Alaska Airlines Announces New Member Bonus
In order to drive up interest in travel again, some of the biggest airlines and hotel chains have been putting out interesting promotions and sales for their customers. Alaska Airlines just announced a promotion targeting new Mileage Plan members!
Alaska Airlines New Member Bonus
Alaska Airlines just announced a bonus of up to 5,000 miles for new Mileage Plan members. This is a great way of getting new members interested in joining the frequent flyer program.
From the official website:
Book any fare, even our everyday low fares, and earn all the miles you fly. Also, earn flights faster with award travel starting at just 5,000 miles one way. Jet away with us to 115+ destinations today.
In order to participate in this promotion, you will first have to sign up to become a Mileage Plan member, which you can do here. However, this promotion will be available for a limited amount of time and you will have to sign up before December 31, 2020, in order to take advantage of the offer. Eligible members will receive 2,500 bonus miles after completing their first roundtrip and an additional 2,500 bonus miles for completing another roundtrip before February 28, 2021, for a total of 5,000 bonus miles. Also, keep in mind that in order to qualify miles need to be credited to the Mileage Plan account for flights on Alaska Airlines. Codeshare and partner flights will not qualify for this offer.
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Alaska Airlines Will Join Oneworld in March
In July oneworld alliance finally made an official announcement that Alaska Airlines was in the process of joining the alliance, but no official date was given at the time. Alaska Airlines has now announced that the airline will join the alliance on March 31, 2021. This will make Alaska Airlines the alliance's 14th airline. Alaska Airlines already codeshares with members of the oneworld alliance like American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, and more. The joining of Alaska Airlines will add 34 new destinations to the oneworld network, across North America.
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan partners:
American Airlines
Aer Lingus
British Airways
Cathay Pacific
Condor
EL AL
Israel Airlines
Emirates
Fiji Airways
Finnair
Hainan Airlines
Icelandair
Japan Airlines
Korean Air
LATAM Airlines
Qantas
Singapore Airlines