Alaska Airlines adds Chinese airline as loyalty program partner
Alaska Airlines is adding fast growing Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines as a partner of its Mileage Plan loyalty program.
Starting today Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan members can begin earning miles on Hainan flights.
To kick off the new partnership members of Mileage Plan and those of Hainan’s Fortune Wings Club will earn double miles on each other’s flights for a limited period through October 31, 2015.
"Alaska is expanding its international partner portfolio with the addition of Hainan, giving our Mileage Plan members more ways to earn miles for their travel from the West Coast to Shanghai and Beijing and on connecting flights within China," said Andrew Harrison, Alaska Airlines executive vice president and chief revenue officer.
"Hainan offers business and main cabin service with distinctly Chinese touches which will appeal to our culture-savvy Northwest customers, and with double miles, our customers can reach their next adventures faster."
Hainan serves Alaska Airlines’ main hub Seattle nonstop from Beijing and Shanghai and has also launched Beijing flights to San Jose.
"Seattle was Hainan’s first North American gateway, opened in 2008, and since then we have carried hundreds of thousands of people between the U.S. and China," said Hou Wei, Hainan Airlines vice president.
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