cruser1

On several dates in May you can buy a one-way ticket from Ibiza, Spain (IBZ) to Zurich, Switzerland (ZRH) for $89 or 81 EUR. To set expectations, this is European business class on an A320 - nothing fancy.

You can credit the flight to Alaska Airlines and you'll receive 2082 redeemable miles and 1388 elite qualifying miles.

Google Flights - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...fRQ35xvzZvhMa6

irishguy28

You appear to have overestimated the number of miles that would be earned on a 694-mile trip in business.

https://www.condor.com/us/fly-enjoy/...leage-plan.jsp

cruser1

No, I'm pretty sure I'm correct. Redeemable is 694*3 and elite qualifying is 694*2.

https://www.alaskaair.com/content/mi...artners/condor




EDIT - I see what you did. You went to Condor's website and looked up how many award miles Condor would give you for a flight on Alaska Airlines if you flew Alaska and credited the flight to Condor. We are doing the opposite here. We are flying Condor and crediting the flight to Alaska so we go to Alaska's website to see how much their loyalty program awards.

Does that make sense? Thanks for checking me though! I'm not perfect!

irishguy28

But those are not the figures you originally posted and which you edited in the original post a few minutes ago...

cruser1

I had originally multiplied the distance flown by 2 and 3 that Expedia was saying was being flown, but you wanted it to be 694 so I just changed it to that, but it's still not the 100% mileage you showed.

MaxVO

I would be happy if AS credited any partner miles at all. It's the shadiest most repulsive joint to work with.

danielflyer

Nice find! I don’t think it’s 694 miles, either.

DTS

While it is still crappy, it has gotten better...

irishguy28

How far do you think it is?

https://www.airmilescalculator.com/distance/zrh-to-ibz/

kirker

AS? Seriously?? I'm genuinely curious why you feel this way, and I say that as someone quite unhappy with Alaska in many ways, but not to the extent of thinking they're "shady & repulsive." (To be fair, I usually save that label for Spirit and its ultra-low-fare ilk.)

And sorry, but the OP is correct that this is a solid deal – on an admittedly unusual route I can't recall seeing previously mentioned on the premium fares board (I don't recall any for Ibiza, period!) – in terms of AS miles, thanks to their admittedly somewhat unusual Condor alliance. And speaking of that: if you'd said Condor was a bit shady, I would've agreed, but I'd've also assumed you haven't flown them recently. After years of flying admittedly subpar 767s on overseas routes, their new A330neo J cabin – which they're expanding to most US-bound destinations by the end of the year – is surprisingly good, with the 1-2-1 (and, at long last, fully flat seat) configuration most folks here prefer (myself included). They're now operating independently of LH.

cruser1

Thanks! I agree their newest aircraft are a huge improvement! I just wanted to set expectations not to expect what you see on a plane flying transatlantic to show up in Ibiza to fly you off in style!

DTS

The A332 they leased from EY were already a significant step up from the 767, and made for a decent Atlantic crossing, better than BA as well.

cruser1

A few other options -

IBZ-FRA - $77 one-way - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...EtY9VBrGFGkVh8
IBZ-MUC - $99 one-way - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...1XPgNLMZLxmv86

skunker

You're basing that on past experiences not current reality. I had an 8 leg AA, BA, AY mixed carrier itinerary with several codeshares all post correctly a week after flying in March. Last year a similar itinerary took almost 6 months of fighting to get posted and then corrected. AS is MUCH better with posting now.

Jaenks

Cruser1, you are doing a good job. As a side note, there is no reason to post flight prices between European cities in USD. There is no country in Europe or close to Spain or Switzerland where USD is official currency. I am sure you know how to change currency in Google Flights page. Thx!