AAdvantage\u00ae members will enjoy more rewards when American\nAirlines and Alaska Airlines implement reciprocal benefits as part of the West\nCoast International Alliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe look forward to offering our loyal members more ways to\nearn miles and realize the benefits of our West Coast International Alliance\nwith Alaska Airlines,\u201d said American\u2019s Chief Revenue Officer Vasu Raja. \u201cWe\u2019re\nworking tirelessly to bring our customers the value they deserve with access to\nthe best of both networks, and a seamless travel experience throughout the\ncustomer journey.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reciprocal Benefits Begin in March<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The next phase of the relationship between American and\nAlaska will enhance the elite member experience when flying on either carrier,\nfrom priority check-in to lounge access. Elite customers will also be able to\nrelax in flight with access to preferred seating and extra legroom with options\nto book Main Cabin Extra seats on American or Premium Class on Alaska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While members can currently earn and burn miles on both\nnetworks, American and Alaska are working together to offer enhanced mileage\naccrual \u2014 an opportunity to earn even more miles \u2014 next year, with more details\nto come. The partnership will also provide members additional flexibility when\ntraveling with baggage allowance and same day flight changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n More to Come in 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Following the initial reciprocal benefits, Platinum Pro and\nExecutive Platinum members will be eligible for free domestic upgrades on\nAlaska and MVP Gold 75K will be eligible for free domestic upgrades when\ntraveling on American.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur upcoming membership in oneworld makes these added\nbenefits with American even more rewarding for our guests,\u201d said Andrew\nHarrison, Alaska\u2019s Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. \u201cWe\nlook forward to welcoming American\u2019s elite members with our award-winning\nservice and growing network of destinations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n In February, American and Alaska announced a West Coast\nInternational Alliance designed to bring more international routes to Seattle\nand create more choice for West Coast travelers flying internationally.\nAmerican intends to launch new service from Seattle (SEA) to London (LHR),\nBengaluru (BLR) and Shanghai (PVG) beginning next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When the long-haul international flights launch, MVP Gold\n75K members will also have the opportunity to access long-haul upgrades when\ntraveling on American. Additional details on reciprocal upgrades will be\nrevealed at a later date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" AAdvantage\u00ae members will enjoy more rewards when American Airlines and Alaska Airlines implement reciprocal benefits as part of the West Coast International Alliance. \u201cWe look forward to offering our loyal members more ways to earn miles and realize the benefits of our West Coast International Alliance with Alaska Airlines,\u201d said American\u2019s Chief Revenue Officer Vasu […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":16970,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Newsroom-Thumbnail-Alaska-112020-1200x628.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16969"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16971,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16969\/revisions\/16971"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}