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There may be an fascinating improvement, and presumably a damaging improvement, within the Alaska Airways Mileage Plan report. It seems that Alaska is banning using loyalty numbers from different packages on award tickets when booked with the Alaska Mileage Plan.
Sometimes, you’ll be able to guide an award ticket utilizing Alaska Mileage Plan miles after which ask Alaska to modify the loyalty program related to the account to a different Oneworld companion program with which to obtain these advantages. You will have a excessive degree place.
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In my case, for instance, I booked a one-way mileage award utilizing my Alaska miles to fly on Japan Airways from San Francisco Worldwide Airport (SFO) to Tokyo's Haneda Airport (HND) subsequent winter. . I used to be planning on changing my Alaska Mileage Plan account quantity with my American Airways AAdvantage quantity since I’ve Govt Platinum standing on American. Doing so will enable me to entry advantages like firstclass lounge entry as my Govt Platinum standing offers me Sapphire standing with oneworld companions.
Moreover, a better elite standing could unlock advantages corresponding to larger baggage allowance and free seat choice.
Nevertheless, in response to new phrases and situations posted by Alaska (and first reported by LoyaltyLobby), Alaska now explicitly forbids altering loyalty numbers on award tickets.
Right here is the related language:
When redeeming miles for award tickets from an Alaska Mileage Plan account, the client can not enter one other airline's frequent flyer quantity and is thus ineligible for advantages from every other program.
If this had been carried out it could devalue this system as it could restrict my capability to go to firstclass lounges just like the unimaginable JAL First Class lounge at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.
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As Gary Leff of View from the Wing factors out, American Airways has comparable guidelines which might be usually not enforced. We've contacted Alaska Airways for remark and can report again when we’ve extra info.
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Slowly, I’ve been shifting away from the Alaska MileagePlan program, and this new rule change just isn’t serving to me discover worth in this system. Not solely has Alaska launched a brand new award chart and a brand new distance-based construction, however I've discovered that it has develop into far more troublesome to find award availability. Additionally, award redemption costs have jumped fairly a bit, particularly for first and business-class redemptions (if yow will discover them in any respect), and I've discovered that this system isn't as engaging because it as soon as was.
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