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Alaska Airlines adds loyalty to flight pass subscription pitch

3 November 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The new Alaska Airlines Flight Pass map now includes Salt Lake City

Alaska Airlines is adding a touch of loyalty to its flight subscription program. In addition to adding Salt Lake City as an eligible market, the carrier will now give some subscribers MVP or MVP Plus status for enrolling in the program.

This story is about: Alaska Airlines, California, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Mileage Plan, MileagePlan, Salt Lake City, SLC, subscription Filed Under: Airplanes and Airports, Loyalty

Iberia pivots to revenue-based loyalty; British Airways to follow

31 October 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Iberia's EC-LXK, an A330-300, at O'Hare with the new Gogo 2Ku radome installed; Photo via S. Gadless

Iberia will shift to a revenue-based earning scheme for its loyalty program at the end of November. British Airways will soon follow.

This story is about: Avios, British Airways, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Iberia, Iberia Plus, loyalty, points Filed Under: Loyalty

BAGTAG targets North American expansion, adds homing solution

12 October 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Checking out the range of BAGTAG options, including the

Having secured a bridgehead in North America with its Alaska Airlines deal, BAGTAG is looking to grow quickly, both in terms of customers served and the type of offerings available.

This story is about: Alaska Airlines, bag tags, baggage tracking, BagTag, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, WAF22, World Aviation Festival Filed Under: Ground Services, Loyalty

Can inflight Wi-Fi ever be profitable?

11 October 2022 By Seth Miller 5 Comments

An Air Canada A220-300 with the 2Ku antenna installed. (Image via Air Canada)

Airlines should not expect their inflight connectivity solutions to be profitable. At least not directly so. And Air Canada seems OK with that situation, finding other ways to justify the proposition.

This story is about: Aeroplan, Air Canada, AirFi, AirFi LEO, AS-IP Tech, co-brand, cobrand, credit card, credit cards, elite status, fflya, frequent flier, frequent flyer, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, loyalty, Norman Haughton, WAF22, World Aviation Festival Filed Under: IFEC, Loyalty, PremCat

Hans Airways picks its wireless IFE Moment

10 October 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Hans Airways A330-200

Hans Airways will offer streaming entertainment to passengers when it launches service between the UK and India. The carrier announced a deal with Moment to deliver the Flymingo wireless streaming solution on the carrier’s A330-200 aircraft.

This story is about: Flymingo, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Hans Airways, IFE, IFEC, in flight, in-flight entertainment, India, inflight entertainment, Moment, Streaming IFE, United Kingdom, Wireless IFE Filed Under: IFEC, Loyalty, Seats & Cabin

Alaska Airlines adds 100K elite benefits, including free inflight WiFi

10 October 2022 By Seth Miller 1 Comment

Rendering of an Alaska Airlines 737 with the low-profile 2Ku antenna mounted to the top of the fuselage, behind the wing. (PRNewsfoto/Alaska Airlines)

How much is a year of free inflight WiFi worth? Top tier elites in the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan program can make that decision, thanks to the carrier’s new 100K Choice Benefit option.

This story is about: 2Ku, Alaska Airlines, elite status, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Intelsat, loyalty, Mileage Plan, MileagePlan Filed Under: IFEC, Loyalty

Planies launch airBaltic Club into the NFT loyalty world

7 October 2022 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

An example of the arBaltic

Subscription products are a booming segment for the air travel industry. Sprinkle in a dash of Web3 and the airBaltic Planie NFT collection comes to life.

This story is about: AirBaltic, blockchain, frequent flier, frequent flyer, loyalty, Martin Gauss, NFTs, Planies, points Filed Under: Loyalty

airBaltic adds Air France, KLM as reward partners

4 October 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The airBaltic club loyalty program now reaches almost everywhere in the world. Thanks to a new partnership with Air France and KLM, members can both earn and redeem points for travels with the two larger airlines. Though, like with most such deals, there are some notable limitations.

This story is about: Air France, AirBaltic, awards, frequent flier, frequent flyer, KLM, loyalty, rewards Filed Under: Loyalty

Aeroplan, Avis partner for status match, with a co-brand twist

3 October 2022 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Air Canada’s Aeroplan elite status holders can now request a complimentary status upgrade in the Avis Preferred® program, extending the value of the status earned to rental cars as well. The status match program is effective immediately and members can register here.

This story is about: Aeroplan, Air Canada, Avis, co-brand, cobrand, credit card, credit cards, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, loyalty Filed Under: Loyalty

Virgin Atlantic to join SkyTeam

27 September 2022 By Seth Miller 3 Comments

Virgin Atlantic will join the SKyTeam alliance in early 2023, boosting the group’s presence in the UK. Virgin Atlantic will become SkyTeam’s first and only UK member airline, offering long-haul flights from Heathrow, Manchester and Edinburgh.

This story is about: Air France, alliances, antitrust imunity, ATI, Delta Air Lines, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Heathrow, joint venture, JV, KLM, London, loyalty, SkyTeam, Star Alliance Filed Under: Loyalty

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