Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: San Juan, PR
Programs: MR AMB/LT, AA EP, TK EP, DL D, B6 M4, F9 100K, IHG AMB/D, HH D, CZR D, FndCd, Sixt D, NTL E, Hz PC
Posts: 428
I flew AS BOS-PDX-YVR mid-January with my new AS MVP Gold status. I was pleasantly surprised. VX F is better than AS F, but a free upgrade to AS F beats VX MCS. The food was decent for domestic.
Biggest annoyance: the crew (both cabin and flight) talk on the P/A endlessly, usually about completely and utterly meaningless things. I usually try to pay some attention in case it is a safety or security announcement -- on Alaska from now on I'll just keep my headphones on regardless.
(I moved from SF to Seattle late last year, so the merger has worked out well for me.)