There was plenty of information surrounding Alaska Airways’ Mileage Plan loyalty program.

Final week, Alaska introduced there could be some modifications with associate bookings. Whereas a few of the modifications sounded optimistic, we are going to see Alaska Airways change associate award pricing on some routes by the top of the 12 months.

The primary change went reside Oct. 7. Cathay Pacific redemptions are actually bookable on-line by MilegePlan.

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The fundamentals

As of Friday, Alaska Mileage Plan has added on-line bookings for Oneworld associate Cathay Pacific. Beforehand, you wanted to name Alaska to e-book any awards with Cathay so this may positively be seen as a step in the best course.

Though this can be a good factor for some, others argue that award availability tends to be harder to search out.

Candy spots for Cathay Pacific redemptions

Traditionally, utilizing Alaska miles for Cathay Pacific redemptions has been top-of-the-line makes use of of Alaska miles.

Among the greatest Cathay Pacific redemptions with Alaska miles embrace:

• Between the U.S. and Asia for 50,000 miles in enterprise class and 70,000 miles in top quality.
• Between the U.S. and Australia or New Zealand for 60,000 miles in enterprise class and 80,000 miles in top quality.
• Between the U.S. and Africa, India, South Asia or the Center East for 62,500 miles in enterprise class and 70,000 miles in top quality.

Alaska additionally lets you add free stopovers on worldwide award tickets — together with on one-way tickets. This presents a chance to get a second vacation spot for no extra miles, permitting you to create some unbelievable itineraries.

For instance, because of this you might fly all the way in which to South Africa with a stopover in Hong Kong for under 70,000 Alaska miles in premium cabins. That is my favourite use of Alaska miles.

However e-book these awards shortly. As mentioned, Alaska will change award pricing by the top of the 12 months on some routes. In keeping with the airline, “associate award ranges could fluctuate relying on a number of components together with route, distance, or demand.”

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Backside line

It’s now doable to redeem Alaska Mileage Plan miles for journey on Cathay Pacific on-line. Though that is typically a step in the best course, Alaska has stated that there will likely be extra modifications transferring ahead relating to associate award pricing.

Utilizing your Alaska miles for Cathay Pacific redemptions has typically been top-of-the-line makes use of of the Mileage Plan program.