Master Chart: Here Are The Best Ways To Book Every American Or Alaska Award Flight Within The US And Canada!

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The OneWorld alliance, which includes Alaska and American Airlines, is blessed with many distance-based mileage programs.

Traditionally, mileage programs were region based, which meant that short-haul flights within the US could be a poor value.

British Airways was an innovator in 2011 when they launched Avios. With just 4,500 Avios and $2.50, you could fly on short-haul flights on AA within the US. Combined with a credit card offer that broke the 100K barrier, it propelled many Americans into the mileage hobby.

Alas, inflation has hit hard and the cheapest BA Avios award is now 12,000 Avios+$5.60. But there are plenty of other OneWorld programs to focus on.

The point of a mileage ticket is to try to get outsized value compared to paid rates. You’ll always want to compare the paid rates versus the mileage rates to determine if you’re getting a good value for your miles.

Before you book an award ticket, you should always compare the rates that partner airlines charge. Each program charges a different amount of miles, based on their award charts.

Below is a guide for how many miles One World carriers charge to fly on partner American or Alaska flights. American has variable pricing, so they’re not included in this chart.

  • A few notes and tips on the chart below:
    1. Pricing is one-way, however note that you must book round-trip to get the rates below when using JAL miles. All other airlines allow one-way travel for the same price as round-trip travel.
    2. Pricing in this chart is only valid within the US and Canada.
    3. Pricing is distance based for all programs except for Finnair. You can search distances between any airports on GCmap.com. For example, a flight between Los Angeles and Miami is 2,342 miles, so use the 2,101-2,400 mileage band to find what each airline would charge for that flight.
    4. Pricing is based on partner award space being released by the airline. Alaska has a mileage award calendar that can be helpful in finding dates with award space. You can also use the American calendar and dates that cost fewer miles are more likely to have award space that can be booked by partner airlines. The BA site is also a good place to search for award space.
    5. If you have AA miles, be sure to check what they charge as well, as that number will be variable.
    6. You can combine Avios via this link via the BA site between BA, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Finnair, and Qatar.
    7. Qatar’s site can be tricky to use for partner awards. See this post for instructions.
    8. Qatar’s site doesn’t show space on American Eagle regional flights. You can search for that space on the BA site and then call Qatar to book it. If the phone agents won’t book it after a couple of tries, you can book a mainline flight online and call to change it to a regional flight for a $25 (optional) fee.
    9. You will have to contact Finnair to book awards on American. Readers report better success chatting on the Finnair site rather than calling them.
    10. Awards on American and Alaska always book into standard economy, there are no basic economy awards.
    11. Changes and cancellations must be done more than 24 hours before flight time for many partner airlines. Fees listed have been converted into USD at current exchange rates.
    12. Always check for transfer bonuses, which can change the math for which partner to use.
    13. Iberia charges the same rates as British Airways, but they don’t allow changes or cancellations on partner travel, so there’s no reason to ever use that program for partner awards and they have been excluded from the chart below.
    14. BA and Qatar charge a separate mileage fee for each flight segment, while others allow connecting flights at no additional charge. If you are taking a connection, that will change the math between flight options significantly.
Flight DistanceSample routesCoachBusinessFirst
1-500Cleveland-NYC
Pittsburgh-NYC
Toronto-NYC
Alaska 4,500
Etihad 6,000
JAL 6,000
Qantas 8,000
Qatar 9,500
Finnair 11,000
BA 12,000
Alaska 9,000
JAL 12,000
Qantas 18,400
Qatar 20,000
Etihad 20,000
BA 24,000
Finnair (AA flights) 30,000
Finnair (Alaska Air flights) 40,000
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501-600Cincinnati-NYCAlaska 4,500
JAL 7,500
Qantas 8,000
Qatar 9,500
Finnair 11,000
BA 12,000
Etihad 12,000
Alaska 9,000
JAL 15,000
Qantas 18,400
Qatar 20,000
BA 24,000
Etihad 25,000
Finnair (AA flights) 30,000
Finnair (Alaska Air flights) 40,000
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601-650Dallas-DenverAlaska 4,500
JAL 7,500
Qatar 9,500
Finnair 11,000
BA 12,000
Etihad 12,000
Qantas 12,000
Alaska 9,000
JAL 15,000
Qatar 20,000
BA 24,000
Etihad 25,000
Qantas 27,600
Finnair (AA flights) 30,000
Finnair (Alaska flights) 40,000
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651-700Chicago-Philadelphia
New Orleans-Miami
Alaska 4,500
JAL 7,500
Finnair 11,000
Etihad 12,000
Qantas 12,000
Qatar 13,000
BA 16,000
Alaska 9,000
JAL 15,000
Etihad 25,000
Qatar 27,000
Qantas 27,600
Finnair (AA flights) 30,000
BA 32,000
Finnair (Alaska Air flights) 40,000
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701-1,000Chicago-NYC
Houston-Miami
Alaska 7,500
JAL 7,500

