Top 10+ Airline Credit Card Offers

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Below you will find airline credit card offers sorted from best to worst based on an estimate of first year value.

Calculations

First year values are calculated as: estimated first year value minus estimated first year costs. First year value includes signup bonus points and statement credits. First year costs include the first year annual fee and the opportunity cost of meeting minimum spend requirements.

Please note that valuable perks such as free checked bags, companion passes, airport lounge access, etc. are not included in these calculations.

Full details of how first year value is calculated can be found here: Credit card signup bonus estimation details.

Top 10+ Airline Credit Card Offers

If you’re interested in seeing more than the top 10 offers, simply click “Next” at the bottom of the page, or use the drop down selector at the top to show more than 10 items.

Card Offer
Air France KLM World Elite Mastercard
70K miles + 100XP points
70K miles + 40 XP after $2K in the first 90 days + additional 60XP points upon approval

$89 Annual Fee

Info about this card has been collected independently by Frequent Miler. The issuer did not provide the details, nor is it responsible for their accuracy.

Alternate offer: Going through the steps to make a dummy booking at the Air France website may result in an offer that also includes a $100 statement credit.

Alaska Airlines Visa Signature
72K miles + Companion Fare
72K miles + Companion Fare ($99 fare + taxes) after $3K spend in 3 months

$95 Annual Fee

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Info about this card has been collected independently by Frequent Miler. The issuer did not provide the details, nor is it responsible for their accuracy.

Recent better offer: Up to 67K miles: 42K miles + Companion Fare ($99 + taxes) after $2K spend in 3 months + 25K miles after $8K total purchases in first 6 months [Expired during 2021]

CitiBusiness AAdvantage Platinum Select World MasterCard
65K miles
65K after $4K spend in first 4 months

No Annual Fee First Year, Then $99

Recent better offer: 75K after $5K in the first 5 months (Expired 1/16/20)

JetBlue Business Card
75K Miles
50K bonus miles after spending $4K in first 90 days + additional 25K miles after $10K spend in first year.

$99 Annual Fee

Southwest Rapid Rewards® Plus Credit Card
60K points + 30% discount code
60K points + a one-time 30% off promo code after $3K spend in the first 3 months

$69 Annual Fee

This card is subject to Chase's 5/24 rule (click here for details).

Recent better offer: Expired 12/9/21: 100K (50K after $2K spend in 3 months plus 50K after a total of $12K spend in 12 months)

Southwest Rapid Rewards® Premier Credit Card
60K points + 30% discount code
60K points + a one-time 30% off promo code after $3K spend in the first 3 months

$99 Annual Fee

This card is known to be subject to Chase's 5/24 rule.

Recent better offer: Expired 12/9/21: 100K (50K after $2K spend in 3 months plus 50K after a total of $12K spend in 12 months)

Barclays JetBlue Plus Mastercard
60K Miles
60K miles after $1K spend and payment of the annual fee in 90 days

$99 Annual Fee

Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card
60K points + 30% discount code
60K points + a one-time 30% off promo code after $3K spend in the first 3 months

$149 Annual Fee

This card is known to be subject to Chase's 5/24 rule.

Recent better offer: Expired 12/9/21: 100K (50K after $2K spend in 3 months plus 50K after a total of $12K spend in 12 months)

AAdvantage® AviatorTM Business MasterCard®
Up to 75K Miles
Up to 75K miles: 50K bonus miles after spending $4K in first 90 days + additional 25K miles after spend $10K in first 12 months.

$95 Annual Fee

Info about this card has been collected independently by Frequent Miler. The issuer did not provide the details, nor is it responsible for their accuracy.

Recent better offer: Expired 2/6/23: 80K miles + a $95 statement credit after $2K spend in first 90 days.

Chase Iberia Visa Signature® Card
75K Avios
75K Avios after $5K spend in 3 months

$95 Annual Fee

This card is subject to Chase's 5/24 rule (click here for details).

Recent better offer: Expired 7/4/22: 100K after $5K spend

Chase Aer Lingus Visa Signature® Card
75K Avios
75K Avios after $5K spend in 3 months

$95 Annual Fee

This card is subject to Chase's 5/24 rule (click here for details).

Recent better offer: Expired 7/4/22: 100K after $5K spend

Chase British Airways Visa Signature® Card
75K Avios
75K Avios after $5K spend in 3 months

$95 Annual Fee

This card is subject to Chase's 5/24 rule (click here for details).

Recent better offer: Expired 7/4/22: 100K after $5K spend

Delta SkyMiles® Gold Business American Express Card
50K miles
50K miles after $2K spend in the first 3 months. Terms and limitations apply. (Rates & Fees)

No Annual Fee First Year, Then $99

Recent better offer: 75K after $2K spend in first 3 months [Expired 3/29/23]

Alaska Airlines Visa Business Card
50K miles + $100 statement credit + Companion Fare
50K miles + $100 statement credit + Companion Fare ($99 fare + taxes) after $3K spend in 3 months

$95 Annual Fee

Chase United℠ Explorer Card
50K miles
50K miles after $3K spend in 3 months.

$0 introductory annual fee for the first year, then $95

This card is subject to Chase's 5/24 rule (click here for details).

Recent better offer: Expired 8/11/22: 70K after $3K spend

Chase United Quest Card
60K Miles + 500 PQP
60k miles and 500 PQP after $4K spend in the first 3 months

$250 Annual Fee

This card is subject to Chase's 5/24 rule (click here for details).

