{"id":75441,"date":"2022-02-17T20:00:33","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T20:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=75441"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:42:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:42:21","slug":"book-malaysia-airlines-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/airlines\/alaska-atmos-rewards\/book-malaysia-airlines-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Alaska Adds New Partner Award Redemptions on Malaysia Airlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, Alaska Mileage Plan added new award redemptions on Malaysia Airlines. This marks the fifth partner award redemption addition since Alaska joined the Oneworld alliance almost a year ago &#8212; and Alaska still has a few more partners to add.<\/p>\n<p>Let's dig into this new award redemption to see if it makes sense for when you need to fly Malaysia Airlines.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Alaska_Mileage_Plan_Award_Chart_for_Malaysia_Airlines\">Alaska Mileage Plan Award Chart for Malaysia Airlines<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can now redeem Alaska Mileage Plan miles for Malaysia Airlines award flights between Asia and the following regions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Asia<\/li>\n<li>Europe<\/li>\n<li>Indian Subcontinent<\/li>\n<li>Middle East<\/li>\n<li>South Pacific<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As you may have noticed, North America isn't listed. That's because Malaysia Airlines doesn't fly to North America. So, U.S.-based travelers will only find this new redemption option useful while traveling on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flightconnections.com\/route-map-malaysia-airlines-mh\" rel=\"noopener\">Malaysia's route network<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Alaska is one of a few airlines that uses a different award chart for each partner airline. That means you can get incredible redemption rates on some partners &#8212; and poor redemption rates on other partners. Unfortunately, this new partner falls in the latter category.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the one-way Mileage Plan redemption rates for Malaysia Airlines award flights:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-338\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-338 tablepress-responsive\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">From<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">To<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Economy<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Business Class<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Asia<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Asia<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">25,000+<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">65,000+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Asia<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Indian Subcontinent<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">25,000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">65,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Asia<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Middle East<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">40,000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">120,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Asia<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">South Pacific<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">40,000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">120,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Asia<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Europe<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">50,000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">175,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<h3><span id=\"Comparison_to_Other_Airline_Award_Rates\">Comparison to Other Airline Award Rates<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Put bluntly: these new Alaska redemption rates are pretty miserable. For reference, American Airlines AAdvantage charges the following rates for Malaysia Airlines flights between Europe and Asia:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>35,000 miles in economy<\/li>\n<li>55,000 miles in premium economy<\/li>\n<li>75,000 miles in business class<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-aspectratio=\"750\/432\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-75445 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AA-redemption-on-Malaysia-LHR-KUL-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of American Airlines AAdvantage redemption rates for comparison\" width=\"750\" height=\"432\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AA-redemption-on-Malaysia-LHR-KUL-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AA-redemption-on-Malaysia-LHR-KUL-1024x590.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AA-redemption-on-Malaysia-LHR-KUL.jpg 1037w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That means you can pay 150,000 AAdvantage miles <strong>roundtrip<\/strong> to fly Malaysia Airlines business class between London and Kuala Lumpur. But Alaska is now charging 175,000 miles <strong>one<\/strong>&#8211;<strong>way<\/strong> on the same route.<\/p>\n<p><img data-aspectratio=\"750\/482\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-75447 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AS-redemption-on-Malaysia-LHR-KUL-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan redemption rates for comparison of Malaysia Airlines award rates\" width=\"750\" height=\"482\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AS-redemption-on-Malaysia-LHR-KUL-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AS-redemption-on-Malaysia-LHR-KUL-1024x659.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AS-redemption-on-Malaysia-LHR-KUL.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Award rates to the Middle East and South Pacific are similarly deficient.