Finnair 11,000
Etihad 12,000
Qantas 12,000
Qatar 13,000
BA 16,000
Alaska 15,000
JAL 15,000

Etihad 25,000
Qatar 27,000
Qantas 27,600
Finnair (AA flights) 30,000
BA 32,000
Finnair (Alaska flights) 40,000
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1,001-1,151Miami-NYC
Miami-Cleveland
Alaska 7,500
Finnair 11,000
JAL 11,500
Qantas 12,000
Qatar 13,000
Etihad 15,000
BA 16,000
Alaska 15,000
JAL 21,000
Qatar 27,000
Qantas 27,600
Etihad 30,000
Finnair (AA flights) 30,000
BA 32,000
Finnair (Alaska Air flights) 40,000
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1,152-1,200Miami-ChicagoAlaska 7,500
Finnair 11,000
JAL 11,500
Qantas 12,000
Qatar 14,500
Etihad 15,000
BA 18,000
Alaska 15,000
JAL 21,000
Qantas 27,600
Etihad 30,000
Finnair (AA flights) 30,000
Qatar 34,000
BA 40,000
Finnair (Alaska flights) 40,000
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1,201-1,400NYC-Dallas
Miami-Kansas City
Alaska 7,500
Finnair 11,000
JAL 11,500
Qatar 14,500
Etihad 15,000
BA 18,000
Alaska 15,000
JAL 21,000
Etihad 30,000
Finnair (AA flights) 30,000
Qatar 34,000
BA 40,000
Finnair (Alaska Air flights) 40,000
Qantas 41,500
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1,401-1,500Dallas-Hartford
Seattle-Anchorage
Finnair 11,000
JAL 11,500
Alaska 12,500
Qatar 14,500
Etihad 15,000
BA 18,000
Qantas 18,000
JAL 21,000
Alaska 25,000
Etihad 30,000
Finnair (AA flights) 30,000
Qatar 34,000
BA 40,000
Finnair (Alaska Air flights) 40,000
Qantas 41,500
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1,501-2,000Chicago-LAFinnair 11,000
JAL 11,500
Alaska 12,500
Qatar 14,500
BA 18,000
Qantas 18,000
Etihad 23,000
JAL 21,000
Alaska 25,000
Finnair (AA flights) 30,000
Qatar 34,000
BA 40,000
Etihad 40,000
Finnair (Alaska Air flights) 40,000
Qantas 41,500
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2,001-2,100Phoenix-PhiladelphiaFinnair 11,000
Alaska 12,500
Qatar 16,000
Qantas 18,000
JAL 18,500
BA 20,000
Etihad 28,000
Alaska 25,000
Finnair (AA flights) 30,000
JAL 30,000
Finnair (Alaska Air flights) 40,000
Qantas 41,500
Qatar 43,000
BA 50,000
Etihad 50,000
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2,101-2,400NYC-PhoenixFinnair 11,000
Qatar 16,000
Alaska 17,500
Qantas 18,000
JAL 18,500
BA 20,000
Etihad 28,000
Finnair (AA flights) 30,000
JAL 30,000

Alaska 35,000
Finnair (Alaska Air flights) 40,000
Qantas 41,500
Qatar 43,000
BA 50,000
Etihad 50,000
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2,401-2,500NYC-LA
NYC-Seattle
Finnair 11,000
Qatar 16,000
Alaska 17,500
JAL 18,500
BA 20,000
Qantas 20,300
Etihad 28,000
Finnair (AA flights) 30,000
JAL 30,000
Alaska 35,000
Finnair (Alaska Air flights) 40,000
Qatar 43,000
BA 50,000
Etihad 50,000
Qantas 57,000
Finnair 30,000
JAL 45,000
Alaska 52,500
Etihad 67,000
Qatar 70,000
BA 80,000
Qantas 85,500
2,501-3,000LA-Honolulu
Phoenix-Honolulu
Chicago-Anchorage
NYC-San Francisco
Finnair (US49/Canada) 11,000
Finnair (Alaska Air flights Hawaii) 13,500
Finnair (AA flights Hawaii) 15,000

