Alaska Airlines has launched a new partnership with flag carrier Philippine Airlines.
The two companies said customers will soon be able to book flights on Philippine through Alaska’s website and earn and use Alaska mileage points on Philippine flights.
Alaska officials said the alliance will help customers book visits to popular destinations like Boracay and Palawan in the Philippines.
Brett Catlin, Alaska’s vice president of loyalty, alliances, and sales, also noted that the long-haul flights will serve the substantial Filipino communities living in Alaska, Hawaii, and Washington.
Philippine offers a number of flight options between Manila and Alaska’s hubs on the West Coast and in Hawaii, including five non-stop flights a week from Honolulu, three non-stop flights a week from Seattle, two daily non-stop flights from Los Angeles, and a daily non-stop flight from San Francisco. Alaska customers can fly first to Manila and then connect to dozens of destinations in Asia and elsewhere.
Alaska said it is Philippine’s first North American loyalty partner. The carrier has similar arrangements with 31 other airlines.
Philippine already had a partnership in place with Hawaiian Airlines, which is part of Alaska Air Group, and that deal will be expanded to allow Hawaiian’s customers to earn and redeem miles on Philippine. Philippine will continue to offer Hawaiian codeshare flights on its website.
