Airline Credit Cards (Personal - USA)
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Airline
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Card
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Initial Bonus
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Annual Bonus
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Elite Qualifying Miles
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Earn per $1
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Annual Cap
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Lounge Access?
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Elite Benefits?
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Companion Tickets /yr
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Upgrade Coupon
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Discount Coupon
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Annual Fee
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Bank
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Air Canada
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12,000
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-
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-
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1
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unlimited
|
-
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-
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-
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-
|
-
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$60
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Bank of America
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AirTran
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8 Credits
|
-
|
-
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1+/1000
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-
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-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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$39
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Barclays / Juniper
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AirTran
|
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2 credits
|
-
|
-
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0.5+/1000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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$0
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Barclays / Juniper
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Alaska Airlines
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20,000
|
-
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-
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1+
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unlimited
|
-
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-
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1 ($50)
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-
|
-
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$75
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Bank of America
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Alaska Airlines
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5,000
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2,000
|
-
|
1
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unlimited
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2 on approval
|
-
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1 ($50)
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-
|
-
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$75
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Bank of America
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Alaska Airlines
|
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4,000
|
-
|
-
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1
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50,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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$45
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Bank of America
|
|
Alaska Airlines
|
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3,000
|
1,000
|
-
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0.5
|
100,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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$75
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$30
|
Bank of America
|
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American Airlines
|
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25,000
|
-
|
-
|
1
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100,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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reduced mileage rewards
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$85 (1st year free)
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Citi
|
|
American Airlines
|
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25,000
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
100,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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reduced mileage rewards
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$85 (1st year free)
|
Citi
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American Airlines
|
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15,000
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
60,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
reduced mileage rewards
|
$50 (1st year free)
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Citi
|
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American Airlines
|
|
15,000
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
60,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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reduced mileage awards
|
$50 (1st year free)
|
Citi
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|
American Airlines
|
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2,500
|
-
|
-
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0.5
|
25,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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$0
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Citi
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ANA
|
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5,000
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
?
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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10% off inflight purchases
|
$70
|
Infinibank
|
|
Asiana Airlines
|
|
5,000
|
-
|
-
|
1+
|
100,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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$80
|
Bank of America
|
|
Asiana Airlines
|
|
3,000
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
50,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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$50
|
$50
|
Bank of America
|
|
British Airways
|
|
20,000
|
-
|
-
|
1+
|
unlimited
|
-
|
-
|
unlimited full fare First, Club World or World Traveller Plus
|
-
|
$25
|
$75
|
Chase
|
|
China Airlines
|
|
7,500
|
-
|
-
|
1+
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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$59
|
Barclays / Juniper
|
|
China Airlines
|
|
2,500
|
-
|
-
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0.5+
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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$0
|
Barclays / Juniper
|
|
Continental Airlines
|
|
20,000
|
-
|
-
|
1+
|
unlimited
|
2 Presidents Club Passes each anniversary
|
-
|
-
|
-
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2 x $200
|
$85
|
Chase
|
|
Continental Airlines
|
Onepass Platinum Mastercard
|
?
|
?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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Chase
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|
Continental Airlines
|
|
0
|
-
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2,000 per $25,000 annual spend
|
1
|
unlimited
|
Full Presidents Club Membership
|
Elite Check-in. Priority Boarding.
|
-
|
-
|
-
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$375
|
Chase
|
|
Continental Airlines
|
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$50
|
$25
|
-
|
special
|
unlimited
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
5 Currency Coupons
|
$29
|
Chase
|
|
Delta Airlines
|
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20,000
|
-
|
5,000 initial bonus
|
1+
|
unlimited
|
-
|
-
|
1 coach class
|
-
|
-
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$150
|
American Express
|
|
Delta Airlines
|
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15,000
|
-
|
-
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1+
|
100,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$95
|
American Express
|
|
Delta Airlines
|
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5,000
|
2,000 (with $10k annual spend)
|
-
|
1+
|
60,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$55
|
American Express
|
|
Delta Airlines
|
|
?
|
-
|
-
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0.5+
|
60,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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$0
|
American Express
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|
Delta Airlines
|
|
10,000 MQM's
|
30,000 bonus miles (with $60k annual spend)
|
30,000 MQM's (with $60k annual spend)
|
1+
|
unlimited
|
Crown Room Club Access
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$450
|
American Express
|
|
Delta Airlines
|
|
7,500 points
|
-
|
-
|
1+
|
unlimited
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$0
|
American Express
|
|
Frontier Airlines
|
|
15,000
|
-
|
-
|
1+
|
?
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$49
|
Barclays / Juniper
|
|
Frontier Airlines
|
|
5,000
|
-
|
-
|
0.5+
|
?
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$0
|
Barclays / Juniper
|
|
Hawaiian Airlines
|
|
20,000
|
2,000
|
-
|
1+
|
100,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$50
|
Bank of Hawaii
|
|
Hawaiian Airlines
|
|
20,000
|
2,000
|
-
|
1+
|
100,000
|
-
|
-
|
50% Companion Ticket
|
-
|
-
|
$50
|
Bank of America
|
|
Hawaiian Airlines
|
|
5,000
|
1,000
|
-
|
1+
|
50,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$25
|
Bank of America
|
|
Icelandair
|
|
15,000
|
-
|
-
|
1+
|
unlimited
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$39
|
Barclays / Juniper
|
|
Icelandair
|
|
10,000
|
-
|
-
|
0.5+
|
unlimited
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$0
|
Barclays / Juniper
|
|
JetBlue Airlines
|
|
25 points
|
-
|
-
|
1/200+
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$40
|
American Express
|
|
Korean Airlines
|
|
10,000
|
2,000
|
-
|
1+
|
unlimited
|
2 VIP Lounge Coupons /yr
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$100
|
$80
|
US Bank
|
|
Korean Airlines
|
|
3,000
|
1,000
|
-
|
1
|
?
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$50
|
US Bank
|
|
Korean Airlines
|
|
3,000
|
1,000
|
-
|
1
|
?
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$50
|
US Bank
|
|
Korean Airlines
|
|
3,000
|
-
|
-
|
0.5
|
?
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$0
|
US Bank
|
|
Lufthansa
|
|
20,000
|
-
|
-
|
1+
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Annual Companion Ticket
|
-
|
-
|
$79
|
Barclays / Juniper
|
|
Lufthansa
|
|
15,000
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Annual Companion Ticket
|
-
|
-
|
$59
|
Barclays / Juniper
|
|
Mexicana
|
|
4,000
|
2,000
|
-
|
1
|
unlimited
|
-
|
-
|
Free Companion Ticket (1st Year). $99 Annual Companion Ticket.
|
-
|
-
|
$45
|
Bank of America
|
|
Midwest Airlines
|
|
12,500
|
-
|
-
|
1+
|
?
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$49
|
Barclays / Juniper
|
|
Midwest Airlines
|
|
5,000
|
-
|
-
|
0.5
|
?
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$0
|
Barclays / Juniper
|
|
Northwest Airlines
|
|
20,000
|
-
|
-
|
1+
|
unlimited
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
reduced mileage awards.
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