Originally Posted by
PDXPremier
This is interesting...I didn't realize the list was prioritized based on anything other than time of joining the wait-list.
Yeah, after I joined the waitlist, there were names that appeared above me and moved up/disappeared. There were a few Alaska Club members that figured out they could get right in, so that might have been some explanation for the list movement.
Originally Posted by
PDXPremier
I went the Admiral's Club credit card route one year because it is a little cheaper but eventually switched to the Alaska Lounge+ membership and I am glad I did since all my trips begin and end at PDX. On the flip side, I don't recall my Alaska Lounge+ membership putting me at any disadvantage for being admitted into an AC.
Yep, as a mostly AS flyer out of PDX. Lounge+ might be the way to go, unless they start to get turned away from crowded Admirals Clubs!

Judging by the way Alaska delays lounge openings, I predict this will be an issue at PDX through 2026.