Best miles for each airline alliance | Coffee Break Ep100 | 4-7-26

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Airlines partner up into alliances (Oneworld, Star Alliance, and Sky Team), which usually means you can use the miles from one program to book with one of its partners. We’ll talk about the best programs within each alliance.

Best miles for each airline alliance

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(01:00) – Star Alliance

(01:12) – United MileagePlus pros and cons

(03:16) – Air Canada Aeroplan pros and cons

(06:42) – Avianca LifeMiles pros and cons

(11:24) – Oneworld

(11:32) – American Airlines AAdvantage pros and cons

(13:56) – Alaska Atmos pros and cons

(16:55) – Sky Team

(17:08) – Delta SkyMiles pros and cons

(19:40) – Air France/KLM Flying Blue pros and cons

(22:10) – Virgin Atlantic Flying Club pros and cons

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Viv

What about Avios for Oneworld?

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Megan

I would argue that you left off an important contender for oneworld: JAL. While they have about a $20 cancelation fee, their award tickets are fully refundable and they have the best rates for many flights to Europe and Asia if you can find saver availability.

They may have limited transfer partners, I don’t think it’s worse than Alaska (at least they transfer from CapOne as well as Bilt), but I don’t think they should be ignored as a oneworld contender.

Big downside is limited US availability based on what AA and Alaska release to partners and the hard expiration.

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