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
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JetBlue Business Card Recent better offer: Expired 2/4/21: 100K after $6K spend |
The Aeroplan® Card 50K Reward Certificate + 10x Travel & Dining One 50K Reward Certificate after $3K spend in 3 months + 10x travel and dining for the first 6 months up to 51,000 points. Note that reward certificate never expires as long as your card remains open and can be topped off with points to redeem for a single ticket. $95 Annual Fee |
AAdvantage® AviatorTM Business MasterCard® Recent better offer: This is the best offer we've seen for this card. |
Chase Aer Lingus Visa Signature® Card 100K Avios Get 100K Avios after $5K spend in first 3 months. Also get 5x on purchases with British Airways, Aer Lingus, and LEVEL for first 12 months (then 3x) and 3x on hotels booked directly with the hotel for first 12 months (then 2x) $95 Annual Fee |
Chase British Airways Visa Signature® Card 100K Avios Get 100K Avios after $5K spend in first 3 months. Also get 5x on purchases with British Airways, Aer Lingus, and LEVEL for first 12 months (then 3x) and 3x on hotels booked directly with the hotel for first 12 months (then 2x) $95 Annual Fee |
Chase Iberia Visa Signature® Card 100K Avios Get 100K Avios after $5K spend in first 3 months. Also get 5x on purchases with British Airways, Aer Lingus, and LEVEL for first 12 months (then 3x) and 3x on hotels booked directly with the hotel for first 12 months (then 2x) $95 Annual Fee |
United℠ Business Card |
Chase United Quest Card 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 |
Chase United Explorer Card Up to 70K Miles Up to 70K miles: 60K after $3K spend in 3 months + 10K more after $6K total purchases in the first 6 months. No Annual Fee First Year, Then $95 |
Delta SkyMiles® Gold Credit Card from American Express 70K miles 70K after $2K spend in 3 months. Terms apply. (Rates & Fees) (Offer Expires 6/8/2022) No Annual Fee First Year, Then $99 |
Air France KLM World Elite Mastercard 70K miles + 100XP points 70K miles + 40XP after $2K in the first 90 days + 60XP points upon approval $89 Annual Fee 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. |
CitiBusiness AAdvantage Platinum Select World MasterCard Recent better offer: 75K after $5K in the first 5 months (Expired 1/16/20) |
Delta SkyMiles® Platinum Credit Card from American Express 90K miles 90K after $3K spend in 3 months. Terms apply. (Rates & Fees) (Offer Expires 6/8/2022) $250 Annual Fee |
Alaska Airlines Visa Signature 60K miles + $100 statement credit + Companion Fare 60K miles + $100 statement credit + Companion Fare ($99 + taxes) after $3K spend in 3 months $75 Annual Fee 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] |
Free Spirit Travel More Mastercard 60K Points + $100 Voucher 60K points plus $100 companion voucher after $1K spend in 90 days No Annual Fee First Year, Then $79 |
Virgin Atlantic World Elite Mastercard Up to 65K miles Up to 65K miles: 60K after $2K spend in first 90 days plus 5K after adding 2 authorized users $90 Annual Fee |
Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World Elite MasterCard |
Barclays JetBlue Plus Mastercard Alternate offer: You could get a bonus 5K miles for using an employee code. Details here. Recent better offer: Expired 2/4/21: 100K after $6K 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 |
Delta SkyMiles® Reserve Credit Card from American Express 100K miles 100K after $5K spend in 3 months. Terms apply. (Rates & Fees) (Offer Expires 6/8/2022) $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] |
The Hawaiian Airlines® Business MasterCard® issued by Barclays |
AAdvantage Aviator Red World Elite MasterCard |
Lufthansa Miles & More® Premier World MasterCard® issued by Barclays Up to 75K miles Up to 75K miles: 50K after $3K spend in 90 days + 25K miles after $20K spend in first year $89 Annual Fee Recent better offer: None. This is the best we've seen. |
Frontier Airlines World MasterCard® Up to 60K miles Up to 60K miles: 40K after $500 spend in 90 days plus 20K after $2K in the first 6 months. No Annual Fee First Year, Then $79 |
Chase Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards® Plus Card 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) |
United Club Business Card |
Chase Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Priority Credit Card 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) |
Chase Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Premier Credit Card 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) |
Delta SkyMiles® Platinum Business American Express Card 60K Miles + 5K MQMs 60K miles + 5K Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) after $3K spend in 3 months. Terms and limitations apply. (Rates & Fees) $250 Annual Fee Recent better offer: 90K + 10K MQMs |
Alaska Airlines Visa Business Card Recent better offer: 60K plus Companion Fare after $3K spend (expired 5/1/22) |
The Hawaiian Airlines® World Elite MasterCard® issued by Barclays |
JetBlue Card Recent better offer: 9/2017: 15K after $1K spend |
Korean Air SKYPASS Visa issued by US Bank Recent better offer: 40K after $2.5K spend targeted (last reported 2/26/2016) |
Korean Air SKYPASS Business Visa issued by US Bank Recent better offer: 45K after $3K spend targeted (last reported 3/1/2016) |
Cathay Pacific Visa Signature card Note that some have received a targeted email offer for 65K miles after $5K spend in 90 days. Recent better offer: 50K after $2,500 spend in 90 days |
Citi AAdvantage® Executive World Elite MasterCard® Recent better offer: 75K after $7.5K spend in 3 months |
American Airlines AAdvantage MileUp Card |
Delta SkyMiles® Blue Credit Card from American Express 10K miles 10K miles after $500 spend in the first 3 months. Terms apply. (Rates & Fees) No Annual Fee Recent better offer: 10K miles after $500 spend in the first 3 months + up to $200 in statement credits for purchases at select US home furnishings stores in the first 3 months. [Expired 5/5/21] |
Delta SkyMiles® Reserve Business American Express Card 60K Miles + 10K MQMs 60K miles + 10K Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) after $4K spend in 3 months.Terms and limitations 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] |
Allegiant World Mastercard® Credit Card Alternate offer: You may be targeted for an offer including a $100 statement credit during a dummy booking. |
Korean Air SKYPASS Select Visa issued by US Bank Recent better offer: 30K after $3K in 90 days |
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Most cards nowadays offer points instead of miles not the same at all?
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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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.
I believe so
The link for the Chase United MileagePlus® Explorer Business card lands on a Chase page that only offers 30,000 miles.
The link for the CitiBusiness AAdvantage card is showing a bonus of only 30,000 miles.
Thank you! Fixed.
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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!
With Citi, you have to wait 18 months after opening or closing a card before you can get the same exact one again. So, you’ll have to wait a year and a half unless the card you had was in some way different from the new one.
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The Alaska Visa now comes with one free checked bag (good for up to six travelers on the same reservation).
Thanks! I’ll add that in.
The application link to British Airways 50,000 points with no annual fee does not work, is there another link?
Thanks for letting us know! We’ll update the page soon. For now, here’s a link that waives the first year fee and gives the 50K offer: https://applynow.chase.com/FlexAppWeb/renderApp.do?SPID=FFGB&CELL=6H90&PROMO=DF01
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.
Good question. I think it is currently just the AAdvantage Executive card that is a World Mastercard
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).
That would be nice, but I’d like to keep it simple for now.
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!
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.