A laska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines have launched a joint loyalty program called Atmos Rewards and introduced a new premium co-branded credit card, the Atmos Rewards Summit Visa Infinite, as part of a broader repositioning to serve more global and premium travelers.

Atmos Rewards, the new loyalty program from Hawaiian and Alaska airlines, has officially taken off as the singular way for flyers using either airline to earn points, benefits and status. HPR's Emma Caires breaks it down.

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.