Feb 18, 2017, 12:46 am
Last edit by: tattikat2
Date, Location, Day of week, Time of Day and method of access for denial.
Please include if you are actually flying Alaska that day, or some other airline, so we can see if the BR is giving preference to AS flyers
3/10/17 SEA D AL 4pm Friday - sign out (was flying Alaska)
3/12/17 SEA N & A AL 6pm Sunday PP denied
2/18/17 PDX AL 6:00am Saturday (flying AS) - PP denied (sign out)
3/21/17 SEA D AL 9am Tuesday - sign out
3/21/17 SEA N AL 9:45am Tuesday - sign out
3/24/17 SEA D AL 1:15pm Friday - sign out (was flying Alaska)
3/25/17 SEA D AL 1:15pm Saturday - sign out
3/25/17 SEA D AL 9:00pm Saturday - sign out
3/26/17 PDX C AL 9:15pm Sunday - Sign out (Was flying AS)
4/2/17 SEA D AL 4:00pm Monday - sign out
4/3/17 SEA D AL 10:30a Monday - sign out - PP requested-denied - was allowed with AL lounge pass - 90% occupied
4/10/17 SEA D 6:45 AM - sign out
4/12/17 SEA D 8:20 PM - sign out
4/14/17 SEA D 10:00 AM - sign out
4/16/17 SEA N 11:00am - sign out, was even upgraded to F on AS and MVP75K, no dice. It was a busy Easter Sunday
4/17/17 PDX 5:35am - no sign, admitted with a smile
4/22/17 PDX 6:35am - no sign, admitted
4/22/17 SEA D 8:15am - no sign, went to Centurion Lounge instead
4/23/17 SEA D and N 4:30pm - sign out. N lounge half empty.
4/26/17 LAX 11:30am - no sign
4/26/17 SEA D no sign, went to The Club
4/27/17 SEA D 10:40 AM - sign out
4/27/17 SEA N 10:50 AM - sign put out just as I entered, admitted with PP as the "last one"
4/27/17 SEA N 4pm - no sign, admitted with PP and a Delta bp
4/30/17 SEA D no sign, admitted
5/1/17 PDX 6:30 am - no sign, admitted, maybe 50% full
5/8/17 SEA D 11:00 am - new sign saying no PP guests, admitted as a PP cardholder.
5/15/17 SEA D 12:30pm sign out no PP
5/18/17 SEA N 7pm Thursday - no sign, admitted (PP, flying AS)
5/18/17 ANC 11:30pm Thursday - no sign, denied, but admitted 45 minutes later (PP, flying AS)
5/19/17 ANC 3pm Friday - no sign, admitted (PP, flying AS)
5/23/17 PDX C 4pm Tue - admitted (PP, flying WN).
5/27/17 PDX 7:50am no sign
6/28/17 LAX 12:30pm/3:30pm- no sign, admitted
9/25/17 PDX 2:00 - sign out, admitted without comment (PP, flying AA)
11/8/17 SEA C 09:00 AM - admitted (PP, flying AS). Only a few seats available, but at least a few seats remained available the whole time I was there
11/16/17 LAX 09:00 AM- sign out, no PP
02/0319 LAX 5pm Sunday-sign out no PP (flying AS)
Please include if you are actually flying Alaska that day, or some other airline, so we can see if the BR is giving preference to AS flyers
3/10/17 SEA D AL 4pm Friday - sign out (was flying Alaska)
3/12/17 SEA N & A AL 6pm Sunday PP denied
2/18/17 PDX AL 6:00am Saturday (flying AS) - PP denied (sign out)
3/21/17 SEA D AL 9am Tuesday - sign out
3/21/17 SEA N AL 9:45am Tuesday - sign out
3/24/17 SEA D AL 1:15pm Friday - sign out (was flying Alaska)
3/25/17 SEA D AL 1:15pm Saturday - sign out
3/25/17 SEA D AL 9:00pm Saturday - sign out
3/26/17 PDX C AL 9:15pm Sunday - Sign out (Was flying AS)
4/2/17 SEA D AL 4:00pm Monday - sign out
4/3/17 SEA D AL 10:30a Monday - sign out - PP requested-denied - was allowed with AL lounge pass - 90% occupied
4/10/17 SEA D 6:45 AM - sign out
4/12/17 SEA D 8:20 PM - sign out
4/14/17 SEA D 10:00 AM - sign out
4/16/17 SEA N 11:00am - sign out, was even upgraded to F on AS and MVP75K, no dice. It was a busy Easter Sunday
4/17/17 PDX 5:35am - no sign, admitted with a smile
4/22/17 PDX 6:35am - no sign, admitted
4/22/17 SEA D 8:15am - no sign, went to Centurion Lounge instead
4/23/17 SEA D and N 4:30pm - sign out. N lounge half empty.
