SEATTLE, July 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska
Airlines is enhancing its unique partner portfolio in Mileage
PlanTM by adding China-based carrier Hainan Airlines.
Hainan operates a modern fleet to
over 90 destinations throughout the world. From Seattle, Hainan flies nonstop to Beijing and Shanghai, and offers an extensive network
throughout China, including
several top destinations for Pacific Northwest business travelers.
Hainan also flies from
San Jose, Calif. to Beijing.
Members of Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan can begin earning miles
on Hainan starting July 23, and through Oct.
31, 2015 the airline is offering double miles.* Hainan
Airlines Fortune Wings Club members also will be able to earn
double miles on Alaska flights,
starting July 23, through
Oct. 31, 2015.
"Alaska is expanding its
international partner portfolio with the addition of Hainan, giving our Mileage Plan members more
ways to earn miles for their travel from the West Coast to
Shanghai and Beijing and on connecting flights within
China," said Andrew Harrison, Alaska Airlines executive vice
president and chief revenue officer. "Hainan offers business and main cabin service
with distinctly Chinese touches such as traditional tea service,
which will appeal to our culture-savvy Northwest customers. And
with double miles, our customers can reach their next adventures
faster."
Hainan offers business class
passengers 180-degree flat seats with turndown service, gourmet
cuisine created with unique Chinese culinary skills and
award-winning wines on trans-Pacific flights. Business class
passengers also receive complimentary private limo service both at
U.S. and China gateway cities.
Harrison added that Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan members will be
able to redeem miles on Hainan
later in 2015, and that Alaska and
Hainan will continue to enhance
their partnership by recognizing and extending elite reciprocal
benefits to members of Mileage Plan and Fortune Wings Club by
fall. Earned flight miles on Hainan currently qualify toward elite status
in Mileage Plan.
"Seattle was Hainan's first North American gateway, opened
in 2008, and since then we have carried hundreds of thousands of
people between the U.S. and China," said Hou
Wei, Hainan Airlines vice president. "We have long connected
passengers to and from Alaska Airlines and are excited to be able
to offer members of Alaska's
Mileage Plan the ability to earn miles on Hainan. Hainan's Fortune Wings Club members will also
be able to earn miles on Alaska Airlines flights."
Hainan is another example of
how Alaska is raising the bar to
allow its members to travel and earn miles to all corners of the
globe through a unique network of international partners. Over the
last two years, Alaska Airlines has made enhancements to its
best-in-class Mileage Plan program, adding ways to earn miles
faster, get elite status sooner and redeem miles for award travel
hassle free. Mileage Plan ranked "Highest in Customer
Satisfaction With Airline Loyalty Rewards Programs, Two Years in a
Row" in the J.D. Power Airline Loyalty/Rewards Program Satisfaction
Report.
Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group (NYSE:
ALK), together with its partner regional airlines, serves more than
100 cities through an expansive network in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Alaska Airlines ranked "Highest in
Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional Carriers in North America" in the J.D. Power North
American Airline Satisfaction Study for eight consecutive years
from 2008 to 2015. Alaska Airlines' Mileage Plan also ranked
"Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Airline Loyalty Rewards
Programs" in the J.D. Power 2014 and 2015 Airline Loyalty/Rewards
Program Satisfaction Report. For reservations, visit
www.alaskaair.com. For more news and information, visit Alaska
Airlines' newsroom at www.alaskaair.com/newsroom.
Hainan Airlines,
founded in 1993, is the largest independent air transport company
in China and operates a young and
well-appointed fleet of Boeing 737, 767 and 787 series aircraft and
the Airbus 330. The airline has been the recipient of numerous
awards and was named "Asia's Best
Business Class" in the 2014 annual World Travel Awards (WTA).
Since 2011, Hainan, with its high
quality service standards and continuous years of service
innovation, has won five consecutive global SKYTRAX five-star
airline ratings for the past five consecutive years and was also
named SKYTRAX "Best Airline in China" and "Best Staff Service in China" awards for the fifth time. SKYTRAX are
coveted quality accolades for the world airline industry. For
reservations, visit www.hainanairlines.com.
* Double Miles: To qualify for double miles, registration
and booking is required by Sept. 30,
2015. To register, go to www.alaskaair.com. Customers who
have not yet joined Mileage Plan can enroll at no cost online. The
double miles offer is valid from July 23
through Oct. 31, 2015. All travel must be completed by
Oct. 31, 2015. Flights must be
marketed and operated by Hainan Airlines. Flight miles must be
credited to Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan™ account in order to earn
double miles. Not valid on free or award travel. Double miles do
not count towards Mileage Plan™ elite status. Allow four to six
weeks for miles to be credited to Mileage Plan™ account.
Hainan Airlines Fortune Wings Club members must also register to
qualify for double miles. All terms and conditions of the Mileage
Plan™ program apply. Offer subject to change without notice. Visit
www.alaskaair.com for more information.
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