Qatar 16,000
Alaska 17,500
JAL 18,500
BA 20,000
Qantas 20,300
Etihad 34,000
Finnair (AA flights US49/Canada) 30,000
JAL 30,000

Alaska 35,000
Finnair (AA flights Hawaii) 38,000
Finnair (Alaska Air flights US49/Canada) 40,000
Qatar 43,000
BA 50,000
Finnair (Alaska Air flights Hawaii) 50,500
Qantas 57,000
Etihad 60,000
Finnair 30,000
JAL 45,000
Alaska 52,500
Qatar 70,000
BA 80,000
Etihad 80,000
Qantas 85,500
3,001-3,600Dallas-AnchorageFinnair (US49/Canada) 11,000
Finnair (Hawaii) 15,000

Alaska 17,500
Qantas 20,300
BA/Qatar 20,750
JAL 22,500
Etihad 45,000
Finnair (AA flights US49/Canada) 30,000
Alaska 35,000
Finnair (AA flights Hawaii) 38,000
Finnair (Alaska Air flights US49/Canada) 40,000
JAL 40,000

Qantas 57,000
BA/Qatar 62,000
Etihad 80,000
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3,601-4,000Dallas-Honolulu
Dallas-Maui
Finnair (US49/Canada) 11,000
Finnair (Alaska Air flights Hawaii) 13,500
Finnair (AA flights Hawaii) 15,000

Alaska 17,500
BA/Qatar 20,750
JAL 22,500
Qantas 25,200
Etihad 45,000
Finnair (AA flights US49/Canada) 30,000
Alaska 35,000
Finnair (AA flights Hawaii) 38,000

JAL 40,000
Finnair (Alaska Air flights US49/Canada) 40,000
Finnair (Alaska Air flights Hawaii) 50,500
BA/Qatar 62,000
Qantas 68,400
Etihad 80,000
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How do you book or get these miles? What will it cost to change a ticket? Find that info below:

Mileage programBooking methodMileage transfer optionsAward fees
American OnlineMarriott 60K:20KBooking fee: $0
Change fee: $0 anytime before departure
Cancel fee: $0 anytime before departure
Alaska OnlineMarriott 60K:25KBooking fee: $12.50 each way, non-refundable
Change fee: $0 anytime before departure
Cancel fee: $0 anytime before departure
British Airways OnlineAMEX, Chase, Capital One, or Citi 1:1 instantly.
Marriott 60K:25K
Transfer instantly between BA, Finnair, Iberia, or Qatar.
Booking fee: $0
Change fee: $5.60 each way on domestic awards, up to 24 hours before departure (Up to $55 international)
Cancel fee: $5.60 each way on domestic awards, up to 24 hours before departure (Up to $55 international)
EtihadOnlineAMEX, Capital One, or Citi 1:1 instantly.
Marriott 60K:25K
Booking fee: $14-$24 each way
Change fee: $27
Cancel fee: 25% of miles used >21 days, 50% of miles used 8-21 days, 75% of miles used 1-7 days before departure.
FinnairChat or callAMEX, Chase, Capital One, or Citi 1:1 instantly.
Marriott 60K:25K
Transfer instantly between BA, Finnair, Iberia, or Qatar.
Booking fee: $0
Change fee: $5.60 each way on domestic awards, up to 24 hours before departure (Up to $55 international)
Cancel fee: $5.60 each way on domestic awards, up to 24 hours before departure (Up to $55 international)
IberiaOnlineAMEX, Chase, Capital One, or Citi 1:1 instantly.
Marriott 60K:25K
Transfer instantly between BA, Finnair, Iberia, or Qatar.
Booking fee: $0
Change fee: Not allowed
Cancel fee: Not allowed
JALOnlineMarriott 60K:25KBooking fee: $0
Change fee: Not allowed
Cancel fee: $21, up to 3 hours before departure
QatarOnline for Alaska or AA mainline flights, call for American Eagle regional flightsAMEX, Chase, Capital One, or Citi 1:1 instantly.
Marriott 60K:25K
Transfer instantly between BA, Finnair, Iberia, or Qatar.
Booking fee: $5
Change fee: $25 up to 24 hours before departure (Optional)
Cancel fee: $25 up to 24 hours before departure, $100 within 3-24 hours before departure
QantasOnlineAMEX, Capital One, or Citi 1:1 instantly.
Marriott 60K:25K
Booking fee: $0
Change fee: 5,000 points
Cancel fee: 6,000 points up to 24 hours before departure

 

Want to earn miles? Pick up a credit card or 3 to get on your way!

