Nowadays, its common for someone to have miles with a specific program and never redeem those miles with the program’s primary airline but with one of their partners instead. For example, I can have British Airways Avios miles and use those Avios miles to book all my flights with its partner airline, American Airlines. Thanks to airline alliances and partnerships its much easier to stretch the value of their miles.
One thing to keep in mind is that some partners will not appear in a program’s online award searches and can only be booked over the phone so it is important to take note of these ‘hidden’ partners when booking your next award.
Back when I used to do award bookings for clients, I created this table to remind me of which partner airlines I could use. This can guide can save you a ton of time next time you are looking to book award flights.
With that said, the following is a list of all the airlines from around the world that can be booked with US-based airline programs:
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Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
American Airlines AAdvantage
Delta SkyMiles
HawaiianMiles
JetBlue TrueBlue
United MileagePlus
Alaska Mileage Plan
Alliance: None
Flagship Airline: Alaska Airlines
Online booking: AlaskaAir.com
Phone reservation: 1-800-252-7522 (US)
| Partner | Alliance | How To Book |
| Aer Lingus | None | Coming Soon |
| American Airlines | OneWorld | Online or by phone |
| British Airways | OneWorld | Online or by phone |
| Cathay Pacific | OneWorld | By phone only |
| Condor | None | Online or by phone |
| Emirates | None | Online or by phone |
| Fiji Airways | OneWorld | Online or by phone |
| Finnair | OneWorld | Coming Soon |
| Hainan Airlines | None | Online or by phone |
| Icelandair | None | Online or by phone |
| Japan Airlines | OneWorld | Online or by phone |
| Korean Air | Skyteam | Online or by phone |
| LATAM Airlines | OneWorld | By phone only |
| PenAir | None | Online or by phone |
| Qantas | OneWorld | Online or by phone |
| Ravn Alaska | None | Online or by phone |
| Singapore Airlines | Star Alliance | Coming Soon |
American Airlines AAdvantage
Alliance: OneWorld
Flagship Airline: American Airlines
Online Booking: AA.com
Phone reservation: 800-882-8880 (US), Worldwide
| Partner | Alliance | How To Book |
| Air Tahiti Nui | None | By phone only |
| Alaska Airlines | None | Online or by phone |
| British Airways | OneWorld | Online or by phone |
| Cape Air | None | By phone only |
| Cathay Pacific | OneWorld | By phone only |
| Etihad Airways | None | By phone only |
| Fiji Airw ays | None | By phone only |
| Finnair | OneWorld | Online or by phone |
| Hawaiian Airlines | None | Online or by phone |
| Iberia | OneWorld | By phone only |
| Interjet | None | By phone only |
| Japan Airlines | OneWorld | By phone only |
| LATAM Airlines | OneWorld | By phone only |
| Malaysia Airlines | OneWorld | By phone only |
| Qantas | OneWorld | Online or by phone |
| Qatar Airways | OneWorld | By phone only |
| Royal Jordanian Airlines | OneWorld | Online or by phone |
| S7 Airlines | OneWorld | By phone only |
| Seaborne Airlines | None | By phone only |
| SriLankan Airlines | OneWorld | By phone only |
Delta Skymiles
Alliance: Skyteam
Flagship Airline: Delta Airlines
Online Booking: Delta.com
Phone reservation: 1-800-323-2323 (US), Worldwide
| Partner | Alliance | How To Book |
| Aeroflot | Skyteam | Online or by phone |
| Aerolineas Argentinas | Skyteam | Online or by phone |
| AeroMexico | Skyteam | Online or by phone |
| Air Europa | Skyteam | By phone only |
| Air France | Skyteam | Online or by phone |
| Alitalia | Skyteam | Online or by phone |
| China Airlines | Skyteam | Online or by phone |
| China Eastern | Skyteam | Online or by phone |
| China Southern | Skyteam | Online or by phone |
| Czech Airlines | Skyteam | By phone only |
| Garuda Indonesia | Skyteam | Online or by phone |
| GOL | None | Online or by phone |
| Hawaiian Airlines | None | Online or by phone |
| Jet Airways | None | By phone only |
| Kenya Airways | Skyteam | By phone only |
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | Skyteam | Online or by phone |
| Korean Air | Skyteam | Online or by phone |
| Middle East Airlines | Skyteam | Online or by phone |
| Saudia | Skyteam | Online or by phone |
| TAROM | Skyteam | By phone only |
| Vietnam Airlines | Skyteam | Online or by phone |
| Virgin Atlantic | None | Online or by phone |
| Virgin Australia | None | Online or by phone |
| WestJet | None | By phone only |
| Xiamen Airlines | Skyteam | By phone only |
Hawaiian Miles
Alliance: None
Flagship Airline: Hawaiian Airlines
Phone reservation: 1-877-426-4537 (US), Worldwide
| Partner | Alliance | How To Book |
| Korean Air | Skyteam | By phone only |
| JetBlue | None | By phone only |
| Virgin Atlantic | None | By phone only |
| Virgin Australia | None | By phone only |
JetBlue TrueBlue
Alliance: None
Flagship Airline: JetBlue
Online Booking: JetBlue.com
Phone reservation: 1-800-538-2583 (US)
| Partner | Alliance | How To Book |
| Hawaiian Airlines | None | Online or by phone |
United MileagePlus
Alliance: Star Alliance
Flagship Airline: United Airlines
Online Booking: United.com
Phone reservation: 1-800-421-4655 (US/Canada), Worldwide
| Partner | Alliance | How To Book |
| Adria | Star Alliance | Online or by phone |
| Aegean | Star Alliance | Online or by phone |
| Aer Lingus | None | Online or by phone |
| Aeromar | None | Online or by phone |
| Air Canada | Star Alliance | Online or by phone |
| Air China | Star Alliance | Online or by phone |
| Air Dolomiti | None | Online or by phone |
| Air India | Star Alliance | Online or by phone |
| Air New Zealand | Star Alliance | Online or by phone |
| Air Portugal | Star Alliance | Online or by phone |
| All Nippon Airways (ANA) | Star Alliance | Online or by phone |
| Asiana Airlines | Star Alliance | Online or by phone |
| Austrian Airlines | Star Alliance | Online or by phone |
| Avianca | Star Alliance | Online or by phone |
| Azul Brazilian Airlines | None | By phone only |
| Brussels Airlines | Star Alliance | Online or by phone |
| Cape Air | None | By phone only |
| Copa Airlines | Star Alliance | Online or by phone |
| Croatia Airlines | Star Alliance | Online or by phone |
| Edelweiss | None | Online or by phone |
| EgyptAir | Star Alliance | Online or by phone |
| Ethiopian Airlines | Star Alliance | Online or by phone |
| Eurowings | Star Alliance | Online or by phone |
| EVA Air | Star Alliance | Online or by phone |
| Hawaiian Airlines | None | Online or by phone |
| Juneyao Airlines | Star Alliance | Online or by phone |
| LOT Polish Airlines | Star Alliance | Online or by phone |
| Lufthansa | Star Alliance | Online or by phone |
| SAS | Star Alliance | Online or by phone |
| Shenzhen Airlines | Star Alliance | Online or by phone |
| Silver Airways | None | Online or by phone |
| Singapore Airlines | Star Alliance | Online or by phone |
| South African Airways | Star Alliance | Online or by phone |
| Swiss International Airlines | Star Alliance | Online or by phone |
| Thai Airways International | Star Alliance | Online or by phone |
| Turkish Airlines | Star Alliance | Online or by phone |
