{"id":214235,"date":"2025-06-20T22:00:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T22:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=214235\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:17:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:17:45","slug":"award-chart-differences-hawaiian-vs-alaska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/alaska-atmos-rewards\/award-chart-differences-hawaiian-vs-alaska\/","title":{"rendered":"Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines Awards Nearly Synced \u2014 Here\u2019s What\u2019s Still Different"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever since Alaska Airlines finalized its merger with Hawaiian Airlines<\/a>, both airlines have been taking small, incremental steps to align their loyalty programs. The end goal is a combined loyalty program launching “later this year.” But for now, that alignment includes reciprocal elite benefits, shared cardholder perks like free checked bags<\/a>, and the gradual merging of the Mileage Plan and HawaiianMiles award charts.<\/p>\n

That said, the award chart alignment is nearly complete. Here\u2019s the latest update \u2014 and why you might still want to book through Alaska.<\/p>\n

Alaska and Hawaiian Award Pricing Is Almost Aligned<\/span><\/h2>\n

Over the past few months, Hawaiian Airlines\u2019 award charts have gradually shifted to align more closely with Alaska\u2019s Mileage Plan<\/a> charts. And from what we\u2019re seeing now, that alignment is nearly complete.<\/p>\n

Most of the flight options you\u2019ll find on Hawaiian\u2019s or Alaska\u2019s websites now follow the same redemption table that Alaska posts for \u201cawards wholly on Alaska Airlines or Hawaiian Airlines<\/a>:”<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Distance (miles)<\/th>Economy starting at:<\/th>First starting at:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Less than 700 miles<\/td>4,500<\/td>15,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
701\u20131,400 miles<\/td>7,500<\/td>25,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1,401\u20132,100 miles<\/td>10,000<\/td>25,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2,101-3,500 miles<\/td>12,500<\/td>30,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3,501 miles or more<\/td>20,000<\/td>60,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Hawaiian Airlines still publishes more than a dozen award charts<\/a> on its website. While those charts include far more detail than Alaska\u2019s simple distance-based chart, the actual pricing tends to work out the same.<\/p>\n

In other words, you can usually expect to pay about the same number of miles whether you book through Alaska or Hawaiian. But there are a few important exceptions to note.<\/p>\n

First, while pricing is nearly aligned, it is not perfectly matched. In some cases, Hawaiian charges slightly more miles for select economy tickets than Alaska does. For example, on a random day in November, Hawaiian prices a one-way economy flight from Seattle (SEA) to Honolulu (HNL) at 17,142 miles.<\/p>\n

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Credit: Hawaiian Airlines<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n

Alaska, on the other hand, offers the same flight for just 15,000 miles. In this case, booking through Alaska is incrementally the better deal.<\/p>\n

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Credit: Alaska Airlines<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n

Related: Alaska Transfers to Hawaiian Are Live \u2014 Here's How to Transfer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Why you might still want to book through Alaska<\/span><\/h3>\n

If you are trying to save time on your award search, we recommend starting with Alaska\u2019s website. The main reason is that Alaska shows more flight results than Hawaiian does, including connections between Alaska- and Hawaiian-operated flights. Hawaiian\u2019s website, on the other hand, only displays flights operated by Hawaiian.<\/p>\n

For example, on July 24, 2024, a search from New York (JFK) to Honolulu (HNL) on Hawaiian\u2019s website returns just one flight result.<\/p>\n

\"HawaiianMiles
Credit: Hawaiian Airlines<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n

Alaska\u2019s website, by comparison, shows 26 results for the same day.<\/p>\n

\"Mileage
Credit: Alaska Airlines<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n

In short, you will get a much better view of your options by starting your search on Alaska\u2019s site. That said, it is still worth comparing. Award pricing might not be fully aligned on the day you are booking, and a little extra due diligence could save you some miles.<\/p>\n

Our Take<\/span><\/h2>\n

This is no surprise, and we anticipate seeing an increasing alignment between the two programs in the coming months. However, until we arrive at a situation where the programs perfectly align (they're nearly there, price-wise!), there will be some gaps that can possibly present an opportunity to save some miles \u2014 as in a few thousand of them. Until then, be sure to maximize your savings when using either program.<\/p>\n

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