Alaska Airlines mainly operates in the western portion of the United States and is not part of the three major airline alliances, but it has codeshare agreements with over 15 airlines around the world. This means that passengers can redeem Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles for award travel on Emirates flights as well as credit frequent flier miles from flying a flight operated by Emirates to Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan.

In addition to earning Alaska Mileage Plan miles on flights operated by Alaska Airlines and their codeshare airline partners, you can accrue award miles with the Mile Plan Shopping Portal and through the Alaska Airlines Bank of America Credit Card.

Redeeming Alaska Mileage Plan miles for award travel is easy with their online web search tool (select Use Miles), however Cathay Pacific and LATAM flights will not show up and must be booked by calling 1-800-654-5669. Awards start at 5,000 Mileage Plan miles for flights under 700 miles operated by Alaska Airlines within the continental United States. However, their award chart has many sweet spots because of their extensive codeshare partners and generous routing rules.

Almost all Alaska award flights allow one-way redemptions except for Korean Airlines, which only prices at a roundtrip level. Additionally, Alaska Airlines awards can have one stopover per one-way award. For example, you could book a one-way award on Japan Airlines from Los Angeles (LAX) to Taipei (TPE) with a stopover in Tokyo (HND), then you could book a one-way award on Cathay Pacific from Bangkok (BKK) to Los Angeles (LAX) with a stopover in Hong Kong (HKG) giving you an itinerary with an open jaw and two stopovers.

Award redemptions with Mile Plan only allows one partner in addition to flights operated by Alaska airlines. This means that you can fly on a domestic flight in the US operated by Alaska that connects to an international flight operated by Emirates or its 15 other codeshare partners, but you can not have another airline partner included in the one-way itinerary.

Overall Alaska Mileage Plan can be very valuable for traveling to many destinations around the world on some of the top airlines including Japan Airlines, Singapore, and Korean. The awards charts vary depending on the regions of travel and the partner airline. Use this helpful tool from Alaska Airlines to find out how many points are required. (Award Chart Calculator)

If you’re looking to redeem your Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles, we recommend using the Juicy Miles award booking service, who can help you redeem for the lowest amount of miles while searching availability on partner airlines.