Jan 4, 2013, 11:16 pm
Last edit by: vanillabean
Welcome to the Alaska forum!
This is just a scratchpad for now, throwing some links to some commonly-used threads in the AS forum. If you can see the "Edit" button on this wikipost, please use it and help us develop this!
How should I refer to Alaska in this forum?
AS. Alaska's two-letter IATA designation comes from the days when it was briefly known as Alaska Star Airlines. We use AS here to respect that heritage. Kidding; we use it so we can pretend we're part of some sort of elite club of smart people. Whatever you do, don't refer to Alaska as "AK"--we'll either get confused that you're talking about the state or that little discount airline in Southeast Asia known as "Air Asia." Or AA, that's American Airlines. Otherwise, we'll pretend to be confused and will (hopefully) gently correct you so you can be a member of the secret insider's club, too.
Index:
2023 and later
2013-2022
2023 and later (vanillabean, others)
Rumors have it that elevators werent invented until skyscrapers were in place. That may surprise us to hear, but there was also a time when people had been carrying around suitcases for long before someone came up with the idea pf putting wheels on them. American Express Travelers Cheques, if you have heard of them, were once common before the widespread use of debit and credit cards. Travel agencies too before the Internet. Frequent flier programs are relatively recent in the air travel industry, but today its not uncommon that you are told of how to earn points on an airline before the flight takes off, and this is where we enter the discussions in the Alaska Airlines forum here at FlyerTalk. There is much to talk about!
Index of notable threads in the AS forum:
Alaska Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines
American Airlines
oneworld, partners
Alaska Airlines:
Mileage Plan, web:
Mileage Plan for 2025 - Milestone Awards, New Benefits and New Ways to Earn EQM
Mileage Plan Inactivity Policy (The Earn/Burn a Small Number of Miles Thread)
AS Mobile App - Questions / Comments / Suggestions
AS Website / App Glitches
New Search Interface on Website - Filter Options
VP Loyalty: "A Majority of Our Guests Want to Earn Based on Revenue.
AS Million Mile Program
AS Changes Award Charts: Distance- and Zone-Based from March 2024
EQM Earning and Posting on Award Flights - AS and Partner
New 1MM/2MM Elite Benefits - Annual 20K/40K EQM Bonuses
Delays in Posting Mileage Plan Visa EQMs
Ways to Earn EQMs Without Flying
Where did the year to date EQM tracker go
AS Status Calculator Tool
Strategy of and how to book free stopover using Alaska Airlines miles?
Changing FF Number
Change FF Number from AS to Partner on Mileage Plan Booking?
Are 500 minimum EQMs miles still a thing for partner flights not booked thru AS?
A petition to maintain 500 mile minimum
AS Status Match (Formerly Challenge) - 2019 and Later
Atmos, Summit:
AS+HA Single Program Launch Date is 10/1/25
Private Events for Combined Loyalty Program Launch
"On August 20, 2025, the name of our loyalty program is changing
Atmos Rewards (Announced 8/20/2025)
Deconstructing Atmos Rewards - Questions, Ambiguities, Conflicts and Unknowns
Atmos Awards Link Summary and Trusted FAQ
Alaska Airlines Premium Credit Card Coming in Q3 2025 (August)
AS / BofA Atmos Premium Summit Credit Card (Introduced 8/20/2025)
BofA-Specific Questions About the Atmos Summit Credit Card
Atmos Summit Card Companion Certificate
Points Sharing Benefit for Atmos Summit BofA VISA Cardholders
AS New Upgrade Priority Starting April 14, 2025
100K Choice Benefit
Perks Are Live
Earning and Redeeming Milestone Perks
Alaska Visa, lounge:
AS Bank of America Visa (Personal and Business) - 2017 to 2024
AS Bank of America Visa (Personal and Business) - 2025 and Later
Alaska Airlines Canadian MasterCard
EQM with BofA Card Use for 2025 Promo
Companion Fare FAQ - Bank of America Mileage Plan Visa
Alaska Lounge (2025)
[Speculation] Mileage Plan/HawaiianMiles and Alaska Lounge to Rebrand Under Atmos"
Soup Lovers: Read It and Weep! - The Alaska Lounge Soup Thread (2022 and Later)
Why is Alaska Lounge access different from other OW rules?
