Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines today introduced Atmos Rewards — a combined loyalty program that is one of the major consumer-facing milestones since Alaska Air Group’s $1.9 billion acquisition on Sept. 18 of Hawaiian Holdings, parent company of Hawaiian Airlines.

Alaska said it will remain the only U.S. airline that offers points for miles flown as part of the new program, which has been viewed as a critical part of the airlines combining from the earliest days. The U.S. Department of Transportation, upon moving the merger forward, touted that Alaska and Hawaiian had agreed to the first-ever rewards protections against devaluation that ensure that consumers will receive the rewards, benefits, and status they have earned.

Alisa Onishi, Hawaiian’s managing director of Hawaii marketi

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