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Reconsidering your airline loyalty? If so, Alaska Airlines has a status match offer for you! Here’s everything you need to know about matching your airline status to Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan — and how to keep that status through 2025.
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Status Match to Alaska Airlines, Get Elite Perks Through 2025
If you're looking to pick up Alaska Airlines and Oneworld perks, you might consider initiating a status match to Mileage Plan. But you'll want to carefully consider the timing before you apply. That's because you can only status match to Alaska Airlines once in your lifetime. This offer isn't one you can take advantage of multiple times over.
After you fill out the form to match to one of three Mileage Plan elite tiers, you'll get complimentary Alaska status for 90 days. You can extend the life of your status past the trial period, but this requires flying a specific number of base miles on Alaska-operated flights. The requirements break down like this:
- MVP: Fly 5,000 base miles on Alaska Airlines.
- MVP Gold: Fly 10,000 base miles on Alaska Airlines.
- MVP Gold 75K: Fly 20,000 base miles on Alaska Airlines.
The length of time you can extend your status depends on when in the year you initiated your Alaska status match. If you apply between January and June of this year and meet the requirements to extend, your status is valid through the end of 2025. In other words, if you apply now and meet the status challenge requirements, you'll keep your status for nearly 10 months.
Or, if you can wait and apply between July and December of this year and collect enough base miles, your status will be valid until the end of the next calendar year. That means waiting until July 1, 2025, to apply could mean unlocking Alaska Mileage Plan status through December 31, 2026. That's up to 18 months of status from this match and challenge. That's why you need to pay close attention to timing.
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List of airline statuses that match to Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
Alaska Airlines will permit you to apply for a Mileage Plan status match if you hold elite status with one of eight eligible airlines. Here's a look at the airlines included, plus what elite tiers match to Alaska MVP, MVP Gold, or MVP Gold 75K status:
| Airline/Elite Tier | MVP | MVP Gold | MVP Gold 75K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeromexico | Gold | Platinum | Titanio |
| Air Canada | Elite 25K Elite 35K | Elite 50K | Elite 75K Elite 100K |
| Delta | Silver Medallion | Gold Medallion | Platinum Medallion Diamond Medallion |
| Frontier | Elite Gold (formerly 20K) | Elite Platinum (formerly 50K) | Elite Diamond (formerly 100K) |
| Hawaiian | Pualani Gold | Pualani Platinum | N/A |
| JetBlue | TrueBlue Mosaic | N/A | N/A |
| Southwest | A-List | A-List Preferred | A-List Preferred and Companion Pass — must hold both |
| United | Premier Silver | Premier Gold | Premier Platinum Premier 1K Global Services |
Note: Alaska Airlines ended status matches from American Airlines AAdvantage® on March 31, 2025.
Alaska Mileage Plan Elite Status Perks
Some of the best aspects of Alaska Airlines elite status include complimentary upgrades, reciprocal benefits on other Oneworld airlines, and earning valuable Mileage Plan miles at an increased rate. Let's look at the Alaska elite tiers you can match to and what perks you can enjoy.
MVP
- Oneworld Ruby perks
- Earn 25% bonus Mileage Plan miles.
- Complimentary First Class and Premium Class upgrades.
- Priority check-in, security, and boarding.
- Two free checked bags (through 2025, one starting in 2026).
- Access to Preferred seating.
- Avis Preferred Plus status.
MVP Gold
- Oneworld Sapphire perks
- Earn 50% bonus Mileage Plan miles.
- Complimentary First Class and Premium Class upgrades — for you plus one companion.
- Priority check-in, security, and boarding.
- Two free checked bags.
- Access to Preferred seating.
- Standby and waitlist for full flights.
- Complimentary same-day flight changes.
- Avis Preferred Plus status.
MVP Gold 75K
- Oneworld Emerald perks
- Earn 100% bonus Mileage Plan miles.
- Complimentary First Class and Premium Class upgrades — for you plus one companion.
- Priority check-in, security, and boarding.
- Three free checked bags.
- Access to Preferred seating.
- Standby and waitlist for full flights.
- Complimentary same-day flight changes.
- Avis President's Club status.
Mileage Plan has a fourth elite tier, MVP Gold 100K. Alaska's top-tier status isn't one you can status match to. You'll have to earn it organically.
Related: Top Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Sweet Spots
Final Thoughts
After successfully matching from one of eight eligible airlines, you can enjoy Alaska MVP, MVP Gold, or MVP Gold 75K status for 90 days. If you meet a status challenge, you can extend the validity of your status through the end of 2025.
Remember that you can only match to Alaska status once per lifetime, and you can keep your matched status for longer if you wait until mid-year to apply. However, if you need the elite perks right now, there's no better time to apply.
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