Deal: Receive a minimum of 10,000 Alaska miles with partner airlines to/from North America

Alaska Airlines is running another promotion that will top up the difference to give you a minimum of 5,000 miles each way for flights between North America and a non-North America destination with partner airlines. This promotion will run from 1 March 2020 till the end of the year. This means that round trip flights from Singapore to North America will get you a minimum of 10,000 miles (worth $220).

After Alaska cut mileage accrual for Qantas flights, the most value-for-money option to fly into USA is in Singapore Airlines Premium Economy, which costs around $1,328 and gives you a total of 17,500 miles (worth $385).

Is this a good deal?

The cheapest round trip Economy flights on Alaska’s partner between Singapore and USA is the long route via Australia on Qantas for $1,009. Unless if you are willing to fly that far to save $300 or are flying to cities other than Los Angeles and San Francisco, you will be better off sticking with Singapore Airlines Premium Economy.

This deal does give you a nice mileage guarantee till the end of the year if you can’t find good prices on Singapore Airlines Premium Economy. Economy flights on Cathay Pacific , Fiji Airways and Korean Air regularly go on sale for around $1,200.

What about the Fiji Airways deal?

I recently wrote about another Alaska Airlines deal offering double miles for flights on Fiji Airways between Fiji and USA. As you will surpass 10,000 miles accrual with that deal, I doubt you will be able to stack it with this one.

Terms to note

Only flights between North America and a non-North America destination will receive a minimum of 5,000 miles each way. This means that if you are not flying direct from Singapore, you will only receive a minimum of 5,000 miles for the leg that is to/from North America.

For example, if you are flying from Singapore to Los Angeles with a stopover in Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific, you will receive a minimum of 5,000 miles for the Hong Kong-Los Angeles flight. This is good news as you will receive a minimum of 400 miles each way for flights between Singapore and Hong Kong.

If you are still confused, click here to learn more about crediting your flights to the right Frequent Flyer Program. Here are the full terms and conditions:

Earn a minimum of 5,000 total miles each way on Aer Lingus, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Condor, EL AL Israel Airlines, Emirates, Fiji Airways, Finnair, Hainan Airlines, Icelandair, Japan Airlines, Korean Air, LATAM Airlines, Qantas and Singapore Airlines flights between North America and a non-North America destination between March 1 and December 31, 2020. North America is defined as the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Any bonus miles added to reach the 5,000 mile minimum do not count toward elite status qualification. Please allow four to six weeks for miles to be credited to your Mileage Plan account.

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