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Changes to the MBNA Alaska
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MBNA Alaska Airlines World Elite Mastercard
- Earn 30,000 Alaska miles upon spending $1,000 in the first three months
- Receive an Annual Companion Fare for discounted travel on Alaska Airlines flights
- Earn 3x Alaska miles on Alaska Airlines purchases
- Earn 1x Alaska miles on all other purchases
- Minimum income: $80,000 personal or $150,000 household
- Annual fee: $99
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New to churning, how soon after you get the point bonus do you cancel the card?
Between 3-6 months.
Hi Ricky,
Just read about the changes here. Any idea how strict they are about verifying personal income or household income? The 30k from the World Elite seems to be so much more enticing than the 20k offered on the Platinum Plus.
Hi Jimmy,
In the past I’ve never been asked for income verification by MBNA.
Hello Ricky;
Happy travel on the Siberian express.
How soon after cancelling an Alaska card can you apply again?
Is there a waiting period that is reasonable?
I think two to three months is a reasonable time frame.
If I applied through GCR just before these changes, will I get the deal prior to the change?
Hey Mike, you’ll likely get the 25K bonus still. It doesn’t hurt to call MBNA and see if they’ll give you an extra 5K as a goodwill gesture (you can say something like “I was disappointed to see the offer increased just after I applied”).
As a data point – I have the World Elite card and just applied for the Platinum Plus. The application status went to "pending" so I called the credit department. Their system flagged this application since I already have an Alaskan card. The analyst said you can only have one card so he purged the new application. Part of my issue may be that I just got the World Elite card a few weeks ago (after a previous churn). So, part of the reason it may have been flagged is the time between applications was so short. But, your experience my vary.
I recently canceled my platinum plus version. what do you think the chances are of applying for the world elite version and getting the bonus?
Assuming you meet the income requirement, your chances of getting the bonus are good. MBNA has never had a once-per-lifetime rule of any sort on their signup bonuses.
Hi Ricky, thanks for this! Is it true that MNBA does not approve applications if one has a credit history of less than two years? What if it is around that time? Thanks.
I’ve certainly heard a few data points of this, but never had firsthand experience. If your credit history is hovering around two years, it may be worth playing it safe and applying after you’ve crossed that mark.
I called MBNA and was told that you cannot have both cards. I was all excited to be able to get 50k each year.
It’s highly unlikely that MBNA will officially allow individuals to hold both as a policy. It’s more likely to be something that flies under the radar, as some data points on Reddit already seem to indicate.
I was on the phone with a rep yesterday and we couldn’t find the Alaska card through their own website, so thanks for providing the GCR link.
I was on the phone with a rep yesterday and we couldn’t find the Alaska card through their own website, so thanks for providing the GCR link.
Yeah, it’s really strange. The only way to access the application links seems to be through the Alaska website or GCR (with the latter giving you the $60 rebate). You can’t find it on the MBNA website at all. Makes you wonder why they went through all the trouble to update this card in the first place.
Good morning. I have tried last month and again Monday and I have been in no-man’s-land (no response, no decline, no approval, nothing) Is there something with the fact that I’m from Québec? I’ve been informed that perhaps through Hola plug-in I might be luckier. Your feeling about this please?
Good morning. I have tried last month and again Monday and I have been in no-man’s-land (no response, no decline, no approval, nothing) Is there something with the fact that I’m from Québec? I’ve been informed that perhaps through Hola plug-in I might be luckier. Your feeling about this please?
There’s definitely been difficulties in getting this card for Quebec residents. Are you saying your application is pending and you haven’t received a decision? What does MBNA customer service say?
Hello Ricky. After 2 years of being approuved for all cards I applied for, I get frustrated not to even get a reference number to follow-up! As I do not have this ref.#, Guest services say they do not have records of my actions. If there is a Québécois amongst your followers, please reply 🙂 Tks.