Frequent flyers with Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines can now match elite status between the two airlines as they prepare to launch a unified loyalty program. This initiative follows recent changes aimed at enabling more reciprocal benefits between the existing programs, allowing members of Hawaiian Airlines' HawaiianMiles program to enjoy the benefits of status in the oneworld Alliance.
The combined airline has introduced several ways for frequent flyers to take advantage of this new arrangement. Miles can be transferred between Alaska and Hawaiian loyalty accounts at a 1:1 ratio without charge, and flights on both airlines can be purchased on either.
The status match page is now live, enabling members to receive frequent flyer status under the new partnership. To be eligible, travelers must be members of both Alaska's Mileage Plan program and Hawaiian's HawaiianMiles offering. The process involves logging into designated pages with respective accounts.