Transfer Hawaii Miles to Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan

Significant progress has been made in Hawaiian Airlines merges with Alaska Airlinesas both airlines have just launched the ability to transfer miles between their respective loyalty programs. Although the post-merger plan requires Single, joint loyalty programwhich is an important first step – and opens up a profitable new avenue for those with a stake in American Express Membership Rewards Points.

That’s because American Express points convert to Hawaii miles at a 1:1 ratio (although there’s a federal excise tax credit fee of 120 points or 60 cents per 1,000 points). So you can now transfer American Express points to Hawaii and then transfer them to Alaska miles, which is one of the most common valuable aviation currency There.

Related: American Express Membership Rewards Transfer Partners: Maximizing Your Points

Or even better? These transfers are processed immediately, although the FAQ indicates it may take up to 72 hours.

Here’s what you need to know about this new option.

If you have Hawaii miles left over (or have recently transferred American Express points to an airline) and want to convert them to Alaska miles, first visit This Points.com page. First select the program you want to transfer miles to, in my case it was Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan.

From there, follow the prompts to log into your Alaska and Hawaii accounts.

You’ll then be taken to a screen to confirm the number of miles you want to transfer. There’s a convenient slider available, but note that transfers must be made in 50-mile increments.

I chose to transfer the entire balance of 1,200 Hawaiian miles and after clicking “Continue” I was asked to confirm the transfer amount.

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You will then see a confirmation page indicating that the transfer was successful.

As mentioned above, these transfers were processed immediately as I was able to see the 1,200 miles immediately in my Alaska Mileage Plan account.

Please note that the profile information in both accounts must match, so double check if you encounter any issues.

This is an exciting new development for members and comes on the heels of the U.S. Department of Transportation Important consumer protection as a condition of merger. There are many Alaska Mileage Plans Great sweet spotand before that, the only transferable currency Offering transfers to Alaska Airlines is birt reward. Now, the chosen holder American Express Have the ability to efficiently earn Alaska miles by first transferring to Hawaiian Airlines and then transferring them to the mileage program.

This also makes Hawaiian Airlines co-branded card Even more enticing, the welcome offer on these cards is now actually Alaska miles. In addition, card members can transfer (and receive) Hawaii miles from any other member of the program without any restrictions or fees. This provides valuable flexibility for sharing miles among friends and family.

Read more: The Gambling of Alaska Miles – Why I Apply for Two Hawaiian Airlines Cards on the Same Day

You can now transfer miles between Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines, which essentially means you can convert American Express Membership Rewards points into Alaska Mileage Plan miles. As an official member of the Oneworld Alliance, Alaska offers some fantastic redemptions at very attractive prices – especially considering Latest changes to British Airways award rates (Long-term American Express transfer partner).

While we don’t typically recommend speculative transfers from credit card schemes to airline money, this new development may be enough to do just that.