You can even use your avios for hotel nights, car hires and leisure options, and when you shop at the more than 90 partners you. This is 7,500 avios in economy and 15,000 in business, one way. Book alaska airlines award flights with british airways avios points posted on july 8, 2018 june 11, 2019 by alex note. The other two partners are aer lingus an excellent option as they do not charge fuel surcharges and meridiana. How do you book alaska airlines flights with avios. How to earn and use british airways avios points extra. Pay for the flights using your avios you just need to pay the taxes fees and charges with cash. To book mileage plan award tickets on latam one must call alaska airlines. In late august it was announced that alaska s newest airline partner would be singapore airlines. British airways is able to book both economy and first class awards on alaska airlines flights. End of cheap avios awards on american and alaska airlines. Going by the british airways points chart, flights to these regions will typically fall within the range of 7.
Flights as405 and as863 are also available, but this itinerary will be more expensive. This indicates a link to an external site that may not follow the same accessibility or privacy policies as alaska airlines. Feel free to book your avios awards to hawaii speculatively. As such if its showing on the american airlines website you should most definitely be able to book alaska airlines with avios. Flight calculator work out your avios and tier points. You are looking for alaska to show you oneway economy flights at the lowest price level 5,000 miles for a hop flight through to 12,500 miles for a leap. Travel miles 101 and cardratings may receive a commission from card issuers. Adding a mileage plan number to an existing reservation. For flights under 651 miles, british airways has separate pricing for north american flights. Yep, its 2020 and were still using the phone to book our flights even though youll be flying alaska airlines, youll be using british airways avios to book. How to book alaska airlines flights with british airways. Alaska redemptions are priced the same way as any other avios redemption. Along with british airways and aer lingus, spanish airline iberia is owned by iag.
In our example, if you find a flight on operated by alaska airlines available for aa mileage redemption, that same flight should be available for avios. On the homepage, simply enter flight details into the book a trip section of the website and make sure to check the use miles. Transfer avios points to alaska airlines tax free flights. How to book it you can find american airlines and alaska airlines award flights on the american airlines website. British airways has a separate pricing chart for reward flights on partner airlines. Now that virgin america flights get alaska numbers, what does that mean.
Singapore airlines only allows you to earn avios through the avios estore based on the purchase price of the ticket. For instance, the british airways website doesnt display flights on alaska airlines and aer lingus. Short haul due to ba reward redemption charts, booking shorthaul flights with avios can be a bargain when travelling in the us. Using british airways avios to book alaska and american airlines flights was the first travel hack i discovered and one of my first award redemptions. How to book partner award flights with british airways avios. And folks in dallas will pay 2,500 fewer points in coach with british airways avios points, but for business class and first class, its cheaper to use united airlines miles.
You can now book virgin america flights with avios and. Use british airways avios for flights on alaska airlines. Use british airways avios for flights on alaska airlines step 1. British airways airline partners mileage plan alaska airlines. As we mentioned in the american airlines article, the british airways award chart is based on distance, so for short, direct. Miles from all three carriers can be used to book alaska airlines flights that alaska releases at the saver award level. You can still book flights on these airlines with avios, but youll need to follow these steps. Make note of the airline name, flight numbers, times, dates, and. Transferring chase ultimate rewards points to british airways. Once you find the flight you want, select it and book as you normally would for any other alaska airlines award flight.
How to redeem avios for alaska airlines flights to hawaii. Best ways to book british airways business class with. How to use avios points for alaska airlines flights to hawaii. Using the book flights with avios tool can take more time because the booking calendar and flight options are spread across several pages, and are not the easiest to navigate. The only way to book is by calling british airways executive club. If youve collected miles from other airline partners, such as alaska airlines or american, you may be able to use those miles to escape to a variety of south american destinations, such as lima, peru. There are no fuel surcharges on alaska airlines flights, so you should just pay the ticket taxes that youd pay if you booked directly through alaska s own mileage plan program. Royal air maroc will be joining the oneworld alliance in 2020. The details of each airlines policies are set out below. Looking back it definitely wasnt the most economical use of miles, but i was still learning the ropes. Step by step guide with detailed pictures on exactly how to use british airways avios miles to book alaska airlines flights. Guide to booking flights with british airways avios points.
