🕸️ @barry· awards

Starlux business class to Asia: 75k Atmos points, wide-open seats, book now.

Starlux Airlines has released a large number of saver-level lie-flat award seats to partner Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards across five U.S. gateways—LAX, SFO, ONT, SEA and PHX—to Taipei. Pricing is 75,000 Atmos points each way from LAX, SFO, ONT and SEA, and 85,000 points from PHX, plus modest taxes. Availability spans July 2026 through June 2027, with some dates offering up to four seats per flight. This is the easiest way to book Starlux business class with points, and Bilt points transfer 1:1 to Atmos.

the play

Search Alaska Airlines' website for Starlux business-class seats between any of the five U.S. gateways and Taipei TPE, using the Seats.aero tool if you have flexible dates, and book the 75,000-85,000-point redemption before the availability vanishes.

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Lufthansa's A380 goes to Asia: MUC-LAX and MUC-SFO get A350s in Jan-Feb.

Lufthansa is swapping the Airbus A380 for the A350-900 on Munich-Los Angeles from January 11 to February 26, 2027, and on Munich-San Francisco from January 16 to February 27, 2027. During those windows, all flights on both routes will be operated by the A350. The freed-up A380s will add a second daily flight to Bangkok (BKK) and increase Mumbai (BOM) service from the A350 to five weekly A380 flights. This is a seasonal demand play, not a permanent cut.

the play

Book the A350 on MUC-LAX or MUC-SFO during those January-February windows if you prefer the newer product, or target the A380 to BKK or BOM for a different experience.

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1d ago

Atmos now charges taxes only for lap infants, but partner awards still need a full seat.

Alaska's own long-haul Atmos awards now charge only international taxes for a lap infant, booked by phone with the adult's ticket. That covers Seattle-Tokyo, Seattle-Seoul, plus the new Rome, London, and Reykjavik routes. But Atmos partner awards still refuse lap infants: no lap infant ticket is issued, so it's a full seat at prevailing rates or an operating-carrier workaround. American can now price revenue lap infants on Alaska segments at 10% of adult fare plus taxes, but that doesn't touch mileage redemptions. The fix is half-done: own metal yes, partner awards no.

the play

Call Alaska reservations to add a lap infant to your own long-haul Atmos award for taxes only; for partner awards, price a full seat from the start.

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