Traveling to Costa Rica

milez.biz – how many miles needed to fly

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_alliance
Star Alliance

• (JP) Adria Airways, 2004
  (A3) Aegean Airlines, 2010 (NF)
  (AC) Air Canada, founder (F)
  (CA) Air China, 2007 (NF)
  (AI) Air India, 2014
  (NZ) Air New Zealand, 1999 (NF)
  (NH) All Nippon Airways, 1999 (F)
  (OZ) Asiana Airlines, 2003 (F)
  (OS) Austrian Airlines, 2000 (F)
  (AV) Avianca, 2012 (NF)
  (SN) Brussels Airlines, 2009 (NF)
  (CM) Copa Airlines, 2012 (NF)
  (OU) Croatia Airlines,2004 (NF)
  (MS) EgyptAir, 2008 (NF)
  (ET) Ethiopian Airlines, 2011 (NF)
  (BR) EVA Air, 2013
  (LO) LOT Polish Airlines, 2003 (F)
  (LH) Lufthansa, founder (F)
  (SK) Scandinavian Airlines, founder
  (ZH) Shenzhen Airlines, 2012
  (SQ) Singapore Airlines, 2000 (NF)
  (SA) South African Airways, 2006 (NF)
  (LX) Swiss International Air Lines, 2006 (NF)
  (TP) TAP Portugal, 2005 (F)
  (TG) Thai Airways International, founder (F)
  (TK) Turkish Airlines, 2008 (NF)
  (UA) United Airlines, founder (NF)

OneWorld-

• AB) Air Berlin, 2012 (NF)
  (AA) American Airlines, founder (NF)
  (BA) British Airways, founder (F)
  (CX) Cathay Pacific, founder
  (AY) Finnair, 1999
  (IB) Iberia Airlines, 1999
  (JL) Japan Airlines, 2007
  (JJ) LATAM Brasil, 2014
  (LA) LATAM Chile, 2000
  (MH) Malaysia Airlines, 2013
  (QF) Qantas, founder
  (QR) Qatar Airways, 2013
  (RJ) Royal Jordanian, 2007
  (UL) SriLankan Airlines, 2014
  (S7) S7 Airlines, 2010

SkyTeam-(F)

• (SU) Aeroflot, 2006
  (AR) Aerolíneas Argentinas, 2012
  (AM) Aeroméxico, founder
  (UX) Air Europa, 2007
  (AF) Air France, founder
  (AZ) Alitalia, 2009
  (CI) China Airlines, 2011
  (MU) China Eastern Airlines, 2011
  (CZ) China Southern Airlines, 2007
  (OK) Czech Airlines, 2001
  (DL) Delta Air Lines, founder (NF in US)
  (GA) Garuda Indonesia, 2014
  (KQ) Kenya Airways, 2007
  (KL) KLM, 2004,
  (KE) Korean Air, founder
  (ME) Middle East Airlines, 2012
  (SV) Saudia, 2012
  (RO) TAROM, 2010
  (VN) Vietnam Airlines, 2011
  (MF) Xiamen Airlines, 2012

  http://www.extrapackofpeanuts.com/fuel-surcharge-list/

Airplanes that fly into San Jose from US
Alaska Airlines – LA (Lib) (N) (30) (SW) (None)
American Airlines – Charlotte, Dallas, FW, Miami, Philly, Phoneix (Lib) (OW) (35K) (SW) (37.5+27.5)
Avianca Costa Rica – LA, NY (SA) (35)
Delta – Atlanta, LA (Lib) – Minneaspolis, FJK, St Paul (ST) (45) (Am) (SW) (75)
Southwest – Baltimore, Houston (Lib) – LA (N) (64) (C) (18 +44)
United – Chicago, Houston, Newark, Dulles  (SA) (35) (SW) (C) (37.5 *2)

AMEx – Delta DElta Sky Miles

AMEX can buy plane tickets on southwest and then use points to pay – will look into this more though.

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American Airlines –
Chicago/Indy  (37.5) San Jose (27.5) (21-5) +$129.45

Delta-
Chicago (75) San Jose (75) +$160.70
Indy (70) San Jose (70) + $160.70

United
Chicago (37.5) San Jose (37.5) $81.60