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Airline Cards Compared

Airline/Issuer	Card	Annual Fee	APR	Enrollment Bonus	Max Miles/Year
Alaska Airlines Visa® Bank of America	Signature	$75	Variable, Prime + 6.99%	5,000 miles	N/A
Citi® Gold/AAdvantage® World MasterCard® Citibank	Gold	$50, waived the 1st year	Variable, Prime + 9.99%	15,000 miles after charging $750 w/in 4 months	60,000 [1]
Citi® Platinum Select® AAdvantage® World MasterCard® Citibank	Platinum	$85, waived the 1st year	Variable, Prime + 9.99%	25,000 miles after charging $750 w/in 4 months	100,000 [1]
Continental Airlines® World MasterCard® Chase	World	$85	Variable, Prime + 9.99%	20,000 miles	N/A
Delta SkyMiles Credit Card American Express	Gold	1st year free, $85 thereafter	Variable, Prime + 9.99%	15,000 miles for first charge	100,000 [2]
Delta SkyMiles Credit Card American Express	Platinum	$135	Variable, Prime + 9.99%	15,000 miles for first charge, 5,000 of which apply toward Medallion status	N/A
Hawaiian Airlines Visa® Bank of America	Classic	$25	Variable, Prime + 9.99%	5,000 miles for first charge; 5,000 for annual renewal	50,000
Hawaiian Airlines Visa® Bank of America	Platinum	$50	Variable, Prime + 6.99%	10,000 miles for first charge; 5,000 for annual renewal	100,000
JetBlue Card American Express	Blue	$40	Variable, Prime + 9.99%	25 TrueBlue points after first charge	N/A
Midwest Airlines MasterCard Juniper Bank	Platinum	$0	Variable, Prime + 8.99%	2,500 miles after first charge	N/A (but only .5 miles for every $1 charged)
Midwest Airlines MasterCard Juniper Bank	World	$69	Variable, Prime + 0.99%	7,500 miles after first charge	N/A
Northwest WorldPerks Visa U.S. Bank	Platinum	$55	Variable, Prime + 9.75%	10,000 miles	After $50,000/year in purchases, miles are earned at 1 mile for $2 spent, instead of 1:1 [3]
Northwest WorldPerks Visa U.S. Bank	Signature	$90	Variable, Prime + 9.75%	15,000 miles	After $80,000/year in purchases, miles are earned at 1 mile for $2 spent, instead of 1:1 [3]
Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Visa Chase	Classic	$39	Variable, Prime + 8.65%	4 bonus Rapid Rewards credits after first purchase	$58,000 (= 48 credits)
Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Visa Chase	Signature	$59	Variable, Prime + 8.65%	4 bonus Rapid Rewards credits after first purchase	N/A
United Airlines Mileage Plus Signature Visa® Chase	Signature	$60	Variable, Prime + 9.99%	20,000 bonus miles/$25 discount certificate/upgrade certificate	60,000 [5]
US Airways Dividend Miles Visa® Bank of America	Classic	$50	Variable, Prime + 9.99%	5,000 for first charge	50,000
US Airways Dividend Miles Visa® Bank of America	Signature	$90	Variable, Prime + 9.99%	25,000 for first charge	N/A

[1] Waived for Gold, Platinum, Executive Platinum members
[2] Not including bonuses
[3] Elite members and AutoPay customers are exempt from limit
[4] Awards 1 mile for every $2 in charges
[5] No limits for Premier members

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