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Old Mar 5, 2026 | 1:38 am
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beckoa
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2005. I remember flying out and choosing my MP# (there were cards at the counter with #'s filled in already). Not certain why I chose the one I did.

However, with AS' most recent acquisition, 1997. (I actually joined HA before that, but it's the date they gave me). My CO account is from before (and I think some AS flights were credited there :/)

Ironically, AS' app Atmos Card shows 2005, whereas alaskaair.com yields 1997 on my Atmos card.

Originally Posted by williwaw
24 years here. Was a MarkAir flyer to get out of Alaska until they went under and switched.
I got stuck in DEN when they went tango uniform... don't recall much except I returned a lot of bag carts for quarters

Originally Posted by jrl767
mine is 8 digits with the first two being 00, which suggests the base number is indeed 6 digits
8 here, but no 0's.

Originally Posted by Seat 2A
I signed on in May of 1984. My Mileage plan number begins with *1*. It was called something like Gold Coast Rewards back then.

My only regret is not having bought the lifetime Boardroom membership at $700. After having purchased a lifetime membership to Continental's Presidents Club for $300, the Boardroom seemed a bit overpriced at the time - especially since there were only a couple of lounges. If I had signed on for the lifetime membership though, I would have been rewarded with a nice wooden paneled briefcase.

Although my Mileage Plan account only credits me for about 1.4 million, per my log (which includes award flights and a ton of flights operated by Alaska metal on tickets purchased through DL, NW or AA) I should be passing the 2 million miles flown threshold sometime this fall.
Pre-remodel they had a list of Alaska Lounge lifetime members from (1979?) as a plaque near the entrance of the Alaska Boardroom.
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