Alaska Lounge Day Pass Questions
AS Opens Stunning SFO Alaska Lounge (7/24/2024)
SAN Aspire Lounge Converting to AS Lounge (Seemingly Confirmed)
New SAN Lounge Construction Begins Early 2027 - Will Be 13,000 Sq Ft
New PDX Alaska Lounge (Now Rumored for 2026)
Food and drinks:
What Will AS Be Serving in First Class on Your Flight? (2024)
What Will AS Be Serving in First Class on Your Flight? (2025)
What F Entree Should I Choose? - Menu Discussion, Suggestions and Critiques
What Will AS Be Serving in Main Cabin on Your Flight? (2024 and Later)
100K Complimentary Snack or Meal in Main Cabin
Offers of a Pre-Departure Beverage (PDB) [2025]
Chocolate for MVP Gold+ in Coach: What? Where? Why?
Are The Elite Chocolates Gone? (No, Just More Elites)
Did the Free Biscoffs in Coach Go Away?
Goodbye Glenfarclas Scotch, Hello Vida Dulce Blanco Tequila
100K:
MVP Gold 100K Tier - Features and Benefits (Pre-Launch)
I Got/Didn't Get 100K Upgrade on AS (2025)
I Got/Didn't Get MVP/Gold/75K Upgrade on AS (2025)
2023 100K Rollover Miles Posted 2/1/2024
50K Miles MVP Gold 75K Premium Bonus
More 100Ks on the Upgrade List
First Class:
Which Is Your Favorite First Class Seat on AS?
F Lav Policy - Poorly Enforced?
First Class Downgrade Policy Change (Incl. 4 to 3 Rows)
Premium Class:
Premium Class Discussion
Major Expansion of First and Premium Class Seating
Reservations:
Same Day Confirmed Change (SDC)
Now youll see one price for the whole trip.
Will AS cancel overlapping reservations?
how to retrieve or view past / historical / used / completed itineraries?
Change Your Flight for Exclusive Rewards! (Nominal Travel Credit)
Upgrades:
How Complimentary Upgrades Work
Upgrade Processor Glitches
App Upgrade Offers
Using (MVP Gold Guest) Upgrade (GGU) Codes
In-App Upgrade Button (Added May 2024)
Upgrade wait-list broken after Atmos launch???
New Low - Gate Agent Carnival Barking to Sell Paid Upgrades
Destinations:
[Speculation] SEA: AS' New International Hub - What Cities Will Be Added Next?
AS Adds 3 New Routes from San Diego (PHX, ORD, DEN)
SEA Non-Stops to Tokyo (5/12/2025) and Seoul (9/12/2025)
SEA-LHR (Spring 2026) and SEA-KEF (5/28/2026)
SEA-Rome (FCO) Starts May 2026
Alaska Axes Four Routes
AS Schedule Changes (2023 and Later)
Let the Mileage Run Games Begin! (2025)
Special deals on special places
Global Getaways
Alaska Airlines - Views from Above the Wing
"Milk Run" Booking and Flying Questions
50% off award travel to "snowy destinations
Alaska Airlines expands winter travel options with 18 exciting new sun and ski routes
Spiking Hawaii Fares
Where Are You Finding Value with AS Miles These Days?
Operations:
AS<>HA Merged Operating Certificate Logistics
AS and HA Make Coordinated Capacity Changes (HNL-SEA, OGG-SAN, et al.)
