Originally Posted by
PDXPremier
Another poster (I think in the AS thread) mentioned that their BP for SEA-NRT had "Sapphire" printed on it even though it was of course a HA operated flight.
That was me. I posted my experience with accessing the JL Lounge in NRT when flying NRT-SEA with HA on a ticket booked with AS here:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/37104298-post179.html
Originally Posted by
Carfield
Since the program will be joined soon, I presume Alaska is not going to waste time in getting Hawaiian airlines joining Oneworld.
They will soon operate all under "AS" own code and I presume Emerald will get JAL First Class lounge access then.
That's not the official messaging from Alaska Air Group at this time. POR is for AS and HA to continue operating as separate brands, and for HA to join OW and all benefits and programs to be streamlined across both airlines.