White dates do not have saver award space, so you will not be able to use british airways avios or american airlines miles for those flights. You can book to any worldwide destination, where theres availability, with british airways and our oneworld partners. Flight as803 on february 2 should be available to book with avios. Each of the three avios programs have different rules and pricing for booking awards. British airways executive club booking alaska airlines with avios hello. Booking alaska airline flights with british airways avios miles. That extra bit of flying not only earns you more points, allows you to see another city, but will save you tons of cash. The 8 best ways to redeem iberia plus avios for max value. Finding award space on alaska airlines british airways is able to book both economy and first class awards on alaska airlines.
My brother had accumulated a boatload or should i say a planeload har har of them during the chase british airways 100,000 miles promotion, as well as my sister in law. A beginners guide to using british airways avios the. Book virgin america flights using aadvantage miles and avios. As a followup to our article on how to book american airlines flights with british airways avios miles using british airways avios miles for sweet spot redemptions, heres a stepbystep tutorial on how to book alaska airlines flights with british airways avios. Book alaska airlines award flights with british airways. The airlines said theyd offer reciprocal mileage earning as of september 27, 2017 today, and reciprocal mileage redemptions as of a later date. No miles will be earned for classes of service not listed above. All flights have a minimum number of guaranteed seats for purchase with avios. Whilst not a member of the oneworld alliance, alaska airlines is one of three additional partners of. Here are the key things to know about redeeming avios on alaska. Alaska airlines website does not display award space for partner latam. British airways is a founding member of the oneworld alliance, which is a global partnership made up of airlines. To use alaska airlines mileage plan miles on cathay pacific, call alaska airlines reservations at 18002527522 tty.
Another great way to book british airways business class is through the alaska airlines mileage plan program. How many avios will i need to book on alaska airlines. One of the best uses of british airways miles is to use them to fly alaska airlines to southern california. How do you use avios points to book with alaska airlines. Earn 500 minimum miles on flights shorter than 500 miles. You can use avios on british airways flights, but there are over a dozen other airlines also available for redemptions. The cost will be based on the distance you are travelling. Or use them on iberia flights to upgrade from flexible economy fares y, b or h to business class. One of the beauties of the avios program is the ability to merge family accounts. Booking alaska airline flights with british airways avios.
In fact, it often requires fewer alaska miles than avios to book business class on british airways flights, and you can book a stopover for no extra miles. In this article, well talk about how best to use avios to book domestic flights on american airlines and alaska airlines, as well as international flights on many different airlines. You need to call the 1800airways customer service number to book alaska airlines flights with avios. Be sure to request they waive the phone booking fee since you cant book online. Alaska mileage plan is one of my favorite frequent flyer programs, and i appreciate all the unique partnerships they have. Flights that you book using avios are called reward flights. Redeeming british airways avios on alaska airlines one mile at a. View our cathay pacific award levels for the following destinations. Redeeming british airways avios on alaska airlines one. If youre just doing a speculative booking, you can use the american airlines website as it. You can search availibility with miles on the alaska homepage, here. Alaska airlines flights can only be booked with avios by calling british airways at 800airways. Youll want to search from one of those cities, select use miles, and pick some dates youre thinking about.
The amount you collect depends on which airline you fly, how far you fly, the cabin you fly in, the type of ticket you hold and your executive club tier. Whilst alaska airline will become a full member of the oneworld alliance in 2021, you can already earn and spend alaska miles with british airways and even gain alaska airlines status by crediting british airways flights to their programme. These awards cost 7,500 avios oneway in economy class. Ba had no availability in business or first class at press time. Collecting avios and tier points on flights executive. Award redemption avios via alaska airlines on cathay. Although its disappointing to see the change, its still a great deal compared to the domestic loyalty programs you might use instead. Thats what im looking to do a couple times later this year fly british airways. As well as earning the avios you can also then still credit the usual singapore miles and status points to a scheme of your choice. American airlines recently reduced the miles required for flights under 500 flights miles to 7,500 miles each way, so you could book this same flight on american for 15,000. How to fly to hawaii with british airways avios points. The easiest way to work it out is to use our flight calculator.