Aftermath Effects on and Status of AS MAX 9 Fleet
Alaska 737 MAX - Planes, Flights and Experiences
Starlink Wi-Fi Coming to AS Mainline (Installs Begin December 2025)
Alaska Delayed/Canceled Compensation
Alaskas Network Operations Center
Airport locations:
AS Moved to Harvey Milk Terminal 1 at SFO (6/19/2024); HA on 12/4/2024
SFO Harvey Milk Terminal 1 - AS PreCheck / CLEAR
Flight Reductions at OAK
New PDX Terminal (Opened 11/14/2024)
AS Operating Out of JFK T7 and T8
JFK Term 7 and 8 Precheck /Clear or First class security line
AS at Dallas Love Field (DAL)
At the airport:
Post Your Baggage Service Guarantee Successes!
No Baggage Drop Until 4 Hours Before Departure?
Help needed to recover item left on board
Alaska Elite Bag (Brag) Tags
AS' Electronic Bag Tags
AS and CLEAR Team Up to Make Travel Easier and More Secure
AS Adding Touchless PreCheck to SEA, PDX and LAX
AS Eliminates Interlining on Separate Tickets (chip chip chip)
Easy-breezy global travel: Verify your passport from home with AS Mobile Verify
Up in the air:
New Rule Prohibiting Infants in Bulkhead Row/Seat Belt Air Bag Discussion Thread
Celebrity Sightings on AS
Unruly behavior while up in the air
Flight Attendant Devices and Elite Recognition
Services:
Alaska Access
AS Launches First-Ever Flight Subscription Service (Flight Pass) in CA, AZ, NV and UT
Alaska + Lyft Partnership
$500 AS Gift Cards for $449.99 at Costco (And They're Back)
Rants:
[Rant] Alaska Has Become a Giant Steaming Pile of Trash
[Rant] Alaska Airlines Is Losing Its Way
[Rant] Hey Alaska, "All prices are now round trip" sucks and is stupid
AS: Our IT systems are 'OK' even though they repeatedly fail
Misc:
Hawaiian Airlines:
Alaska Nears Deal to Acquire Hawaiian Airlines (DOJ Decision by 8/20/2024)
AS/HA Acquisition Moves to DOT After Clearing DOJ Review
HA Mobile App - Questions / Comments / Suggestions
AS Hawaii Routes Switching to HA Metal
Hawaiian Airlines Credit Cards
AS Elite Benefits on HA
Status Based on EQMs from Both Hawaiian and Alaska
Transfer Alaska Miles to/from Hawaiian
Upgrading on Hawaiian Airlines (HA)
I did/didn't get an upgrade using Upgrade Certificates on HAwaiian (2025)
AS-HA Elite Status Match
Further Cutbacks to Hawaii Service
Transfer Alaska Miles to/from Hawaiian
American Airlines:
AS-AA Partnership: Benefits, Mileage Earn/Burn and Discussion (No oneworld, Please)
Complimentary Upgrades on American (AA)
Complimentary Upgrades on Alaska Airlines (AS)
100K/75K AA Upgrade (SWU) Codes
What am I doing wrong? Alaska miles never posting to AA?
oneworld, partners:
AS' Membership in the oneworld Alliance - Benefits, Policies and Problems
Alaska Lounge Agents Don't Understand oneworld Rules
British Airways Seat Selection for AS (oneworld) Elites - What's the Latest Trick?
BA Inventory Missing from Alaska Search
How Long for BA and Other Airline Partner Flights to Credit to AS?
Aer Lingus (EI) Awards and Redemptions
Using Alaska Miles on LATAM
Alaska + Singapore Airlines (SQ) Partnership - Earning, Redeeming and Questions
Atmos Rewards Ending Partnership with LATAM and Singapore Airlines
Experiences with Hainan Airlines (HU)
AS Announces Porter Airlines (PD) As 30th Global Airline Partner (12/13/2023)
Definitive "Booking Japan Airlines (JL) Using AS Miles" Thread (2023-25)
Condor Tickets with Alaska Miles, Seat Selection
Alaska / Air Tahiti Nui (TN) Partnership and Benefits
AS Partnership with STARLUX Airlines (JX) [Launched 4/26/2023]
Alaska-Hainan (HU) Partnership
When Will VX FFs Receive Promised AS Million Miler Credit?
