Oct 16, 2024, 6:16 am
Last edit by: azepine00
Notable changes:
* Award travel counts for EQM
* Credit card purchases count for EQM (1 pt for every $3 in spend) up to 30,000 eqm (can't tell if this is modified from previous version)
* "Milestone moments" at 30,000; 55,000; 85,000; 150,000; 200,000 and 250,000, including ability to roll over 10,000 EQM at 85,000.
* At least 100% mileage credit for flights purchased on any partner through the Alaska website
* Changes to upgrade priority
* MVP free baggage allowance drops to one bag from two in 2026
2025 Earning Rates for AS and Partner Flights: Earning Mileage Plan miles on Alaska Airlines - Alaska Airlines
* Award travel counts for EQM
* Credit card purchases count for EQM (1 pt for every $3 in spend) up to 30,000 eqm (can't tell if this is modified from previous version)
* "Milestone moments" at 30,000; 55,000; 85,000; 150,000; 200,000 and 250,000, including ability to roll over 10,000 EQM at 85,000.
* At least 100% mileage credit for flights purchased on any partner through the Alaska website
* Changes to upgrade priority
* MVP free baggage allowance drops to one bag from two in 2026
2025 Earning Rates for AS and Partner Flights: Earning Mileage Plan miles on Alaska Airlines - Alaska Airlines
Atmos Rewards for 2025 - Milestone Awards, New Benefits and New Ways to Earn EQM
Jan 23, 2025 | 11:31 pm
#661
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Anchorage, AK
Programs: Lifetime AS 1MM & MVPG, AS MVPG100K, AA, DL, HH-G
Posts: 8,687
The Q4 earnings press release states:
”Introduced Alaska’s new premium credit card, which will be available late summer 2025 and will provide holders exclusive travel benefits and perks.”
So looks like the launch date has moved (or become more precise) since the original “Summer 2025” date.
”Introduced Alaska’s new premium credit card, which will be available late summer 2025 and will provide holders exclusive travel benefits and perks.”
So looks like the launch date has moved (or become more precise) since the original “Summer 2025” date.
Jan 24, 2025 | 10:02 am
#662
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Del Mar, CA
Programs: Skymiles, AMEX, Bonvoy, IHG Plat, Alaska MVP 100K
Posts: 600
this, plus the similar degradation for booking through third party websites (aka Concur when I travel for work), are giving me reason to look at other programs for my flying. When I fly internationally for work, I get to fly business class and always appreciated earning the class of service bonus. But now it’s capped at 25% when booked through concur (at least that’s how I’m reading it, and I’m happy to be wrong/corrected). So I reluctantly flew United this month to London, and I have to say… it wasn’t a bad experience.
Jan 24, 2025 | 2:11 pm
#663
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: PDX
Programs: AS Titanium, Marriott Lifetime Plat, UA Gold
Posts: 11,594
this, plus the similar degradation for booking through third party websites (aka Concur when I travel for work), are giving me reason to look at other programs for my flying. When I fly internationally for work, I get to fly business class and always appreciated earning the class of service bonus. But now it’s capped at 25% when booked through concur (at least that’s how I’m reading it, and I’m happy to be wrong/corrected). So I reluctantly flew United this month to London, and I have to say… it wasn’t a bad experience.
I've been torn by my move to AS after UA made the recent earning requirement updates to their program. The grass isn't always greener. The fact that I can't book most partner itineraries via the AS website is a huge pain. Part of me believes this is a partnership issue where they haven't worked out the rates or codeshare part of the agreement, but part of it feels like just bad IT.
Jan 24, 2025 | 6:41 pm
#664
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Pacific Northwest
Programs: UA Gold 1MM, AS Plat, AA EP, Bonvoy Plat, Hilton Dia, Hyatt Glob, IHG Plat, ...
Posts: 21,458
I am curious how the commercial arrangements work. If, say, BA sells a flight through Expedia.com, my understanding is that Expedia earns very little in terms of commission these days. How much is BA going to pay Alaska for the same sale?
Jan 24, 2025 | 9:37 pm
#665
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: PDX
Programs: AS Titanium, Marriott Lifetime Plat, UA Gold
Posts: 11,594
The partner flights sold through AS.com aren’t all codeshare, right? They can’t probably have enough four digit flight numbers to cover all desirable partner flights with AS codeshares.
I am curious how the commercial arrangements work. If, say, BA sells a flight through Expedia.com, my understanding is that Expedia earns very little in terms of commission these days. How much is BA going to pay Alaska for the same sale?
I am curious how the commercial arrangements work. If, say, BA sells a flight through Expedia.com, my understanding is that Expedia earns very little in terms of commission these days. How much is BA going to pay Alaska for the same sale?
So I think it is partnerships, access to inventory, and bad IT causing most of the problems.
Jan 25, 2025 | 10:15 am
#666
Join Date: Apr 2024
Programs: UA GS, AS 100K
Posts: 12
this, plus the similar degradation for booking through third party websites (aka Concur when I travel for work), are giving me reason to look at other programs for my flying. When I fly internationally for work, I get to fly business class and always appreciated earning the class of service bonus. But now it’s capped at 25% when booked through concur (at least that’s how I’m reading it, and I’m happy to be wrong/corrected). So I reluctantly flew United this month to London, and I have to say… it wasn’t a bad experience.
A SEA-LHR in A now earns 30% of what a flight on United in business would earn.
Jan 25, 2025 | 12:24 pm
#667
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 6,418
Does anyone know what the starlux RDM multipliers were for 2024? Have an upcoming flight that was booked middle of 2024 but can’t seem to find the old partner mileage earning pages anymore.