4/26/17 LAX 11:30am - no sign
4/26/17 SEA D no sign, went to The Club
4/27/17 SEA D 10:40 AM - sign out
4/27/17 SEA N 10:50 AM - sign put out just as I entered, admitted with PP as the "last one"
4/27/17 SEA N 4pm - no sign, admitted with PP and a Delta bp
4/30/17 SEA D no sign, admitted
5/1/17 PDX 6:30 am - no sign, admitted, maybe 50% full
5/8/17 SEA D 11:00 am - new sign saying no PP guests, admitted as a PP cardholder.
5/15/17 SEA D 12:30pm sign out no PP
5/18/17 SEA N 7pm Thursday - no sign, admitted (PP, flying AS)
5/18/17 ANC 11:30pm Thursday - no sign, denied, but admitted 45 minutes later (PP, flying AS)
5/19/17 ANC 3pm Friday - no sign, admitted (PP, flying AS)
5/23/17 PDX C 4pm Tue - admitted (PP, flying WN).
5/27/17 PDX 7:50am no sign
6/28/17 LAX 12:30pm/3:30pm- no sign, admitted
9/25/17 PDX 2:00 - sign out, admitted without comment (PP, flying AA)
11/8/17 SEA C 09:00 AM - admitted (PP, flying AS). Only a few seats available, but at least a few seats remained available the whole time I was there
11/16/17 LAX 09:00 AM- sign out, no PP
02/0319 LAX 5pm Sunday-sign out no PP (flying AS)
Priority Pass and denied entry at the Alaska Lounge b/c of space - 2018 and Earlier
Sep 13, 2017, 11:50 pm
#1111
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Sep 14, 2017, 11:09 am
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Or if you have the Amex PP, and the PP digital app, show that and they scan it.
Sep 18, 2017, 8:44 am
#1113
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Admitted to PDX C BR on 9/15 at around 4:30 PM. Lounge was 1/3-1/2 full, with a line forming after I checked in.
Sep 18, 2017, 9:48 am
#1114
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Does Caper's Café in PDX C offer to-go carryout items, similar to the market in D?
Sep 18, 2017, 12:11 pm
#1116
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Overall the C lounge while newly rebuilt, does not seem spacious at all. Breakfast food offerings are poor. A young lad piled on 4 boiled eggs plate looking for condiments. I joked about his trying to make a meal out of it. His reply was, "it is better than nothing." Probably a mutual feeling to many.
The area where the foods are displayed is narrow and congested. And this is a rebuilt for improvement?!
As a comparison the UA club at FLL which is not an UA hub, but a secondary or third tier airport in UA system, the breakfast offerings have oatmeal, cereals, Greek yogurt, whole fruits and berries, plus some other stuff I forgot. It has a long counter back by a divider to the sitting area. A lot more space to lay out the foods which is many times better than what AS SEA C offered.
The temporary UA lounge at DFW near E22 also is a much nicer lounge than any AS lounges we tried, from both the space, decor, foods and beverages. DFW is also not an UA hub. Yet SEA is AS home!
Sep 18, 2017, 7:24 pm
#1118
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The Alaska Lounges offer oatmeal, cereals, yogurt, eggs, muffins, bagels, bread, and pancakes. Sounds pretty comparable to me. Yes they are kind of cramped for space, but that's never been an issue for me. I don't see your point.
Sep 18, 2017, 8:45 pm
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Alaska Lounges being cramped (and therefore frequently denying entry to PP customers) is the reason for this thread. You've never encountered this?
Sep 19, 2017, 1:57 am
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If the SEA C lounge is the best in AS system as it is being newly built, then sorry, that is a pathetic lounge when comparing to the now much improved lounges of AA, UA and DL.
Oh yeah, my husband's waitlist F did not clear and we tried to use PP for his access (I held F). The agent said no PP, but she saw he flew in from LAX the day before in F, and for whatever reason another agent knew and told the check in agent, "He came in CX F with the AS ticket." So the check in agent said you were fine because your LAX-SEA was in F... I doubt this is an official criteria for access - based on a previous segment flew in F...
Sep 19, 2017, 9:22 pm
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I tried using the PP digital app at Capers in PDX last Thursday and was getting declined. Luckily I had my physical card with me, which went through fine. The bartender said they have been having issues with the digital card. Just something for people to keep in mind.
Sep 21, 2017, 8:33 pm
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After the most annoying Pre-check experience in a long time (why does SEA insist that you take everything out of your pockets; none of the other airports I fly through does that) complete with officious TSA officer telling me that my secondary screening was the price we all pay to "keep the bad guys away"(I said to him "you and I both know this is all theater, and how many 'bad guys' are carrying Global Entry cards?"), I was able to access the N club with no problem. I would judge it was about 75% full. The front desk folks at the club were wonderfully gracious as usual. Maybe they could train the TSA.
Sep 22, 2017, 12:33 am
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Boy, yeah, that would tick me off - how do they even know you have some singles in your pocket for tips when you're only going through the metal detector??