Alaska Airlines' Mileage Plan and Hawaiian Airlines' HawaiianMiles programs have been combined to form one loyalty program called Atmos Rewards. Alaska Air Group acquired Hawaiian in September 2024.
Members retain their existing account numbers with no interruption to their benefits, according to Alaska. A former Mileage Plan mile now equals one Atmos Rewards point. The value of the points does not change and points do not expire. Members can continue to redeem for travel on Alaska, Hawaiian and partner carriers.
The new program took effect for Mileage Plan members on Thursday. HawaiianMiles members will transition to Atmos Rewards on Oct. 1, also at the rate of one mile equaling one Atmos Rewards point.
Sept. 25 will be the last day to redeem HawaiianMiles, link a HawaiianMiles account to Atmos Rewards and to transfer miles to points. Members beginning Sept. 26 will not be able to log into HawaiianMiles as the company migrates accounts. Members will receive a new account number if they have not previously linked their account to a Mileage Plan account, according to Alaska.
Status requirements for 2025 aren't changing, but starting in 2026, members will need more status points to qualify for Atmos Platinum and Atmos Titanium, the latter of which also will include "enhanced global benefits and new worldwide upgrade options," said Alaska.
Starting in 2026, Platinum status will require 80,000 status points, up from 75,000 elite-qualifying miles, while Titanium status will require 135,000 status points, up from 100,000 elite-qualifying miles. Those who earn status based on 2025 activity will receive a bonus for 2026 of 5,000 status points or 20,000 status points for Platinum and Titanium members, respectively.
Starting later in 2026, Atmos Rewards members will be able to choose how they earn points: by distance traveled, where members earn one point for every mile flown; price paid, in which members earn five points for every $1 spent when purchasing a flight; or segments flown, with 500 points earned for each flight segment flown, according to Alaska.
In addition, Alaska and Hawaiian will add Starlink in-flight Wi-Fi to more planes, with installation on Alaska's fleet to begin in 2026 and be completed in 2027. Alaska has partnered with T-Mobile to make this new Wi-Fi service free for Atmos Rewards members.
Source: Business Travel News