Originally Posted by
Orwaid
I think a lot of us here on FT would go out of our way to fly Alaska (often already at additional expense) for the FF benefits that accrued, even though we all know the service levels in many cases do not measure up to other airlines' offerings.
As I've posted other places around FT - an upgrade to an ok but not superfancy seat that you have a reasonable chance of getting is better than an upgrade to a lie-flat with PS service that you have exactly zero chance of getting. And on AS, unless you're based in SEA, you have a pretty good chance of an upgrade. So for me for transcons the extra $30 makes sense because it's likely to be a $30 fee to get an F seat.