Philippine Airlines Mabuhay Miles

Philippine Airlines Mabuhay Miles is the loyalty program of Philippine Airlines (PAL Holdings; emerged from Chapter 11 late 2021), Asia's oldest airline still operating under its original name (founded 1941). The fleet runs roughly 70-80 aircraft - A350-900 (JFK/LAX/SFO/LHR/SYD), A330-300, A321neo, A320neo, B777-300ER (verify exact mix) - operating out of MNL and CEB. Stanley Ng is CEO.

A common myth correction: PAL is not a Star Alliance or oneworld member and historically has not held formal membership in either. The carrier was reportedly close to Star Alliance pre-2013 but did not join. The headline 2025 development for US flyers is the Alaska Airlines / Atmos Rewards partnership announced May 2025 - PAL became Alaska's 32nd global partner. Mabuhay Miles members earn miles on eligible Alaska flights, and Mileage Plan / Atmos members earn miles on eligible PAL routes. This is the program's biggest US-flyer development in years.

No major US flexible currency transfers directly into Mabuhay Miles - not Amex MR, Chase UR, Capital One, Citi, Bilt, Wells Fargo, or Marriott. The Alaska/Atmos partnership opens the practical US-flyer earning and redemption path through Atmos Rewards instead. The Mabuhay zone-based award chart survives in 2026 (rare), with US (LAX/SFO/JFK)-Manila economy round-trip around 80,000 miles and business round-trip around 150,000-180,000 miles (verify post-2024 chart).

Mabuhay Miles uses a zone-based published award chart. Sample saver round-trip pricing on PAL metal as of May 2026 (verify post-2024 chart):

Partner awards (Cathay, Hawaiian, ANA, Turkish, etc.) are also chart-priced. Verify on philippineairlines.com.

• US-Manila economy round-trip around 80,000 Mabuhay Miles on PAL metal (verify post-2024 chart).
• US-MNL business round-trip around 150,000-180,000 Mabuhay Miles on PAL metal (verify).
• Manila-Tokyo / Seoul / HKG business 60,000-75,000 round-trip - solid intra-Asia premium value.
• Atmos Rewards is the practical US funding path post-May-2025 partnership - earn and redeem on PAL via Atmos.
• Hawaiian Mileage Plan members earn and redeem on PAL via the Atmos integration.
• Partner awards on Cathay Pacific, Gulf Air, China Airlines, Royal Brunei, Hawaiian, WestJet, Malaysia, ANA, Xiamen, Turkish, Bangkok Airways, Etihad at the Mabuhay partner chart.

• US-MNL economy round-trip around 80,000 Mabuhay Miles (verify).
• US-MNL business round-trip around 150,000-180,000 Mabuhay Miles (verify).
• Intra-Asia premium 60,000-75,000 Mabuhay Miles round-trip for Manila-Tokyo / Seoul / HKG business.
• Atmos Rewards / Alaska Mileage Plan earn and redeem on PAL post-May-2025 partnership - the headline 2025 US-flyer development.
• PAL via partners (Hawaiian inter-island, Turkish to Europe via IST) chart-priced; often cheaper than direct redemption.
• Zone-based published chart (rare in 2026) for both PAL and partner awards.

PAL operates Mabuhay Lounges at MNL and CEB, plus partner-airline lounges via reciprocal agreements. Premier Elite gets broader access (verify which oneworld and Star lounges accept Premier Elite). Day-pass access at MNL is available; verify pricing on philippineairlines.com.

• PAL is not a Star Alliance or oneworld member - common myth correction. PAL was reportedly close to Star pre-2013 but did not join.
• Alaska / Atmos Rewards partnership announced May 2025 - PAL is Alaska's 32nd global partner. The headline 2025 US-flyer development.
• Mabuhay Miles members earn miles on eligible Alaska flights, and Atmos members earn miles on eligible PAL routes.
• Hawaiian flyers earn and redeem on PAL via Mileage Plan number through the Atmos integration.
• No major US flexible-currency direct transfer partner - not Amex, Chase, Capital One, Citi, Bilt, Wells Fargo, or Marriott.
• Zone-based published award chart survives in 2026 - PAL and partner awards both chart-priced.
• No alliance means no broad lounge reciprocity - bilateral patchwork only.
• Fuel surcharges on partner awards vary - Cathay and JAL historically pass YQ; verify per route.
• Miles expire 36 months from earning (verify current rule post-2023 program changes).
• Family pooling for nominated household members is available (verify rules).
• Stopover rules typically allowed on round-trip awards in MNL (verify).
• No US-issued co-brand card - BDO-Mabuhay Miles is a local PHP card.
• Partner roster: Cathay Pacific, Gulf Air, China Airlines, Royal Brunei, Hawaiian, WestJet, Malaysia, ANA, Xiamen, Turkish, Bangkok Airways, Etihad.
• Asia's oldest airline still operating under its original name - founded 1941.