Flyertalk user Acid noticed that Alaska Airlines partner awards have greatly increased in price. Interestingly it seems to only be affecting flights with connections. As part of the Hawaiian Airlines acquisition Alaska Airlines had to promote not to devalue miles, but that only applies to carrier-operated flights and not partner awards. It also doesn’t specify award charts but a value per mile figure that wasn’t disclosed and could change if cobranded card partners pay them less.
It’s odd that the devaluation would only apply to flights with a connection. Alaska’s award charts also say ‘starting at…’ so they can technically do this. Personally I think this is probably some sort of mistake, we have contacted Alaska for comment.
Hat tip to xliioper for devaluation image above.
