Do you always want to find out which partner is associated with what frequent flyer program, and how many miles does it take to redeem a free ticket or get an upgrade? The following chart is created to answer this. It contains mileage requirements and partner information on the biggest US airline frequent flyer programs.
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Airline
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Minimum # of Miles for Free Roundtrip Economy Ticket Within US
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Minimum # of Miles for Free Upgrade Within US - One Way
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Partner List
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Last Confirmed
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Alaska
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25,000
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15,000
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Alaska Mileage Plan Partners
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11/05/2016
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American
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15,000 / 25,000 (a)
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5,000
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American AAdvantage Partners
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11/05/2016
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Delta
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20,000 (b)
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15,000 (b)
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Delta Skymiles Partners
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11/06/2016
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Frontier Airlines
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20,000
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N/A
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Frontier Airlines Partners
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11/06/2016
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Hawaiian Airlines
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15,000 / 40,000 (c)
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7,500 / 25,000 (d)
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Hawaiian Airlines Partners
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11/06/2016
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JetBlue
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N/A (e)
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N/A
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JetBlue Partners
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11/06/2016
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Southwest
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Depends on fare type, destination, and ticket price
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N/A
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Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Partners
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11/06/2016
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Spirit
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5,000 (f)
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N/A
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Spirit Airlines FREE SPIRIT Partners
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11/06/2016
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United
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20,000 / 25,000 (g)
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7,500
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United Airlines Mileage Plus Partners
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11/06/2016
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Virgin America
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N/A (h)
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N/A (h)
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Virgin America Partners
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11/06/2016
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(a) 15,000 miles for roundtrip up to 1,000 miles. 25,000 miles for longer roundtrips.
(b) Delta Airlines does not publish an official award chart or an upgrade chart. The miles quoted here are based on information available on the internet.
(c) 15,000 miles to redeem a roundtrip ticket in Hawaiian neighbor islands; 40,000 miles to redeem a roundtrip ticket from Hawaii to North America.
(d) 7,500 miles for a one-way upgrade to first class in Hawaiian neighbor islands; 25,000 miles for a one-way upgrade to first class from Hawaii to North America.
(e) JetBlue does not publish the minimum amount of points needed to redeem a flight. Exact number of points required depends on the itinerary.
(f) 5,000 miles for off-peak round-trip awards on flights between 0-1,249 miles one-way. This award rate is for Spirit Mastercard credit card holders only. More miles required for non-card holders.
(g) 20,000 miles required for roundtrip up to 1,400 miles. 25,000 miles required for roundtrip more than 1,400 miles.
(h) Exact number of points required depends on the itinerary.
Note: Sometimes Frequent Flyer Programs change their mileage requirement / partner affiliation. Such changes may not be reflected immediately here.
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