Tried way back machine but it doesn’t work for AS sites. Maybe someone has them all stashed somewhere?
Tried way back machine but it doesn’t work for AS sites. Maybe someone has them all stashed somewhere?
Jan 25, 2025 | 2:31 pm
#668
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: PDX
Programs: AS Titanium, Marriott Lifetime Plat, UA Gold
Posts: 11,594
How in the world did Alaska Corporate sales not get ahead of this? Major disincentive to fly with Alaska. They should at least make those booking though corp travel agencies exempt from these new horrible earning rates.
A SEA-LHR in A now earns 30% of what a flight on United in business would earn.
A SEA-LHR in A now earns 30% of what a flight on United in business would earn.
Even for RDM it gets a little weird with UA because it's wholly based on your status and the amount you spent (1K gets 11x multiplier on the fare to get to RDMs earned)
Jan 26, 2025 | 1:43 pm
#669
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: DPS
Programs: AS Titanium, LH Senator
Posts: 1,907
What's the consensus on booking partner travel on sites other than AS.com? Has there been any communication on restrictive fare classes - or is the removal of the chart in the T&Cs indicative that all classes will qualify?
Been holding off on booking but have no clue how this will pan out.
Been holding off on booking but have no clue how this will pan out.
Jan 26, 2025 | 2:44 pm
#670
Join Date: Oct 2024
Programs: AS MVPG
Posts: 159
What's the consensus on booking partner travel on sites other than AS.com? Has there been any communication on restrictive fare classes - or is the removal of the chart in the T&Cs indicative that all classes will qualify?
Been holding off on booking but have no clue how this will pan out.
Been holding off on booking but have no clue how this will pan out.
Jan 26, 2025 | 2:48 pm
#671
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 8,303
What's the consensus on booking partner travel on sites other than AS.com? Has there been any communication on restrictive fare classes - or is the removal of the chart in the T&Cs indicative that all classes will qualify?
Been holding off on booking but have no clue how this will pan out.
Been holding off on booking but have no clue how this will pan out.
James
Jan 27, 2025 | 1:45 am
#672
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: DPS
Programs: AS Titanium, LH Senator
Posts: 1,907
The eligible flight numbers & fare classes booked with Partner airlines have been listed in the T&Cs since October. There is only one unified chart for earning EQM for all AS Partners booked with the Partners.
James
James
I'm not sure I agree with AS that earning RDM/EQM is more "simple" in 2025 - especially if I have to dig in the T&Cs to see what I'll earn
Jan 27, 2025 | 7:43 am
#673
Join Date: Jul 2023
Location: Berlin, Germany
Programs: AS (Sapphire) / MVPGold
Posts: 49
Kind of specific question to the nerds of you, especially with experience on different carriers:
I booked different legs through the AA homepage, so the e-ticket has an 0012 number, none of the flights is operated by AA though:
First leg is Aer Lingus,
2nd leg is BA
and the 3rd leg is Iberia.
I wonder if I get miles accounted through MP at all or if there is some exempt "thanks" to the way AS is dealing with American Airlines?
Any thoughts highly appreciated, as I am leaving in few days and this will make the difference in the Program I collect with in 2025, hoping to reach Gold with MP.
Thanks!!
I booked different legs through the AA homepage, so the e-ticket has an 0012 number, none of the flights is operated by AA though:
First leg is Aer Lingus,
2nd leg is BA
and the 3rd leg is Iberia.
I wonder if I get miles accounted through MP at all or if there is some exempt "thanks" to the way AS is dealing with American Airlines?
Any thoughts highly appreciated, as I am leaving in few days and this will make the difference in the Program I collect with in 2025, hoping to reach Gold with MP.
Thanks!!
Jan 27, 2025 | 2:25 pm
#674
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SEA, but up and down the coast a lot
Programs: Oceanic Airlines Gold Elite
Posts: 21,268
Kind of specific question to the nerds of you, especially with experience on different carriers:
I booked different legs through the AA homepage, so the e-ticket has an 0012 number, none of the flights is operated by AA though:
First leg is Aer Lingus,
2nd leg is BA
and the 3rd leg is Iberia.
I wonder if I get miles accounted through MP at all or if there is some exempt "thanks" to the way AS is dealing with American Airlines?
Any thoughts highly appreciated, as I am leaving in few days and this will make the difference in the Program I collect with in 2025, hoping to reach Gold with MP.
Thanks!!
I booked different legs through the AA homepage, so the e-ticket has an 0012 number, none of the flights is operated by AA though:
First leg is Aer Lingus,
2nd leg is BA
and the 3rd leg is Iberia.
I wonder if I get miles accounted through MP at all or if there is some exempt "thanks" to the way AS is dealing with American Airlines?
Any thoughts highly appreciated, as I am leaving in few days and this will make the difference in the Program I collect with in 2025, hoping to reach Gold with MP.
Thanks!!
Flight ranges are not available for this partner. Eligible accrual flights include flights with an AA flight number that are operated by AA or a Oneworld carrier.
EI is not in oneworld. BA and IB are. Do with that knowledge what you would like. Perhaps you should leave everything off and submit copies of boarding passes to AS, see what credits, and then use other programs as backups?
Jan 27, 2025 | 6:03 pm
#675
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 6,418
My first partner (AA and BA) flights are posting and boy is it a bummer. Way less than under old program since I haven't gotten the retro-credit yet as these were booked early 2024. But if getting missing mileage is anything similar to these retro credit requests its going to be a slog. Not looking forward to do for the 6-10 trips I will have to do it for. But even worse is when I will not get the great BA bonuses anymore :-(