Airline Credit Card Mileage Bonuses

There’s always a lot of interest regarding airline frequent-flyer-mile credit cards, so we thought we’d present a wrap-up of current bonuses for signing up for various airline credit cards. These may be MasterCard, Visa, or American Express offers. Most waive annual fees (usually in the $75-per-year range) the first year. There may be a spending requirement over a certain time period to receive these miles. It’s up to you to decide if applying for new credit is worthwhile, and if you want to pay any annual fees (should you choose to keep the card).

In general, we find the best source for more detailed information about frequent-flyer credit cards is at Free Frequent Flyer Miles.

Here are the bonuses advertised on various U.S. airlines’ websites as of May 7, 2008.

Many international carriers also offer mileage credit cards, and we will research those soon and post their current offers.

• American - 25,000
• USAir - 25,000
• United - 21,000
• Continental - 20,000
• Hawaiian - 20,000
  
• Alaska - 20,000
• Delta - 17,500
• Northwest - 15,000
• Spirit - 15,000
  
• Frontier - 15,000
• Southwest - 8 credits
• Airtran - 8 credits
• JetBlue - 50 points