Reciprocal upgrades coming to American, Alaska Airlines
As the west-coast alliance between Alaska Airlines and American Airlines continues to evolve some frequent flyers got good news this week: upgrades will be available...
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DLD 313: A different set of codes
We're about more than just airplanes, especially these days. But don't worry too much; air travel still dominates the conversation this week.
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DLD 286: Back to the Future!
What will the future of airline route networks look like? We dig deep into the past with special guest Ned Russell as we look to...
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Air Canada, Alaska Airlines extend elite status
Two more airlines announced elite status extensions this week, waiving the qualification requirements for the 2020 calendar year. Air Canada's Altitude and Alaska Airlines' MileagePlan...
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Too many award seats? Alaska Airlines says whoopsie!
Does a merger integration still count as wildly successful if it hurts revenues to the tune of 1.5% for 9ish months? Alaska Airlines' PSS integration...
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Alaska Airlines launches hotel booking portal
Extending an airline loyalty program into hotel earn & burn is a common evolutionary step. Today's play by Alaska Airlines follows the plan pretty well,...
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Alaska Airlines 72-hour rule puts a hurt on MileagePlan
Looking for a last-minute Alaska Airlines MileagePlan award trip to Asia? That's not likely to turn out very well. The program recently implemented a 72-hour...
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Air France to Seattle: Stirring up trouble??
Can launching a route help end a decade-old partnership? Air France is bringing its 777 to Seattle next summer and that raises some issues among...
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Beginning of the end for Virgin America’s Elevate program
The end of Virgin America's Elevate program is coming quickly. Some partnerships will end as soon as 10 days from now, a spectacularly quick shift...
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Visualizing the new Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan award chart
New award rates from Alaska Airlines, now visualized on a map. Lots of good opportunities out there.
