American Airlines AAdvantage vs Alaska Atmos | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep321 | 8-29-25

In this podcast episode, we'll talk about Frontier's Million Mile Match, we'll get tripped up by The Seattle Seahawks 12s, and we'll debate which loyalty program is better: American Airlines' AAdvantage program or Alaska's Atmos program.

Giant Mailbag

(01:26) - Lisa gives us an update about the question of whether or not she had a no-show fee when she cancelled her 2 LifeMiles flights.

Mattress Running the Numbers

(05:05) - Frontier Match your Miles

Read more about Frontier Match your Miles here.

Bonvoyed

(13:13) - Wyndham/Vacasa

Awards, Points, and More

(17:02) - Delta 12Status is back: Washington state residents earn 1 SkyMile for every Seahawks passing yard

(19:06) - Delta not changing elite requirements in 2026

(22:25) - Condor flights now bookable with JetBlue points (54K biz class from east coast to FRA; ~100K from west coast)

Read more about Condor flights with JetBlue points here.

Main Event: American Airlines AAdvantage vs Alaska Atmos

(25:15) - Similar programs

(31:25) - Earning Redeemable Miles

(38:27) - Elite Status

(54:29) - Using Miles

(1:05:53) - Final Word?

Question of the Week

(1:13:23) - Questions about rebooking options with Hawaiian Airlines with a route termination.

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Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder