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Old Oct 26, 2011 | 3:44 pm
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MarkXS
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Originally Posted by kebosabi
eing an AA elite on AS is rather pitiful with the exception of priority boarding.
Which is a lot more than your AAirline gives us Alaska elites. I'm quite sure it's because AA's old-school management still has that "something special in the air" mentality. At least from us, you get a lower cost baggage fee than you charge us, checked bags delivered to the carousel in 20 minutes or you get a voucher (unlike lucky-if-it's 30-45 minutes to start), cleaner planes and better onboard service compared to cranky AA FAs.

Having suffered through wretched treatment onboard, cramped dirty 757s, baggage fees for 4-days lost-bags with no apology never mind refund, and bags that take 45 minutes to start coming off the carousel in SEA, DEN, MIA this year so far on AA, trust me, AS members flying AA have it a lot worse than you AA guys flying AS.

Yes, we get priority boarding as a courtesy, not as an airline policy, from some GAs at a very few stations like SEA. Otherwise we get squat other than EQM.

When AA management starts treating its AS partner and their customers with respect and customer-friendly policies, I'm sure AS will be happy to offer the same reciprocal benefits that it does with DL. Where I get free bags, elite priority boarding, and upgrade chances on DL, and DL Medallions get the same on AS.
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