Open a new Alaska Airlines Visa Signature® credit card and you can get Buy One, Get One + 50,000 Bonus Miles! Buy one ticket, get one for just the taxes and fees ($0 fare plus taxes and fees from $23) and get 50,000 bonus miles with this offer. To qualify, make $3,000 or more in purchases within the first 90 days of opening your account.

 

If you, a member in your household, or an authorized user has one of the following Chase cards, you can transfer points into miles:
  • Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card has a 60K signup bonus for spending $4K in 3 months, earns 2.1 points per dollar on travel after the card's 10% anniversary bonus, 3.1 points per dollar on dining, streaming, and online groceries after the card's 10% anniversary bonus, has a $50 hotel credit, can transfer all Chase points into miles, and points are worth at least 1.25 cents each for paid travel ($95 annual fee). Read more here.
  • Chase Sapphire Reserve® has a 60K signup bonus for spending $4K in 3 months, earns 3 points per dollar on dining/travel, has a $300 travel credit, can transfer all Chase points into miles, and points are worth at least 1.5 cents each for paid travel ($550 annual fee with $300 travel credit). Read more here.
  • Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card has a 90K signup bonus for spending $8K in 3 months, and earns 3 points per dollar on up to $150K of annual spending on shipping, advertising, and travel, can transfer all Chase points into miles, and points are worth at least 1.25 cents each for paid travel ($95 annual fee). Read more here.
Chase no-annual fee cards that are fantastic for earning points, but require one of the cards above for points transfers include:
  • Limited time offer: Ink Business Unlimited® Credit Card has a $900 in the form of 90K point signup bonus for spending $6K in 3 months, and earns 1.5 points per dollar on business purchases ($0 annual fee). Read more here.
  • Ink Business Cash® Credit Card has a 35K signup bonus for spending $3K in 3 months and another 40K signup bonus points for spending another $3K in 6 months for a total of 75,000 Chase Ultimate points, plus if you have a Chase business checking account open on the card's first anniversary you will get a 10% points bonus on all earnings from card spending, this card earns 5 points per dollar on the first $25,000 in combined purchases on cable, TV, telecom, cellular, and office supply stores, plus 2 points per dollar on dining and gas on up to $25,000 in purchases ($0 annual fee). Read more here.
  • Chase Freedom Flex has a 20K signup bonus, plus 5 points on rotating categories, 5 points per dollar on travel purchased through Chase Travel, and 3 points per dollar on dining and drugstores ($0 annual fee). Read more here.
  • Chase Freedom Unlimited® has a signup bonus that earns an extra 1.5% cash back in the form of 1.5 points per dollar everywhere on up to $20K of spending during your first year, on top of at least 1.5 points per dollar everywhere, 5 points per dollar (marketed as 5% cash back) on travel purchased through  Chase Travel℠, and 3 points per dollar on dining and drugstores ($0 annual fee). Read more here.
AMEX cards with transferable Membership Rewards points to miles include, select benefits require enrollment via your AMEX account. Terms apply to offers on this page:
  • AMEX Blue Business Plus is offering a rare bonus to earn 15,000 Membership Rewards® points after you spend $3,000 in eligible purchases on the Card within your first 3 months of Card Membership and offers 2 points per dollar spent on up to $50K spending annually 1 point per dollar thereafter, plus transfer points to airlines and hotels and keep AMEX points alive.  Read more here.
  • AMEX Platinum Business is offering a 150K bonus for spending $20,000 in 3 months and offers over $1,000 in annual credits, lounge access, and much more. Read more here.
