Alaska Airlines to acquire Hawaiian Airlines

[Bell21]

I transferred a mid six figure amount to Alaska.

Short hauls are a bit better. MEL-SYD J on QF is 15K on AS, which will be 19.3K on QF after the upcoming devaluation. The main benefit is free changes, so they serve as great placeholder flights (along with AA). You do lose the carrier booking charge if you cancel though, so change to a flight you'll actually take rather than cancel with AS.

Thank you --- I think you've further answered my question --- the short-haul savings aren't too significant, esp as we tend to travel Y domestically, and we tend to cancel rather than change reward flights as a general rule - it's a pity, as I was thinking it could be fun to have some AA points!

 

[Ktan89]

Thinking of keeping a stash of Alaska miles on hand. Would be useful for Philippines Airline redemption in the future. Does anyone know what their availability is like?
Would also love to use it for StarLux if they ever fly in Australia in the future.
What are your thoughts?

 

[Saab34]

I assume some 787s will be painted in Alaska colours soon?

 

[RooFlyer]

For those following this, OMaaT has posted

End Of An Era: Hawaiian Airlines’ “HA” Code Being Retired, Replaced By “AS”

First, as of October 26, 2025, all Hawaiian flight numbers will transition to being in the range of 800-1299, while maintaining the “HA” code. This coincides with the start of the IATA winter season, and it represents quite the change for the airline.

There seems to be a general system with which flight numbers are transitioning, so the renumbering isn’t totally random. For example, HA10 becomes HA810, HA451 becomes HA851, HA133 becomes HA1033, etc.

This change is being made in anticipation of a bigger development in the spring of 2026. As of April 22, 2026, all Hawaiian flights will transition from the “HA” code to the “AS” code.

So, why is this being made a two-step process? When flights transition from the “HA” code to the “AS” code, they’ll be able to maintain the same flight numbers, based on the transition happening in the coming weeks. In other words, the two digit code aside, putting all Hawaiian flight numbers in the 800-1299 range means there won’t be overlapping flight numbers between the two brands.

 

[SYD]

I assume some 787s will be painted in Alaska colours soon?

There’s a post here(?) with the article about the new “Global” paint scheme for the 787 but here’s the link

https://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel-info/our-aircraft/https//www.alaskaair.com/content/travel-info/our-aircraft/787-global-livery

For those following this, OMaaT has posted

End Of An Era: Hawaiian Airlines’ “HA” Code Being Retired, Replaced By “AS”

Classic Rewards on QF appeared from day one with AS codes.