miles on all American Airlines flights.
so my question is... does this allow for combining? That is, 10k Alaska Air miles + 15k AA (for example)?
Feb 13, 2020, 8:45 am
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There is a timeline for the various pieces of this on the AS website:
https://www.alaskaair.com/content/on...|20200213_AW||
Will also be interesting to see if the AS assertion that some elites will be able to "[a]ccess 650 lounges within the oneworld network as an MVP Gold or Gold 75k membe" This suggests that an AS Gold will have AA access to the AC while travelling in Y, a benefit which AA's own elites don't have for domestic travel. Suspect that is a bit of over-exuberance by an AS marketer.
https://www.alaskaair.com/content/on...|20200213_AW||
Will also be interesting to see if the AS assertion that some elites will be able to "[a]ccess 650 lounges within the oneworld network as an MVP Gold or Gold 75k membe" This suggests that an AS Gold will have AA access to the AC while travelling in Y, a benefit which AA's own elites don't have for domestic travel. Suspect that is a bit of over-exuberance by an AS marketer.
Feb 13, 2020, 8:47 am
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Ok. There are a lot of places you can connect to on EK other than BLR.
Feb 13, 2020, 8:48 am
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Feb 13, 2020, 8:49 am
#43
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The comment is pretty self explanatory, effective immediately you can redeem AS miles on AA flights.
Feb 13, 2020, 8:50 am
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I left UA because I couldn't connect in SFO (mainly due to the reliability of UAX) so AS joining OW will be a welcome blessing as it will give me some more options from ONT, PSP and SNA.