If you want to take the everpopular trip from a city on the west coast to hawaii, you can book an economy ticket for just 12,500 avios each way through american airlines or alaska airlines. This could mean potential huge savings since british airways has a distancebased. Can i use avios to book cathay via alaska airlines. The alaska airlines website will show you if partner award seats are available in coach, business class, and first class. In may 2019 british airways updated their partner award chart and now an alaska air flight from the west coast to hawaii at,000 avios points one way or 26,000 avios. How to book alaska airlines flights with british airways avios miles.
How to use avios for taxfree flights on alaska airlines. You pay with your avios plus a cash amount for taxes, fees and carrier charges. How to book latam awards with alaska airlines mileage plan. Alaska airlines flies direct to honolulu aulani from san diego, san jose, oakland, portland, seattle, and anchorage. But what if you want to credit that flight to another airline. Also note that from 2 february 2016, redemption rates for travel on american airlines, alaska airlines, and tam will start at 7,500 avios rather than 4,500 avios, effectively pricing distance band 1 flights as band 2. Booking alaska airlines saver award space with british. From british airways homepage, click register now at the top right or click this link, enter your information then click join now at the bottom once youre registered, you can start the search process. As you can see, it is very easy to book alaska airlines flights with avios points and it opens up a large number of new travel destinations for you. Meanwhile, avios in your aer lingus aerclub account can be redeemed for flights on british airways, iberia, flybe and lowcost european airline vueling.
Booking alaska airline flights with british airways avios miles february 22, 2018 in using points using british airways avios to book alaska and american airlines flights was the first travel hack i discovered and one of my first award redemptions. You dont need to be a latam pass member to book a rewardsfunded flight on the south american carrier latam airlines. We show you how to do it and explain how many points you will need to book your. Best value with flat tax rates on eligible bookings. If you prefer to book by phone, call alaska airlines at 8002527522. The system may initially allow agents to grab inventory but then will send back an error message when going further with the telephone booking. In some cases british airways ba is the best choice.
Those flying between the west coast and hawaii will be interested in 12,500 avios each way redemptions on alaska airlines and american airlines. Oneway domestic awards on american airlines and alaska airlines start at 12,500 miles, though alaska goes as low as 7,500 miles for intrastate awards. Collecting avios and sometimes tier points on non one. Go to the website, select the option to book with avios and you will be able to book an american airlines flight using avios on the british airways website. Though all 3 of these airlines use avios as their points currency, the iberia plus frequent flyer program is distinct avios is complicated the points are all avios, but each airline s version of avios has its own award ticket availability, options, prices, and booking method. Well, not only you can book the flights using alaska miles, you can also book it through american airlines and british airways. Alaska would charge 25,000 mileage plan miles for a roundtrip saver award ticket between any domestic city pair, while british airways would only charge 15,000 avios. You can now redeem singapore krisflyer miles on alaska. Depending on your departure city, it could be cheaper to use avios than to book with american airlines using aa miles.
Booking partner award flights using british airways avios. Booking alaska airlines with avios flyertalk forums. Best ways to redeem british airways avios comparecards. Despite the increased costs of awards and the high fuel surcharges, british airways avios still offer plenty of value and can be used for flights on lots of different airlines around the world. Search the aer lingus or alaska airlines website to find the flights you want. It has been reported that flights operated by skywest skywest operating as alaska airlines for flights like seaslo starting mid 2017 are not possible to book with avios. Book alaska airlines partner flights million mile secrets. How to book alaska airlines flights with as few as 4,500. September 29, 2016 by brad 10 comments travel miles 101 has partnered with cardratings for our coverage of credit card products. How to book latam award flights without using latam miles.