Recent better offer: Expired 9/23/21: 100K miles after $10K total spend

Delta SkyMiles® Gold American Express Card
40K miles
40K miles after $2K spend in first 6 months. Terms apply. (Rates & Fees)

No Annual Fee First Year, Then $99

Recent better offer: 70K after $2K spending in first 3 months [Expired 3/30/23]

Delta SkyMiles® Platinum Business American Express Card
60K miles
60K miles after $3K spend in 3 months. Terms and limitations apply. (Rates & Fees)

$250 Annual Fee

Recent better offer: 95K after $4K in first 3 months [Expired 3-29-23]

The Hawaiian Airlines® Business MasterCard® issued by Barclays
Up to 90K miles
50K Miles after $2K spend in 90 days plus 40K miles after $8K spend in 12 months

$99 Annual Fee

Delta SkyMiles® Platinum American Express Card
50K miles
50K miles after $3K spend in 6 months. Terms apply. (Rates & Fees)

$250 Annual Fee

Recent better offer: 00K after $4K spending in first 3 months [Expired 3/30/23]

Delta SkyMiles® Reserve Business American Express Card
70K miles
70K Miles after $5K spend in 3 months. Terms apply. (Rates & Fees)

$550 Annual Fee

Recent better offer: 85K miles + 20K MQMs + $200 statement credit after $5K spend in the first 3 months. Terms and limitations apply. [Expired 8/25/21]

Korean Air SKYPASS Visa issued by US Bank
30K miles
30K miles after $3K spend in 90 days

$95 Annual Fee

Info about this card has been collected independently by Frequent Miler. The issuer did not provide the details, nor is it responsible for their accuracy.

Recent better offer: 40K after $2.5K spend targeted (last reported 2/26/2016)

30K: 15K after first purchase + 15K after $2k spend in 90 days

25K: 15K after first purchase, 10K after $2K spend in first 3 months (expired 1/18)

United Gateway Card
20K Miles
20K miles after $1K spend in first 3 months

No Annual Fee

This card is subject to Chase's 5/24 rule (click here for details).

Recent better offer: Expired 8/11/22: 30K after $1K spend

American Airlines AAdvantage MileUp Card
10K miles + $50
Earn 10K AA miles + $50 statement credit after $500 spend in 3 months

No Annual Fee

Delta SkyMiles® Blue American Express Card
10K miles
10K miles after $1000 spend in the first 6 months. Terms apply. (Rates & Fees)

No Annual Fee

Allegiant World Mastercard® Credit Card
15K miles
15K after $1K in first 90 days

$59 Annual Fee

Info about this card has been collected independently by Frequent Miler. The issuer did not provide the details, nor is it responsible for their accuracy.

Alternate offer: You may be targeted for an offer including a $100 statement credit during a dummy booking.

Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card
50K Miles + 10K MQM's
50K miles and 10K Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) after $5K spend in first 6
months. Terms apply. (Rates & Fees)

$550 Annual Fee

Recent better offer: 80K miles + 20K MQMs after $5K spend in the first 3 months + up to $200 statement credit for purchases at select US furnishings stores in first 3 months. [Expired 5/5/21]

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Jacqueline

Most cards nowadays offer points instead of miles not the same at all?

Nick Reyes

This page lists the best airline card offers, so these cards offer airline miles.

Many other cards offer points. As to whether or not that’s the same, it totally depends on the points. Chase Ultimate Rewards points or Amex Membership Rewards points, which can be earned on many Chase and Amex cards, can be transferred 1:1 to many different airline programs (or alternatively transferred to hotel points or alternatively used to book travel at more than 1 cent per point in some cases). The Discover IT Miles card awards what it calls “miles”, but are really just points worth $0.01 each.

So it varies quite a bit depending on what you’re looking for.

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Tom

I have a BA Executive Club “Household Account” with my spouse. If she gets the Chase BA card,
will her bonus miles go into the Household account? I don’t see what else they could do.

TomT

The link for the Chase United MileagePlus® Explorer Business card lands on a Chase page that only offers 30,000 miles.

TomT

The link for the CitiBusiness AAdvantage card is showing a bonus of only 30,000 miles.

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Diane

Hi,
I just cancelled my AAdvantage Citi card a month ago that I opened Feb. 2015. Would Citi typically let me open a new one so soon? I have exc. credit and open about 2 cards twice a year. (Just opened 2 a month ago…on of which is a Citi Thank You card.) TIA!

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Jocelyn

The Alaska Visa now comes with one free checked bag (good for up to six travelers on the same reservation).

Jason

The application link to British Airways 50,000 points with no annual fee does not work, is there another link?

AlanL

I have the AA Platinum Select but it is a ‘World Elite’ Mastercard.
Is the AA Platinum Select now just a ‘World’ Mastercard?
Not major difference but I have used the Elite benefit to upgrade Rental Car status.

Mike

Some of these seem like they would change a lot in their order if you were able to meet the ‘big spend’ bonuses for them. Maybe add a way to sort by value if you meet that? Then again some are hard to quantify but can be extremely valuable to some (like those Delta MQMs which are enough for an entire FF reward tier).

TomT

Please update the calculation for the Barclay Lufthansa Miles & More card. The current offer only provides a 20,000 mile bonus after first purchase. It no longer has an additional 30,000 miles for any amount of spend. If there still is a 50k miles offer, please tell me how to apply for it, as the link on this page does not have it. Thanks!

Shawn Coomer - Senior Editor

Thanks for letting us know. Unfortunately I cannot find another 50K version of the offer. It does surface every so often, but for now 20K seems to be the best. I have updated everything to reflect the lower bonus.