  • AMEX Gold Business Card is offering a 100K bonus for spending $15,000 in 3 months and offers up to $240 in annual business credits, Walmart+ membership, up to 4 points per dollar spent with a $150K annual spend cap, and more benefits. Read more here.
  • The Platinum Card® from American Express is offering a 80K bonus for spending $8,000 in 6 months and offers over $1,000 in annual credits, lounge access, and much more. Terms apply. Read more here.
  • American Express® Gold Card is offering a 60K bonus for spending $6,000 in 6 months, 20% back in statement credits for restaurants worldwide, up to $100 back-Complete Offer: Earn 60,000 Membership Rewards® Points after you spend $6,000 on eligible purchases on your new Card in your first 6 months of Card Membership. Plus, receive 20% back in statement credits on eligible purchases made at restaurants worldwide within the first 6 months of Card Membership, up to $100 back. Limited time offer. Offer ends 11/6/24. Terms apply. Read more here. 
  • AMEX Green Consumer Card is offering a 40K bonus for spending $3,000 in 6 months and offers up to $189 in annual CLEAR Plus® credits, $100 LoungeBuddy credit, plus transfer points to airlines and hotels and keep AMEX points alive.
  • AMEX Everyday Preferred Consumer Card is offering a 15K bonus for spending $2,000 in 6 months and offers 4.5 points per dollar on up to $6K in annual groceries when you use card 30 times that month, plus transfer points to airlines and hotels and keep AMEX points alive.
  • AMEX Everyday Consumer Card is offering a 10K bonus for spending $2,000 in 6 months and offers 2.4 points per dollar on up to $6K in annual groceries when you use card 20 times that month, plus transfer points to airlines and hotels and keep AMEX points alive. All information about the AMEX Green, AMEX Everyday Preferred, AMEX Everyday has been collected independently by DansDeals.
Capital One cards with transferable points include:
  • Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card is offering 75,000 bonus miles for spending $4K in 3 months, plus earn 2 miles per dollar spent on every purchase, $300 annual travel credit for bookings through Capital One Travel, 10K anniversary bonus miles, Global Entry/Pre-Check, Capital One lounge access, Priority Pass Lounge membership, Hertz President's Circle status, free lounge access and status for free additional cardholders, transfer miles to airlines and hotels, 5K MLB redemptions, and more. $395 annual fee. Read more here.
  • Capital One Venture X Business is offering 150,000 bonus miles for spending $30K in 3 months, plus earn 2 miles per dollar spent on every purchase, $300 annual travel credit for bookings through Capital One Travel, 10K anniversary bonus miles, Global Entry/Pre-Check, Capital One lounge access, Enhanced Priority Pass Lounge membership, transfer miles to airlines and hotels, 5K MLB redemptions, and more. $395 annual fee. Read more here.
  • Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card is offering 75,000 bonus miles for spending $4K in 3 months, plus 2 miles per dollar spent on every purchase, transfer points to airlines and hotels, 5K MLB redemptions, and more. $95 annual fee. Read more here. 
  • Capital One VentureOne Rewards Credit Card is offering 20,000 bonus miles for spending $500 in 3 months, transfer miles to airlines and hotels, 5K MLB redemptions, and more. No annual fee.
  • Capital One Spark Miles for Business is offering 50,000 bonus miles for spending $4,500 in 3 months, 2 miles per dollar spent on every purchase, Global Entry/PreCheck, transfer miles to airlines and hotels, 5K MLB redemptions, and more. $0 intro annual fee for the first year, then $95.
  • New offer: Capital One Spark Cash Plus is offering $2,000 cash back (convertible to 200,000 miles) for spending $30,000 in 3 months, plus get another $2,000 cash back for every $500K spent in your first year, 2% back everywhere, $40 MLB redemptions, annual fee refund when you spend $150K/year, and more. $150 annual fee.
Marriott AMEX cards include:

