Our guests can now purchase nonstop British
Airways flights between London
and Seattle, Portland, San
Francisco, San Diego and
other cities directly at alaskaair.com
SEATTLE, June 11,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines is expanding our
long-standing partnership with British Airways, a founding member
of the oneworld alliance, to now enable our guests to
purchase convenient, nonstop flights to London directly at alaskaair.com. Guests can
buy British Airways flights at alaskaair.com for a seamless travel
experience between London Heathrow and Alaska's gateway airports in Seattle, Portland, San
Francisco, Los Angeles and
San Diego as well as Chicago and New York JFK.
London is one of the most
searched-for international destinations on alaskaair.com, with
service between Seattle and
London being one of the most
in-demand routes for our guests in the Pacific Northwest.
"We're excited to add our longstanding partner, British Airways,
to our growing portfolio of alaskaair.com book direct airlines,"
said Andrew Harrison, chief
commercial officer for Alaska Airlines. "London is one the most requested global
gateways by our guests and no one serves it better than British
Airways and the oneworld alliance."
British Airways offers significant service to London from our key West Coast gateways that
can be purchased directly on alaskaair.com: Seattle (two daily flights); Portland (daily flight); San Francisco (two daily flights);
Los Angeles (three daily flights);
and San Diego (two daily flights).
Flyers can also book British Airways nonstop flights from
Chicago (three daily flights) and
New York JFK (eight daily flights) on our website. British Airways
tickets purchased on alaskaair.com are for flights beginning on
June 18 and beyond. Starting later
this year, guests will also be able to purchase Alaska flights connecting to British Airways,
along with flights beyond London
on British Airways.
"We are extending our partnership with our fellow
oneworld member Alaska Airlines to offer travelers
seamless access to British Airways flights to London directly at alaskaair.com," said
British Airways Chief Planning and Strategy Officer Neil Chernoff. "It will enhance the travel
experience for our customers, providing convenient connections
between London Heathrow and Alaska's key gateway airports. We look
forward to connecting even more travelers between the Pacific
Northwest and the UK capital."
When booking a British Airways flight directly at alaskaair.com,
Mileage Plan members earn 100% of the miles they fly – one mile for
every mile flown.* For lengthy overseas roundtrips, that's
thousands of Mileage Plan miles earned. Our members earn 100% elite
qualifying miles (EQMs) when booking partner flights on
alaskaair.com, such as British Airways flights.* And status with us
equals matching tier status within oneworld and all the
benefits that come with it.
All flights purchased on alaskaair.com with the Alaska Airlines
Visa Signature® credit card earn triple miles, and that includes
overseas flights on our partners including British Airways. Every
dollar spent is three miles earned when using our credit card to
purchase all flights on our site.
In addition to purchasing tickets, Mileage Plan members can also
redeem their miles for flights on British Airways.
* Saver or basic economy tickets are excluded.
The Alaska Airlines credit card program is issued and
administered by Bank of America, N.A. Visa and Visa Signature are
registered trademarks of Visa International Service Association and
are used by the issuer pursuant to license from Visa U.S.A., Inc.
About Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines and our regional
partners serve more than 120 destinations across the United States, the Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa
Rica, Guatemala and
Mexico. We strive to be the most
caring airline with award-winning customer service and an
industry-leading loyalty program. As a member of the
oneworld alliance, and with our additional global partners,
our guests can travel to more than 1,000 destinations on more than
25 airlines while earning and redeeming miles on flights to
locations around the world. Learn more about Alaska at news.alaskaair.com and
follow @alaskaairnews for news and stories. Alaska Airlines
and Horizon Air are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group.
About British Airways
As a global airline and the UK's
flag carrier, British Airways has been flying its customers to
where they need to be for more than 100 years. The airline connects
Britain with the world and the
world with Britain, operating one
of the most extensive international scheduled airline route
networks together with its joint business, codeshare and franchise
partners. British Airways flies to more than 200 destinations
across 75 countries. Its principal place of business is
London, with its main home at
Heathrow Terminal 5. In September
2021, British Airways launched its sustainability programme,
BA Better World, committing to put sustainability at the heart of
everything it does and with a clear roadmap to achieve net zero
carbon emissions by 2050. British Airways is a founding member of
the airline alliance oneworld, which serves around 1,000
destinations across the globe. The British Airways Americas press
office can be contacted at americas.newsroom@ba.com. To book
visit BA.com and connect on
Facebook @BritishAirways and
Instagram @british_airways.
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