Bank of America’s Alaska Airlines Visa Signature card is a great airline card with a nice sign up bonus along with valuable ongoing perks. Even if you don’t fly with Alaska Airlines, their miles are extremely valuable for business and first class flights with their partner airlines.

Bank of America Alaska Airlines Visa Signature

Quick Facts

Signup Bonus: 50,000 Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles after spending $3,000 in the first 90 days. You’ll also receive a companion certificate which you can buy one ticket and get the second for just the taxes and fees starting at just $23.

Points Earned: Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Miles

Earnings Structure:
3x miles: on all Alaska Airlines purchases
2x miles: on gas, EV charging, cable, streaming services, and local transit purchases
1x points on all other purchases

10% Bonus Miles: if you have an eligible personal checking or savings account with Bank of America you’ll earn an additional 10% bonus on all miles earned. So if you earn 1,000 miles from purchases, you’ll earn 1,100 miles.

Foreign Transaction Fees: None

Authorized User Fee: None

Annual Fee: $95

Earn Elite Status through Spending

Spending on the Alaska Airlines card will help you earn elite status faster.

• Earn 4,000 Elite Qualifying Miles (EQMs) after spending $10,000 on your card.

• Mileage Plan members can earn at most 20,000 EQMs per year which would take spending $50,000 on your card.

This is an easy way to reach or requalify for elite status with Alaska.

Other Benefits

Inflight Purchases: Receive 20% back on any Alaska Airlines inflight purchases. This covers food, drinks and wifi on your flight. Most other airline cards that offer a discount on inflight purchases exclude wifi purchases so this is a great perk.

Lounge Membership Discount: Use your Alaska Airlines card to purchase a lounge membership and receive a $100 discount.

Checked Baggage Benefits: Receive a free checked bag for any cardmember and up to 6 companions traveling with you on the same reservation. You do need to pay for the flight with your card to get this benefit.

Priority Boarding: Priority boarding for yourself and up to 6 companions on the same reservation. You do need to pay for the flight with your card to get this benefit.

Annual Companion Fare

In addition to the Companion Fare you receive from the sign up bonus, this card also offers an annual Companion Fare after spending $6,000 per anniversary year.

With this Annual Companion Fare you’ll pay $99 plus the taxes and fees which start at $23. So you can buy a ticket on Alaska Airlines and bring along a companion for as little as $122. This alone makes this card great to keep in your wallet.

You can use it on any economy class tickets and they can be one ways or round trips. You can also use it on any route that Alaska flies. Even better, your companion even earns miles and are eligible for an upgrade.

Should You Apply?

This is without a doubt an incredible sign up bonus for this card. You’re essentially getting $750 worth of miles for only $95. That doesn’t count the companion fare which can save tons of money on flights.

Bank of America Alaska Airlines Visa Signature

Wrapping Up

While this is probably not people’s first thought for a new airline card, the Alaska Airlines Visa offers a ton of value for a low annual fee. Even if you don’t fly on Alaska regularly, this is an easy way to pick up a ton of valuable miles.

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