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Old Oct 16, 2017, 12:21 pm
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worldwidedreamer
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Verdi, NV, SFO & Olympic (aka Squaw )Valley.
Programs: Ikon Pass Full + AS Gold + Marriott Titanium + Hilton Gold. Recovering UA Plat. LT lounge AA+DL+UA
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I've always liked the overall Alaska product, and as a SFO-based flyer feel that the combination of AS+VX will most likely convince me to shift the part of my travel budget that currently goes to UA (I'm usually Gold or Plat)---even though much of my UA travel is global and AS does not really offer partner lounge access and anecdotally I've had much difficulty getting partner points/EQMs to post.

At the same time, WN offers a very compelling product: gate to gate fast wifi free for elites, easy to change flights, big planes everywhere and the Mrs. travels free.
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