Dec 1, 2017, 12:57 am
Last edit by: eponymous_coward
Present state(as of 4/30/18)
- AS/VX flights consolidated from T8/T4 to T7 in late 2017
- Terminal 7 under construction
- No TSA Precheck
- Limited restaurant choices
- Lounges:
- Purchased day pass option revoked for Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse in T4
- Alaska Lounge in T7 opened on April 30 2018. Accepts Priority Pass (usual caveats apply, see Priority Pass Denied Entry thread). Will be open 5 AM-10 PM, except 5 AM-5 PM on Saturdays.
- No day pass access to BA lounge
AS (and VX) Moved to T7 at JFK; New Alaska Lounge (April, 2018)
Aug 8, 2017, 2:20 pm
#31
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I would consider it from SEA if the price wasn't so much higher. The +100% bonus for flying J is always nice; SEA-JFK-LAX-SYD in J one-way would earn around 43k miles. The SEA-LAX-SYD flight I did on AA a few weeks ago only earned me 23k miles, but it was half the price of flying QF (and QF via JFK was an extra 1k on top of that).
Aug 9, 2017, 2:55 pm
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Local traffic is not allowed on the QF flights to/from JFK and LAX. So, I'm not sure how someone could accomplish that routing in your scenario unless they were continuing on all the way to Australia. However, a passenger can easily fly AS (VX) JFK-LAX and connect to a Australia-bound QF flight.
Aug 9, 2017, 4:05 pm
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Aug 9, 2017, 10:43 pm
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Aug 15, 2017, 2:54 pm
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Sep 21, 2017, 11:53 am
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Sep 21, 2017, 2:39 pm
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Sep 21, 2017, 3:01 pm
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I should have put a smiley after that. It looked to me like T4 is better. Glad to hear it is the case.
Sep 21, 2017, 4:37 pm
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I agree....moving from a Priority Pass terminal (T4) to a no Priority Pass terminal (T7) is not a good thing in my book. The next time I pass through JFK on VX, I have a long enough connection that I should have time to run over to the AF lounge using PP.
Sep 21, 2017, 4:38 pm
#42
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I've experienced Rancid Carpet and recommend "Salon du Tile Floor". M&M stores would be better time spent.
Jiburi
Last edited by jiburi; Sep 21, 2017 at 4:49 pm
Sep 21, 2017, 6:25 pm
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Well... seems I'll get to experience this next month 
Any word of AS' upcoming JFK lounge?
Any word of AS' upcoming JFK lounge?
Last edited by beckoa; Sep 21, 2017 at 6:30 pm
Sep 21, 2017, 8:14 pm
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Sep 21, 2017, 9:29 pm
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I'm sure it will be a LONG time before JFK gets an Alaska Lounge....I think Priority Pass folks like me just need to memorize the path (and how long it takes) to get to the AF lounge.