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I've gone ahead and done some housekeeping by merging some of the discussions about MVPG75K into one consolidated thread. Hopefully this makes searching for information out about the tier more convenient.
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Originally Posted by
SEATAC
Greetings All,
This is my first post. Hi there! 58,000 AS miles so far this year.
Welcome to FT,
SEATAC! (Great handle...surprised no one had already snatched it up!)
Originally Posted by
SEATAC
2) For those 75kGs out there...have you noticed any differences with the new status?
One of our regulars here,
baliktad, has hit the 75K tier and has reported that the benefits are mostly not implemented yet. I'm looking for his post and will add it here when I find it.
Edited to add:
Originally Posted by
baliktad
Despite reaching AS' newest top tier, it seems that there are no systems that actually designate 75K status and 5-day upgrades are NOT in effect.
23Jul2010 AS518 SEA-SNA upgraded approx 96 hours out. I saw U space available, called MVPG reservations line, and the upgrade was handled manually.
26Jul2010 AS515 SNA-SEA Sat in 13D for this one
At 72 hours out, it went from F4 U2 Y0 to F2 U0 Y2. Obviously 2 MVPG upgrades cleared. Mine did not, and the other 2 F seats disappeared shortly thereafter with no U space ever reappearing. At the gate, I was #2 on a list at least a dozen long.
So my mistake on that last one, I didn't have time to call between 72 and 120 hours out to manually request my upgrade, and I thought that 75K's would get bumped up the list automatically. Evidently that is NOT happening yet. For now a 75K is just a regular MVPG who has flown a lot.
Of course, he also posted
this:
Originally Posted by
baliktad
Due to an unplanned trip down to California this weekend, I am now posting as Alaska's newest MVPG 75K!
I have been informed that I am now entitled to pre-departure beverage service of my choice on any future Alaska flights, free cheeseburgers BEFORE the Y pax have been served, priority de-planing on AS/QX, and an unlimited supply of special pre-laminated MVPG guest upgrade certificates! But mostly I'm excited to see the FA order the entire cabin to sit back down while I deboard at my convenience.
