Combined with the fact that the average value of air miles in any rewards program increases when booking longer flights, the mobility of points within air alliances means that in booking for an international destination, you should compare not only United and British Airways with each other, but also with
their air alliance partners.
Combined with the fact that the average value of air miles in any rewards program increases when booking longer flights, the mobility of points within air alliances means that in booking for an international destination, you should compare not only United and British Airways with each other, but also with
their air alliance partners.
Not exact matches
Membership Rewards
partners with Delta
Air Lines, which is a member of the SkyTeam
alliance.
For example,
Air France is not a transfer
partner, but Korean
Air is, and they are part of the same
alliance.
Here's a smart tactic: You can use British Airways to book a
partner flight on American Airlines (and other oneworld
alliance partners) and you can use
Air France or Korean
Air to book a
partner flight on Delta Airlines (and other SkyTeam
alliance partners).
The program allows you to earn elite status, which lands you ad - vantages such as bonus miles and preferred seating, by flying any of more than a dozen
air carriers that
partner with Alaska, including American and Delta, which are members of the OneWorld and SkyTeam global
alliances, respectively.
Collecting Avios Up in the
Air: Fly with BA or any of its global oneworld airline
alliance partners and collect Avios rewards on every flight.
Membership Rewards
partners with Delta
Air Lines, which is a member of the SkyTeam
alliance.
As a Sky Team
alliance member, Delta has plenty of airline
partners that award SkyMiles like KLM,
Air France, and Aeroflot.
You can also credit American flights to some of the airlines no -
alliance partners, such as Alaska Airlines, EL AL, Etihad Airways, Gulf
Air, Hawaiian Airlines, Jet Airways and WestJet.
They are a member of the oneworld
alliance, and also have non-
alliance partners including Emirates, Korean,
Air France.
If you want to fly Delta, you can use
Air France or Korean
Air to book a
partner flight on Delta Airlines (and other SkyTeam
alliance partners).
Here's a smart tactic: You can use British Airways to book a
partner flight on American Airlines (and other oneworld
alliance partners) and you can use
Air France or Korean
Air to book a
partner flight on Delta Airlines (and other SkyTeam
alliance partners).
Outside of the
alliance, American is also
partners with Alaska Airlines, Etihad, Hawaiian Airlines, Cape
Air, Fiji Airways, Gulf
Air and WestJet.
Singapore is an
alliance partner as well, but since you can't redeem LifeMiles for Singapore First, I'd recommend just transferring to Singapore Airlines directly since they are also a transfer
partner) Compared to United or
Air Canada redemptions, a key to LifeMiles is that they don't pass on any carrier's fuel surcharges.
Though not a part of any airline
alliance, Alaska has 15
partners, including Delta, American Airlines, British Airways and
Air France / KLM.
For all their
partners (
alliance and non-
alliance), you had to go through an extremely tedious and time - consuming process of calling Korean
Air's customer service, waiting for a callback, and then confirming availability.
You can also earn AAdvantage miles when you fly on any oneworld
alliance member airline or any of American's individual
partners, such as
Air Tahiti Nui, Alaska Airlines, Cape
Air, Etihad, Fiji Airways, Gulf
Air, Hawaiian Airlines and Seaborne Airlines.
Air France / KLM is a member of the SkyTeam
alliance and also
partners with additional airlines.
The airlines belong to SkyTeam
alliance and
partner with Delta
Air Lines.
Air France and KLM, joint
partners in the Flying Blue loyalty program, are also members of the SkyTeam
alliance.
Alaska isn't in an
alliance but
partners with the likes of American, Cathay, Emirates, Korean
Air and more to give some very good redemption options.
Yup, thanks to
alliances you can use your United miles to fly on any
Air Canada,
Air China,
Air New Zealand, or any of their 28 Star Alliance
partner airlines.
Flying Blue has over 30 different airline
partners including KLM,
Air France, the entire SkyTeam
alliance, and also non-
alliance partners such as Alaska Airlines.
Although it is not a member of any of the big three airline
alliances — oneworld, the Star Alliance or SkyTeam — Alaska does have codeshare agreements with a number of
partner airlines, including Aeromexico,
Air France, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Delta, Emirates, Fiji Airways, KLM, Korean
Air and Qantas.
For example,
Air France is not a transfer
partner, but Korean
Air is, and they are part of the same
alliance.
Emirates isn't a part of an airline
alliance, but they do have several
partners like TAP Portugal, Korean
Air, Virgin America, and more.
Later on, you can use your United miles to book an award flight on United or their
alliance partners, including
Air Canada.
Alaska isn't in an
alliance, but its Mileage Plan miles are especially valuable because it has several airline
partners — including American, Delta,
Air France / KLM and Qantas — that allow you to bank Alaska miles to them at various different earning ratios.
In addition, Norwegian
Air is not part of any of the big three airline
alliances, so there is no opportunity to earn or burn frequent flyer flyer miles with U.S.
partner airlines.
The next post in this series will cover Ultimate Rewards Skyteam
alliance partners (KLM / AirFrance FlyingBlue and Korean
Air).
Best ways to book Europe flights with Ultimate Rewards Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Star
Alliance - Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer and United Part 3: SkyTeam
Alliance - KLM / AirFrance FlyingBlue and Korean
Air Part 4: OneWorld
Alliance - British Airways Part 5: Virgin Atlantic (no
alliance) Using Ultimate Rewards
partners in the OneWorld
Alliance to book flights between the US and... Continue reading Ultimate Rewards for Europe Flights Part 4: OneWorld
«If you had any idea what you were talking about, you'd know that you can use foreign
partners like Singapore's KrisFlyer and
Air France's Flying Blue to book United and Delta flights through their
alliances.
Even though Delta is not a direct transfer
partner of Chase Ultimate Rewards, you can book Delta and other SkyTeam
alliance flights with KLM / AirFrance FlyingBlue and Korean
Air Skypass.
Best ways to book Europe flights with Ultimate Rewards Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Star
Alliance - Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer and United Part 3: SkyTeam
Alliance - KLM / AirFrance FlyingBlue and Korean
Air Part 4: OneWorld
Alliance - British Airways Part 5: Virgin Atlantic (no
alliance) Using Ultimate Rewards
partners in the Star
Alliance to book flights between the US and... Continue reading Best Ways to Book Europe with Ultimate Rewards Part 2: Star
Alliance
Or refer your own friends if you already have this card, because nothing is better than free miles and Alaska Airlines miles are extremely valuable with one of a kind
partners such as Emirates, Hainan, Fiji Airways, IcelandAir, and traditional
alliance carriers such as Cathay Pacific, KLM, Qantas, British Airways, Delta, American, Korean
Air and more!
Best ways to book Europe flights with Ultimate Rewards Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Star
Alliance - Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer and United Part 3: SkyTeam
Alliance - KLM / AirFrance FlyingBlue and Korean
Air Part 4: OneWorld
Alliance - British Airways Part 5: Virgin Atlantic (no
alliance) Using Ultimate Rewards
partners in the SkyTeam
Alliance to book flights between the US and... Continue reading Ultimate Rewards for Europe Flights Part 3: SkyTeam