# Alaska Atmos Rewards Partner Award Pricing Increases for Itineraries with Connections

_Mar 16 17:09_

Tags: Alaska Airlines, Finnair, Iberia, Alaska Atmos Rewards, loyalty program, policy change, airline, devaluation, award redemption, merger & acquisition

Alaska Airlines' Atmos Rewards program is showing significantly higher point costs for partner awards with connections, deviating from standard award charts. This may be a glitch or a devaluation of partner awards

## Summary

Alaska Airlines' Atmos Rewards program is currently displaying inflated award pricing for partner flights that include connections. While direct flights adhere to standard distance-based charts (e.g., DFW to Helsinki on Finnair is 35,000 points), adding a connection (e.g., DFW to HEL via ARN) jumps the cost to 55,000 points in economy. Similarly, ORD to MAD on Iberia is 27,500 points, but adding a BCN connection raises it to 35,000 points. This represents a potential devaluation of partner awards, which are excluded from the non-devaluation clause of the Hawaiian Airlines acquisition agreement, or a software glitch ahead of a broader rollout of multi-partner award pricing

## Why it matters

Affects 3 airline programs (Alaska Airlines, Finnair, Iberia).

## Sources cited

- [One Mile at a Time](https://onemileatatime.com/news/alaska-atmos-rewards-increase-award-pricing) — Did Alaska Atmos Rewards Massively Increase Award Pricing? (Update: No)

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