Originally Posted by
gormless
Traveling on Alaska from DCA to SEA yesterday, I had no issue with getting a glass of house white from the AA bar. No chits of course, but no charge either.
Getting entrance was the usual discussion - have to display both my boarding pass and my BA gold card. But the BA number is on the boarding pass... It's not just BA IT that's broken.

House wines, well liquor and cheap beer have always been available free in ACs, the coupons were for premium drinks.