Alaska combined Mileage Plan and HawaiianMiles into Atmos Rewards, converting miles to points and elite-qualifying miles to status points while retaining Mileage Plan account numbers. HawaiianMiles members will join Atmos on Oct. 1 and may receive new account numbers unless previously linked. Alaska plans to install Starlink Wi‑Fi across its fleet over the next two years. Delta seeks customer input on a new European destination. Clear and the TSA introduced electronic eGates at three airports to speed security processing. Frontier offered a $69 promotion granting elite status to select frequent flyers. Airlines adjusted routes, services, and consumer offerings, including vacation packages and AI search tools.
Mileage Plan members have become Atmos members effective immediately, keeping their existing account numbers. HawaiianMiles members and their miles are slated to become Atmos members on Oct. 1, with a new account number unless they previously linked their account to a Mileage Plan account. Under the new Atmos program, "miles" become "points," Alaska said in its announcement Wednesday, and elite-qualifying miles become "status points."
Delta Air Lines asks customers to vote on its next new European destination; Clear and the Transportation Security Administration introduce new "eGates" at three key airports to speed up security processing; a Frontier Airlines promotion offers elite status to customers of four other airlines for $69; Southwest Airlines starts selling complete vacation packages through a new subsidiary; Google Flights uses AI to let users search for deals with plain-English requests;
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