Alaska Airlines and Starlux Add Codeshare Partnership

Updated: October 4, 2024, 4:39pm CDT

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Codeshare Agreement Details
Earning Alaska Miles on Starlux Flights
Redeeming Alaska Miles With Starlux
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Starting today, Alaska Airlines and Taiwanese carrier Starlux Airlines are codeshare partners, meaning their passengers now have greater connectivity between the U.S. and Asia.

Let’s go over all the details.

Codeshare Agreement Details

This agreement allows passengers to seamlessly book flights on both airlines under a single ticket, making travel easier for flights to Taiwan from multiple U.S. cities including Austin (AUS), Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), Denver (DEN), Las Vegas (LAS); Portland, Oregon (PDX); Phoenix (PHX), Salt Lake City (SLC), and San Diego (SAN).

This is a great addition for Alaska Airlines loyalists, as you can earn redeemable miles and elite-qualifying miles on Starlux flights, as well as for award travelers looking to use Alaska miles to book Starlux flights.

Earning Alaska Miles on Starlux Flights

Here is a look at how you earn Mileage Plan miles on Starlux flights when booking directly through Alaska.

Alaska starlux mileage chart — Image Credit: Alaska Airlines

Similarly, here are the miles you earn when booking directly with Starlux but entering your Alaska MileagePlan number at booking.

Redeeming Alaska Miles With Starlux

Looking to use Alaska miles to travel with Starlux to Taipei (TPE) and beyond? Here is a look at the amount of miles you’d need.

Alaska Asia Partner Chart — Image Credit: Alaska Airlines

Flights from the U.S. West Coast to Taipei fall within the 5,001-to-7,000-mile band, meaning these flights set you back 37,500 miles for economy, 50,000 miles for premium economy, and 75,000 miles for business class.

In our view, the Starlux business class experience is well worth it If you’ve got the miles to burn.

Starlux A359 Business Class cabin from middle of middle — Starlux A350-900 business class. Image Credit: Daniel Ross

Furthermore, thanks to Alaska Airlines’ free stopover policy on award tickets, you can visit Taipei and add an additional short-haul flight to another city, like Hong Kong (HKG) or Fukuoka (FUK), without needing to pay more miles, so long as the total flight distance is less than 7,000 miles.

Hot Tip:

Remember that, thanks to the Alaska Airlines acquisition of Hawaiian Airways, you can now transfer HawaiianMiles at a 1:1 rate into your Alaska MileagePlan account.