Alaska Airlines launches new era of widebody international flying in Seattle with daily nonstop service to Tokyo Narita operated by Hawaiian Airlines

We're also celebrating our new Seattle-Tokyo Narita service in the Alaska Lounge at the N Concourse in Seattle with a specially curated signature cocktail called the Narita Banana. It's in partnership with Westland Whiskey, based in Seattle, and the popular bar Tokyo Confidential in the Japanese capital.

Mileage Plan members achieve elite status more quickly than they would on any other airline. When booking flights directly at alaskaair.com, members earn at least 100% of the miles for the distance they fly (Saver and basic fares earn 30%). Those miles are also counted as valuable elite-qualifying miles (EQMs) - the building blocks toward earning elite status. On long-haul flights, miles add up fast, and so do EQMs. Plus, members can choose from a selection of perks when they hit various EQM milestones between elite status levels.

Mileage Plan members can also earn EQMs on their mileage redemption travel with us or our airline partners based on the distance of the flights. For example: If a member redeems a roundtrip award ticket in the main cabin between Seattle and Tokyo Narita, which covers a total distance of 9,538 miles, that translates to 9,538 earned EQMs - a sizable leap toward attaining elite status or the next milestone in our loyalty program.

HawaiianMiles members can link their HawaiianMiles and Mileage Plan accounts together to have their status matched, allowing them to enjoy elite benefits when traveling on either airline.