Sometimes people wonder if they can transfer points from one bank's program to another's (generally, no), or if they can transfer frequent flier miles to another airline's program (generally, no, but sometimes you can book award seats on
an airline alliance partner with your original miles).
Often times, you may get a credit card for a specific airline but intend on using the miles earned from that card on a different
airline alliance partner.
The following as specifically excluded in the fine print: Airline ticket purchases, mileage point purchases, mileage point transfer fees, gift cards, duty - free purchases, award tickets and fees incurred with
airline alliance partners do not qualify.
Bottom Line: When you fly American, you also have access to all their Oneworld and other
airline alliance partners.
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.
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Bottom Line: When you fly American, you also have access to all their Oneworld and other
airline alliance partners.
Fees not charged by the Card Member's airline of choice (e.g. wireless internet and fees incurred with
airline alliance partners) do not qualify for statement credits.
Airline ticket purchases, mileage point purchases, mileage point transfer fees, gift cards, duty - free purchases, award tickets and fees incurred with
airline alliance partners do not qualify.
However, you should always make sure you're familiar with
airline alliance partners before picking a program because you can often utilize travel partners from both of these programs to book awards through alliances that can serve your needs.
Yes, they can be used with
their airline alliance partners, but they'll always be subject to American Airlines availability, award chart, and booking rules.
Not exact matches
Chase Ultimate Rewards can be transferred to 9
airline partners, which give you access to award flights with all 3 major
airline alliances: Oneworld, SkyTeam, and Star Alliance.
Even though Hyatt is
partnered with over 27
airlines across all
alliances, transferring your Hyatt points is a sure way to devalue them.
American
Airlines is the founding member of the OneWorld
alliance, as a result, AAdvantage members are able to earn miles on
partner flights.
Southwest has no
airline partners or
alliances, except in the case of allowing its credit card members use their points for international travel on major
airlines.
Tip # 2: Transfer points to your favorite
airline loyalty
partner for use with redemptions through the
airline or
alliance.
American
Airlines is part of the oneworld
alliance, so if you're going somewhere American doesn't fly, you can use your AA miles to book flights on any of its
partners.
United is a part of the Star Alliance, and they also
partner with a few other
airlines outside of any
alliances.
Many of the major carriers are part of
airline alliances that allow you to carry over the same status you enjoy with your primary
airline, so that even when you fly on
partner airlines, you will enjoy the same perks and rewards for your paid travel that you have with your
airline of choice.
These
airlines allow you to redeem your miles on flights operated by their
partners, as well as some
partners that are not part of the
alliance.
Since Aeromexico is a member of the SkyTeam
alliance, you can also book award travel on some of its
partner airlines, however, award availability on these will vary.
Instead of joining an
airline alliance, Eithad embarked on an aggressive
airline investment program, creating Etihad Airways
Partners.
Ultimate Rewards points can also be transferred 1:1 to a variety of
airline and hotel
partners across
alliances (including United and Hyatt).
However, the Membership Rewards program's travel
partners include something that Citi ThankYou does not have — a domestic
airline that's part of a major
airline alliance.
While Asiana miles can book travel with Star Alliance
partners, points earned through the Chase Sapphire Preferred ® Card can be transferred to
airlines that belong to all 3 major
airline alliances - Star Alliance, SkyTeam, and Oneworld.
Another difference is that Delta is part of the SkyTeam
alliance and has totally different
airline partners than American.
Members of the Executive Club earn Avios by flying on British Airways, one of its Oneworld
alliance partners, or its individual
partners (Aer Lingus, Alaska
Airlines, and Meridiana).
Though its lineup does not include any major U.S. carriers, ThankYou is
partnered with at least one
airline in each of the three big
alliances.
British Airways also has 3 individual
airline partners that are not part of the Oneworld
alliance.
Earn Avios when you make a one - way or round - trip flight with any Oneworld
alliance partner airline.
It also may be harder to find available flights on
alliance airlines without going to the
partner websites.
United is a part of the Star
Alliance, the largest
alliance of
airline partners in the world.
Fly on nearly any
airline One of the great things about Ultimate Rewards is that they have a transfer
partners in each of the 3 major
airline alliances - which gives you the flexibility to pretty much fly any
airline you want.
Most major
airlines are part of an
airline alliance that
partners them with other
airlines, some
alliances holding up to 27 members.
Points can be redeemed for travel with any one of the other OneWorld
alliance partners - including American
Airlines, Airberlin, and Qantas.
If you want to fly American, you can use British Airways to book a
partner flight on American
Airlines (and other oneworld
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).
By transferring the points to an
airline, you can then book a
partner flight with any one of the
airline's
alliance partners.
Citi AAdvantage Executive card earns AAdvantage miles, which can be redeemed for award flights operated by American
Airlines, its
partners in the oneworld
alliance or non-
alliance partners.
Southwest does not have
airline partners or
alliances for domestic travel.
If you have an
airline you're loyal to or you want to book
partner flights within a certain
alliance, you can specifically search for that.
Since so many
airlines are members of
airline alliances (and those that aren't can
partner with other
airlines in ways you wouldn't expect), it feels sometimes that you can use points to fly on almost every one of them.
With those
partners, you'll get access to all three of the major
airline alliances: Star, oneworld and SkyTeam.
Finally, while JetBlue is not a member of an
airline alliance, you can still earn points by booking with their
partner airlines.
One of the best and most glamorous
airlines in the world, Emirates, isn't a member of any
alliances, but it is a transfer
partner of American Express Membership Rewards and SPG programs, and it has a number of
partners that you can earn and redeem miles on.
Doha - based Qatar
Airlines is a member of the oneworld
alliance and transfer
partner of the Citi ThankYou and Starwood Preferred Guest programs.
Between the oneworld
alliance and additional
airline partnerships, American has 22 strategic
partners that can take you to every corner of the world.
Etihad isn't part of an
airline alliance, but they do have a lot of different
airline partners.
As part of the oneworld ®
alliance, British Airways also offers award travel on a vast array of
partner airlines, including American A
airlines, including American
AirlinesAirlines.
As mentioned above, Hawaiian
Airlines is not part of an
alliance, but does have a number of
airline partners.