How do you book AA or Alaska award travel?

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63 Comments On "Master Chart: Here Are The Best Ways To Book Every American Or Alaska Award Flight Within The US And Canada!"

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Yehuda57

This is incredibly helpful, thank you!

Dr Moose

Etihad officially charges that amount, but it’s always shown a weird amount when it comes time to actually book. I think they force you to use some miles to cover the taxes and fees.

myi

Indeed i just had that with a flight from PHL-YYZ. Showing 6,000 miles to book and $19 tax.
So i transferred 6k C1 and tried booking that flight. kept erroring out. but for a millisecond i saw something about needing 6043 miles to book that flight and $18.xx in taxes. so the actual amount varies when it comes time to book. Ended up calling in and having them book it for me. As well I ended up transferring that extra 1k to my Etihad account to be able to make that booking. So for the future, seems you need to make a mock booking to see exactly how many miles is needed.

Mike lot

Can you book Finnair jfk to tlv on aa. What are rates on main and business and surcharges

Danfan

Thanks Dan, great job! I was totally unaware of Finnair’s sweet spots. I can not see American availability on their website, can I rely on the fact that I see availability on BA, and transfer points, and call to book. or I should first make sure with them they also see availability ?

CtownBin

Looks like Alaska is by far the best in most cases and overall. Too bad it’s harder to get their mile but c’est la vie…

Jeremy

Not sure of that when considering fees. FinnAir is a strong contender.

Mo

What’s the best/quickest way to get Chase UR transferred over to Alaska miles. If I’m not mistaken they don’t transfer directly? Is there a way? Thanks for another very helpful post!

Jeremy

What about using Krisflyer miles to book onto Alaska? Any chance that works for American flights with Alaska codeshares? Could be a great deal for those SEA-LAX flights.

Moshe

Looks like Amex to finnair is getting shut down in October. I’m already having issues transferring now

Bigjoe

Would love the same chart for star alliance and sky miles

Jeremy

100%

OB

Early August, I booked ORD to BWI (622 miles per gcmap) for only 6K on Qatar.

Bert

Amazing resource – thanks!

Chuchum Ainer

Thanks!

Yitz

This is awesome, I needed this! I didnt know that Eithad was so cheap for short haul (ersp if theres a connection), why havent I been hearing about them?:) Any caveats to booking with them?

Yitz

Also if theres a very out of the way connection but the origin and destination are within the short haul amount, does that get charged higher (assuming not per segment airline, lets say CLE-NYC connecting in MIA booked via Eithad)?

JW

Thanks for this, Dan! I had just booked a cross country flight on AA using Alaska miles like three days ago. I was able to chat with finnair and get the same flight for 5k less miles plus it was really just ~23k Amex points which I’d much rather spend than 35k Alaska miles even if they’re not as valuable as they used to be.

Myi

Indeed. I enjoy skimming through such posts. Informative. And to the point. Great guide.

And optional to pay fees. (-;

Nfd

MSP-YYZ is 678 miles which should be bookable for 4500 miles on Alaska, however there is no non-stop flights with oneworld carriers , and with a connection in ORD it becomes 736 miles where it should be 7500 Alaska miles.. however Alaska only shows business class availability on AA even though you can book individual segments separately in economy for 4500 miles each with a total of 9K miles but then has to be on 2 separate tickets

Shafi

Excellent. But unfortunately no way on the app to bookmark this. A bookmark option would be great.

Sam

Excellent work. Thank you.
Whats the best way to add a lap infant?

mk

Thank you for putting in all the hard work so we can breeze through

Larry

Are the Finnair change and cancellation fees correct?? I see a different price on the Finnair website

Jeremy

Like BA/IB, it’s the lesser of taxes or the change/cancellation fee.

Pam

I needed help so badly with this, thank you! Someone finally broke the code among all airlines & is willing to disseminate!

George j

Trying to book lax-sea via alaska airline, AA shows tons of flight options operated by AS with different pricing as expected. Hope onto BA and it displays zero results. Then tried Qantas and nada as well. Any other advices? Thanks!

L

1. The chart doesn’t include fees for booking international flights with American Airlines. Is there something I might be missing?

2. If there are fees, are they refundable if you cancel your flight?

3. How much does it cost for a lap child on an American Airlines mileage flight to Canada?

Harold

Thanks for the updates!

One interesting thing happened to me. I purchased coach seats (only thing available) on Korean Air, using Alaska points. I went to the Korean Air website and called Korean Air…they will NOT allow you to upgrade or purchase extra legroom seats unless you purchased your ticket directly with them!!

Jb

Amazing chart! How do I book on jal. I want to go from nyc to Pittsburgh. Pitt doesn’t populate on jal site?!

Oscar

I tried transferring chase points to Finnair, but there’s no option in chase to do that
Please advise

eli18

EWR-ORD is 4500 on Alaska like PHL not 7500 like the other NYC airports

New guy

On the Alaska signature card, can you use the 50k bonus miles to book a flight and then get one free? Also, how many times can you buy one get one free?

Z

Does Finnair allow stopovers on one way awards?

Jawanda

Thanks for putting this together. this is a great resource.

Newbie

If I book an American flight with Alaska miles, will my American Aviator credit card free checked bag benefit apply for that flight? Would an Alaska credit card checked bag benefit apply for the flight (on American metal)? I think I remember seeing somewhere a while ago that there was an issue with entering an AAdvantage number on a flight booked through Alaska. Thanks!

New guy

On the Alaska signature card, can you use the 50k bonus miles to book a flight and then get one free? And how many times can you buy one get one free?

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