BoA Alaska Airlines Visa Credit Card Overview
[2024.8 Update] The high sign-up bonus has expired. Currently there is only a 65k sign-up bonus.
【2024.1 Update 2】A 75k sign-up bonus has appeared. HT: US Card Forum wuyu & Comments reader AbsoluteGuabee.
[2024.1 Update] 70k sign-up bonus is back.
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- 65k sign-up bonus: earn 65,000 Alaska Miles after spending $3,000 or more within 3 months of account opening. Free Alaska Miles for the first year.The highest sign-up bonus recently is 70k+$100.
- Alaska Miles are worth about 1.6 cents/mile (Airline Miles Valuation), so its 75k sign-up bonus is worth about $1,200!
- 3x Alaska Miles on Alaska Airlines-related purchases; 2x AS Miles on gas, cable, streaming services and local transit including ride share purchases; 1x on other purchases
- 【New】If you have a BoA checking or savings account, you can get a 10% bonus when you use this card (i.e. 1x points becomes 1.1x points).
- Every year (anniversary year), you can spend $122 to get an Alaska Airlines round-trip companion ticket (people prefer to call it a companion ticket). Please note that the companion ticket is only applicable to Alaska Airlines, not to partner airlines.
- You can check in one piece of luggage for free with up to 6 companions. You need to use this card to purchase air tickets.
- 【New】Priority boarding.
- Alaska Airlines inflight purchases 20% back.
- 【New】Alaska lounge+ membership $100 off.
- No Foreign Transaction Fee (FTF).
- This card can be referred to a friend. Click This link Let’s start referring.
shortcoming
- Annual fee is $95, and the first year annual fee is not waived. (Before 2022.11, the annual fee is 75)
Recommended application time
- It is recommended that you apply after having a credit history of more than one year.
- 【New】【2/3/4 Rule】A maximum of 2 BoA cards can be approved within 2 months; a maximum of 3 BoA cards can be approved within 12 months; a maximum of 4 BoA cards can be approved within 24 months. Currently, BoA’s IT system is still quite poor, so this rule may not reject you at the beginning, but it is possible that your application is approved at first, and then a few days later, you find that the card is closed because it is “approved in error”.
- 【New】If you are holding or have held this card within 24 months, you will not be able to apply for this card.BoA 24 Month Churn Card Rules.
- Theoretically, BoA’s credit card is only valid for US persons (seeIdentification of tax filing status》) can apply online. If you are a Non-Resident Alien (NRA), you need to call or go to the local branch to apply. In fact, the bank will not really verify whether you are a US Person. NRA online applications can also be approved, but at your own risk.
Summarize
Mileage GuideAlaska Airlines (AS) Mileage GuideThis card is more suitable for people who want to earn Alaska Miles or fly Alaska Airlines frequently. Due to the flexibility of Alaska Miles, the highest sign-up bonus of this card is still very attractive. However, the ability to earn miles on this card on a daily basis is too slow, so unless you fly Alaska Airlines a lot, it is difficult to recover the annual fee cost.
After applying
- BoA application status query can Click here.
- BoA reconsideration backdoor number: 877-383-0120 or 866-811-4108. It seems that BoA's phone number keeps changing... If the number is disconnected, please let us know immediately. BoA can directly contact the person who has the decision-making power.
Related credit cards
- BoA Alaska (this article)
- BoA Alaska Business
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