Every year at this time, travelers contact me about their status on Alaska Air. Specifically, many travelers want to maintain or “level up” their MVP status.
Following is a list of popular destinations, the amount of Elite Qualifying Miles (EQM) you can receive on Alaska Airlines, followed by the one-way cost in “Main Cabin”. Remember: frequent flyers don’t buy “saver” tickets because you only earn 30 percent of actual miles flown.
Why do you want elite status on Alaska Airlines? Well, you’re more likely to be treated like a human being. But CLICK HERE to examine the benefits, including bonus miles, fee waivers, upgrade chances and such.
Top mileage-run routes for Alaska Air. All fares listed are one-way.
Anchorage(ANC)-Los Angeles/LAX-Newark 4790 mi o/w $319 MAIN ( $0.066 per mile)
Anchorage-Seattle(SEA)-Kona 4130 mi from $278 ( $0.067 per mile)
Anchorage-Honolulu 2780 mi from $217 ($0.078 per mile)
ANC-SEA-Cancun 4120 from $326 ( $0.079 per mile)
ANC-SEA-Ft Lauderdale 4150 from $278 o/w MAIN ( $0.067 per mile)
ANC-SEA-Boston 3930 from $278 o/w ( $0.07 per mile)
ANC-LAX-Washington DC /DCA 4640 $299 ( $0.064 per mile)
ANC-SEA-LAX-San Jose CR 5114 $458 o/w ( $0.09 per mile)
ANC-LAX-Nassau 4860 from $429 ( $0.088 per mile)
Fairbanks (FAI)-Detroit 3450 $220 ( $0.063 per mile)
FAI-SEA-LAX-Cancun 4604 $361 ( $0.078 per mile)
FAI-SEA-Tampa 4040 $273 ( $0.067 per mile)
FAI-SEA-Chicago/ORD 3240 $216 o/w ( $0.066 per mile)
FAI-SEA-Kona 4220 $299 o/w ( $0.070 per mile)
FAI-SEA-LAX-San Jose, CR 5204 $394 ( $0.075 per mile)
FAI-SEA-Boston 4020 $269 o/w ( $0.067 per mile)
Remember—there are plenty of ways to earn miles (mostly using your Alaska Air credit card). But the EQMs are also known as “butt in seat” miles.
May all of your upgrades be free—and may your miles never expire.
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