Milenomics² Podcast NoAF Episode 76: Q4 Bonus Categories, Airline News & More

0:22 Q4 5x Bonus Categories

  • Chase Freedom: PayPal, Pet Stores, McDonalds
  • Discover: Amazon, Target
  • Don’t Forget: BofA Cash Rewards, US Bank Cash+

03:19 JetBlue News

  • Lounges coming to JFK and BOS late 2025
  • Premium credit card (from Barclays, ha!) coming “soon” that enables lounge access
  • Markets themselves as having “The East Coast’s Best Leisure Network”

07:34 Southwest News (link)

  • New seating options. 
  • Assigned seats (80% want then)
  • More space seats (why?)
  • Less space seats
  • Free bags to continue
  • Cattle call to continue 
  • International partners. Iceland air first up
  • Vacation packages

11:36 Alaska/Hawaiian News

  • Direct Link
  • These guys are moving swiftly
  • Hawaiian <-> Alaska point transfers now live
  • Link accounts/status matching between programs in 2024
  • Combined single loyalty program in 2025
  • Hawaiian set to join OneWorld some time 2026

15:06 Chase UR 30% Transfer Bonus to Avios

  • British Airways, Iberia, or Aer Lingus
  • Expires 10/31/2024

19:34 Delta: More Routes to Europe in Summer 2025

  • OMAAT
  • Boston to Milan
  • Minneapolis to Rome
  • Atlanta to Naples
  • Detroit to Dublin
  • Boston to Barcelona
  • Atlanta to Brussels
  • New York to Catania
  • Also: Delta cancels JFK-Munich route after one season

About the author

- Written by Sam Simon. All ideas are my own, but I encourage you to see my point of view and I promise I'll try to do the same. Connect with me on Twitter @Milenomics.

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