I recommend using the Alaska Airlines website only when trying to
book an award flight operated by Alaska Airlines or Horizon Air, or for a few select partners that are relatively easy to find.
Not exact matches
Because Mileage Bank miles are a bit harder to earn, it could be easier for you to use American AAdvantage miles to
book off - peak economy class
award tickets for 45,000 miles round - trip on
flights operated by American Airlines.
If you
book an
award flight with a partner airline such as American Airlines and do not include a
flight operated by British Airways on your reservation, you'll be required to pay peak - level
award prices.
If you want to search for
award space on
flights operated by American Airlines, you can search and
book on the British Airways site.
As the primary Cardmember, you will also enjoy expanded
award availability when you use miles to book any United - operated flight, any time, at the applicable Everyday Award level - with no restrictions or blackout d
award availability when you use miles to
book any United -
operated flight, any time, at the applicable Everyday
Award level - with no restrictions or blackout d
Award level - with no restrictions or blackout dates.
Don't use Asia Miles to search for
award space on
flights operated by Cathay Pacific if you are not using Asia Miles to
book.
In early 2017, Delta started requiring more miles to
book award flights with partners than if you
booked the same route on a
flight operated by Delta.
Awards involving travel on Virgin Australia, Delta Air Lines, Singapore Airlines, SilkAir, and some codeshare
flights operated by Etihad Airways and Virgin America can be
booked online.
Similar to airlines previously mentioned, these
awards can not be
booked on
flights operated by Virgin Australia's other partners.
Award tickets may be
booked as shortly as two hours prior to a
flight when they are available, and because American itself
operates the
flight, rather than a partner, that means that any available seat can be ours for the AAnytime rate of 35,000 miles.
Fair warning though: if you
book an
award flight from Paris to a city in the U.S., even
flights operated by Delta will include a fuel surcharge.
American Airlines is the only Oneworld airline that
operates non-stop
flights between the United States and Paris, so you can use their website to both search for
award space and
book your
award ticket.
The airline that ticketed the
award still needs to communicate with the airlines that
operate each
flight, so if you
booked a partner
award you may want to wait a couple days and then call the other airline to confirm it has your reservation on file.
United is in the Star Alliance network, which means it has many other airline partners whose members can use their miles to
book flights operated by United when a saver
award is available.
Partner
award bookings fall under a distance - based
award chart while
award flights operated by Japan Airlines use a region - based
award chart.
Don't use Asia Miles to search for
award space on
flights operated by Cathay Pacific if you are not using Asia Miles to
book.
If you want to search for
award space on
flights operated by American Airlines, you can search and
book on the British Airways site.
Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, Turkish Airlines, and United Airlines do not pass on exorbitant fuel surcharges to
award tickets, so I recommend
booking flights operated by those airlines if possible.
As a Le Club AccorHotels member, you can now earn 2,000 extra Finnair Plus
award points when you
book a Finnair -
operated and marketed
flight in August and fly between 1 September and 30 November 2017.
Keep in mind that the value of this particular
award depends on
booking a
flight operated with the Airbus A380, and you may have a different experience on other routes that use different aircraft.
Award Availability and Fees The primary Cardmember can use miles to book award travel on any United - operated flight at the MileagePlus ® Everyday Award level, including award travel booked by the primary Cardmember for an authorized user under the primary Cardmember's MileagePlus number, as long as tickets are still available for sale for the applicable cabin on such fl
Award Availability and Fees The primary Cardmember can use miles to
book award travel on any United - operated flight at the MileagePlus ® Everyday Award level, including award travel booked by the primary Cardmember for an authorized user under the primary Cardmember's MileagePlus number, as long as tickets are still available for sale for the applicable cabin on such fl
award travel on any United -
operated flight at the MileagePlus ® Everyday
Award level, including award travel booked by the primary Cardmember for an authorized user under the primary Cardmember's MileagePlus number, as long as tickets are still available for sale for the applicable cabin on such fl
Award level, including
award travel booked by the primary Cardmember for an authorized user under the primary Cardmember's MileagePlus number, as long as tickets are still available for sale for the applicable cabin on such fl
award travel
booked by the primary Cardmember for an authorized user under the primary Cardmember's MileagePlus number, as long as tickets are still available for sale for the applicable cabin on such
flight.
* Same page link to Offer Details As the primary cardmember, you will also enjoy expanded
award availability when you use miles to book any United - operated flight, any time, at the applicable Everyday Award level — with no restrictions or blackout d
award availability when you use miles to
book any United -
operated flight, any time, at the applicable Everyday
Award level — with no restrictions or blackout d
Award level — with no restrictions or blackout dates.
MileagePlus Premier ® members and eligible United MileagePlus Chase cardmembers have the benefit of
booking Everyday
Awards without capacity controls on
flights operated by United and United Express.
The only problem, Alaska can only
book award flights on
flights operated by LAN with LA
flight numbers.
If the
flight has a JJ
flight number and TAM is the
operating carrier, Alaska can not
book an
award.
They also have regular and low season
awards for
flights operated by ANA, so you'll want to
book low season when possible as they require fewer miles.
Because Mileage Bank miles are a bit harder to earn, it could be easier for you to use American AAdvantage miles to
book off - peak economy class
award tickets for 45,000 miles round - trip on
flights operated by American Airlines.
Because the
flights are
operated by Virgin Australia Regional, Etihad is unable to
book awards on this route.
If you
book an
award flight with a partner airline such as American Airlines and do not include a
flight operated by British Airways on your reservation, you'll be required to pay peak - level
award prices.
If you have miles with a Oneworld airline, you can
book award flights on
flights operated by their Oneworld partners.
Most Delta
awards, particularly those on Delta -
operated flights, can be
booked as Cash + Miles
awards, with part of the payment in SkyMiles and the remainder in cash.
That rivals the value of many frequent flyer miles, and because Citi lets you
book any
flight American
operates, you don't have to worry about limited
award inventory.
When you transfer points to one airline's loyalty program, you not only get access to
award flights booked with that program but also
award flights operated by their partner airlines.
Book any seat on any United -
operated flight as an
award seat, even when there are no
award seats left or blackout dates are in effect, by signing in with your MileagePlus number before searching.
Qantas Points may not be earned on some fare types and
booking classes including Classic
Award flights and
flights with a QF
flight number on the ticket
operated by Jetstar or Jetstar Asia other than in Economy classes of Y, B, H, K or L (earn in L class is eligible only when travelling on a oneworld ® fare product).
However, if you can
book a premium cabin
award on a United -
operated flight, you'll often get it at below - market cost.
The primary Cardmember can use miles to
book any available seat, any time, on any United -
operated flight when redeeming miles at the MileagePlus Standard
Award level.
Beginning today, the cost of
award travel on Alaska Airlines -
operated flights will vary with the distance traveled, much like
award travel
booked with British Airways Avios points.
These allow members to save roughly a third when they
book economy class
awards on
flights operated by American Airlines during the low season.
Remember, no matter who
operates the
flight, you are subject to the
award ticket prices of the program with which you're
booking.
Anytime you are looking to
book award flights with a partner, it is usually helpful to first go to the airline that is
operating your
flight to search for
award space.
Award tickets
booked with FlyingBlue but
operated by Delta do not have fuel surcharges on transatlantic
flights.
This discount requires flying a United -
operated non-stop between the US and China or Hong Kong for your transpacific segment, with roundtrip saver
award flights booked between August 11 and August 22 for travel August 29 through April 30.