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-339\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-339 tablepress-responsive\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Program<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Region 1<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Region 2<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Economy<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Business<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">AAdvantage<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Asia Region 2<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Middle East<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">25,000 one-way<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">40,000 one-way<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Mileage Plan<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Asia<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Middle East<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">40,000 one-way<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">120,000 one-way<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">AAdvantage<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Asia Region 2<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">South Pacific<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">30,000 one-way<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">40,000 one-way<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Mileage Plan<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Asia<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">South Pacific<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">40,000 one-way<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">120,000 one-way<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<p>And American Airlines isn't even the cheapest option. If you're flying roundtrip and have Japan Airlines Mileage Bank miles, you can pay just:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>60,000 miles roundtrip to fly between Kuala Lumpur and <strong>Perth<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>85,000 miles roundtrip to fly between Kuala Lumpur and the <strong>Middle East<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>85,000 miles roundtrip to fly between Kuala Lumpur and <strong>Sydney<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>100,000 miles roundtrip to fly between Kuala Lumpur and <strong>Auckland<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>110,000 miles roundtrip to fly between Kuala Lumpur and <strong>London<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-aspectratio=\"750\/432\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-75449 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Japan-Airlines-award-chart-Malaysia-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of JAL Mileage Bank redemption rates for comparison\" width=\"750\" height=\"432\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Japan-Airlines-award-chart-Malaysia-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Japan-Airlines-award-chart-Malaysia-1024x590.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Japan-Airlines-award-chart-Malaysia.jpg 1480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Alaska_Mileage_Plan8217s_Very_Eventful_2022\">Alaska Mileage Plan's Very Eventful 2022<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>2022 has already been quite a busy year for the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/alaska-atmos-rewards\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Alaska Mileage Plan program<\/a>. Although <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/news\/alaska-atmos-rewards\/alaska-joins-oneworld\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Alaska joined the Oneworld alliance<\/a> on March 31, 2021, it only added <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/alaska-atmos-rewards\/book-qatar-awards\/\" rel=\"noopener\">award redemptions on Qatar Airways<\/a> in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>However, today's addition is Alaska's fourth partner award redemption addition so far in 2022. The airline already has added redemption options for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/alaska-atmos-rewards\/book-iberia-awards\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Iberia<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/alaska-atmos-rewards\/book-royal-air-maroc-awards\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Royal Air Maroc<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/alaska-atmos-rewards\/book-royal-jordanian-awards\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Royal Jordanian<\/a> this year. While more redemption options are nice, award redemption rates have been disappointing in each case.<\/p>\n<p>Rounding out the bad news: Alaska recently unveiled it would <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/blog\/alaska-airlines-increase-first-class-awards\/\" rel=\"noopener\">increase some first-class award rates in March 2022<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Alaska isn't done adding redemption options yet. Alaska still plans to add Mileage Plan award redemption on the following partner airlines in 2022: Ravn Alaska, S7 Airlines, and SriLankan Airlines. Hopefully, the redemption rates on these new partners will be better than what we've seen recently.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Bottom_Line\">Bottom Line<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Alaska is steadily adding new Mileage Plan redemptions on its new Oneworld partners. However, in each recent case, the award redemptions just aren't competitive. And that's the case again with Alaska's new redemption options on Malaysia Airlines.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ftoc\"><div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_light_blue no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Page Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Alaska_Mileage_Plan_Award_Chart_for_Malaysia_Airlines\">Alaska Mileage Plan Award Chart for Malaysia Airlines<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Comparison_to_Other_Airline_Award_Rates\">Comparison to Other Airline Award Rates<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#Alaska_Mileage_Plan8217s_Very_Eventful_2022\">Alaska Mileage Plan's Very Eventful 2022<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Bottom_Line\">Bottom Line<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, Alaska Mileage Plan added new award redemptions on Malaysia Airlines. This marks the fifth partner redemption addition since Alaska joined the Oneworld alliance almost a year ago. Here are the award rates, eligible regions, and how Alaska&#8217;s new award rates compare to your other options.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":75460,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[12069],"tags":[12770,12747,12625,12629],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-75441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-alaska-mileage-plan","tag-malaysia-enrich","tag-partners-and-alliances","tag-using-points"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75441"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75441\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":255663,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75441\/revisions\/255663"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75441"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=75441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}