Alaska Airlines: Loyalty and premium investments paying off
Alaska Airlines frequent flyers can look forward to the debut of the carrier’s new loyalty program this summer. The program is a key step in the Seattle-based airline’s merger with Hawaiian Airlines. The as-yet-unnamed program will combine and replace the separate Alaska Mileage Plan and Hawaiian HawaiianMiles programs. During a
Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines to relocate to JFK’s Terminal 8
Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines are switching up terminals at some of the nation’s largest hubs, getting closer to one another — and to other airlines in the Oneworld alliance — in the process, following their merger last year. Hawaiian on Tuesday launched service from Terminal 8 at New York’s
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The Best Airlines for Nervous Flyers
Bounce.com has ranked the top international airlines for nervous fliers. The new ranking factors in carriers’ safety records, cabin crew, and passenger comforts. Three airlines based in Asia nabbed the top spots as the best options for nervous travelers. Flying can feel like a scary proposition, even for seasoned travelers.
American Airlines changes its boarding process
First-class and business-class passengers will board a tad earlier on American Airlines flights starting next month. On Wednesday, the Fort Worth-based carrier announced it’s making some tweaks to its boarding procedures in hopes of speeding things up and streamlining the preflight process. The changes take effect May 1. Bargain hunting:
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These Are the Best (and Worst Airlines) of 2025
A low-cost airline has been named the best overall carrier in the U.S., according to a new report. For the rankings, WalletHub evaluated the largest airlines in the country on metrics like safety and affordability. Experts also found that U.S. airlines should prioritize on-time departures over other amenities. Spirit Airlines‘
American Airlines to offer free Wi-Fi starting in 2026
In a stunning change of events, American Airlines has officially announced that it’ll make inflight Wi-Fi connectivity free beginning next year. The Fort Worth, Texas-based carrier is teaming up with AT&T to offer flyers complimentary Wi-Fi on all Viasat- and Intelsat-equipped aircraft. Free Wi-Fi will launch starting in January, with
How to book American Airlines flights with Chase points
American Airlines AAdvantage isn’t a transfer partner of Chase Ultimate Rewards — or any other transferable credit card currency, for that matter. In fact, AAdvantage miles are some of the hardest airline miles to earn. But this doesn’t need to stop you from redeeming your hard-earned Chase Ultimate Rewards points
United Airlines MileagePlus: Guide to earning and redeeming miles, elite status and more
United’s MileagePlus program has made some recent changes, such as devaluing first-class partner redemptions in 2024 and overhauling its cobranded credit cards earlier this year. However, since United miles never expire, PlusPoints and miles can be used to confirm long-haul Polaris upgrades and MileagePlus now lets you pool miles, the
Coming soon: Alaska Airlines’ Companion Fare can be used on Hawaiian Airlines flights, plus more benefits
Following Alaska Airlines’ acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines, the carrier’s loyalty program — Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan — continues to roll out new benefits for loyalty program members. Aside from new checked bag benefits for cobranded cardholders of each airline, complimentary upgrades and milestone rewards for Mileage Plan elite members, the
Fewer than 1 in 3 airlines have advanced offer and order strategies
While progress is being made with International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) New Distribution Capability (NDC)—with two out of three airlines currently implementing the standard—offer and order transformation is not being adopted at the same rate. In fact, only 27% of airlines have taken “substantive steps” with offer and order transformation,