Alaska Airlines, Richard Branson Clash Over VX Licensing Fees
How many AS Award Miles Do I Need for QR Flights?
Thoughts from a Longtime 75K Who Moved to WN
Finnair (AY) Award Availability
How to Find Fiji Airways (FJ) Awards Using AS miles?
Oman Air first checked bag fee of $283.23 on Award Ticket
Crediting Iberia (IB) to AS
How Long for Partner Miles to Post?
Phantom Availability for Partner Awards
Booking Partner Premium Economy on Alaska Site?
Unable to Confirm Award Space on Partner
Atmos/Mileage Plan - Views from Above the Wing
EQMs from Award Travel
EQM via Mileage Plan Partners
2013-2022 (jackal, ftnoob, others)
Index of notable threads in the AS forum:
If you're new, feel free ask your question here:
2021 Alaska Airlines *FLAME-FREE Q&A thread: all welcome, new and old!
2020 Alaska Airlines *FLAME-FREE Q&A thread: all welcome, new and old! (closed)
2019 Airlines *FLAME-FREE* Q&A thread: all welcome, new and old!
2017 Alaska Airlines *FLAME-FREE* Q&A thread: all welcome, new and old!
2016 Alaska Airlines *FLAME-FREE* Q&A thread: all welcome, new and old!(closed)
2015 Alaska Airlines *FLAME-FREE* Q&A thread: all welcome, new and old! (closed)
Statistics threads:
I got/didn't get MVP/G/75K Upgrade (2019)
I got/didn't get MVP/G/75K Upgrade (2018)
Your Next AS/QX Flight
Post your baggage service guarantee successes
Notable benefits for AS flyers discussion threads:
Companion Fare FAQ
Upgrade Waitlist Issues Moving from MVP to Gold (or 75K)
Using MVP Gold Guest Upgrade (GGU) Certificates
AS MVPG+ and booking with Chase UR points
Same Day Confirmed Change (SDC)
Expiring Miles?
Opinionterminal miles post almost instantly
At the Airport:
TSA Adds AS to Pre✓ Program
Board Room Meeting Thread
Soup Lovers - Read it and Weep! (The AS Board Room Soup Thread)
Onboard:
What Will Alaska be Serving in First Class on Your Flight - 2021 Edition
What Will Alaska be serving in First Class on Your Flight - 2020 Edition
What Will Alaska be serving in First Class on Your Flight - 2019 Edition
What Will Alaska be serving in First Class on Your Flight - 2018 Edition
What Will Alaska be serving in First Class on Your Flight - 2016 Edition
What Will Alaska be serving in First Class on Your Flight - Reports 2015 (closed)
What Will Alaska be serving in First Class on Your Flight - Discussion (closed)
The DigEplayer Dirge
b737-900ER
Mileage Plan Offers and Promotions:
Club 49 Double Miles!
Promo Triple Miles on SEA-ANC and other Routes
Alaska Airlines credit cards
Alaska Airlines credit cards (closed)
From the Horse's Mouth:
How Complimentary Upgrades Work
AS Elite Status on Partners:
Partner Award Booking Questions:
Cathay Pacific (CX) Award Redemption, Booking and Availability 2017 and Later
CX (Cathay) Award availability - F & J
Emirates (EK) awards availability/booking/routing thread (consolidated)
The Archives:
From the land of OMNI
Other Fun:
Ask the Pilot
Celebrity Sightings on AS
Where we all hang out (Off-Topic Chatter)
New AA Earning Rates Aug 2016
Post explaining four booking scenarios for AA flights and how they would accrue against Mileage Plan
This is just a scratchpad for now, throwing some links to some commonly-used threads in the AS forum. If you can see the "Edit" button on this wikipost, please use it and help us develop this!
How should I refer to Alaska in this forum?
AS. Alaska's two-letter IATA designation comes from the days when it was briefly known as Alaska Star Airlines. We use AS here to respect that heritage. Kidding; we use it so we can pretend we're part of some sort of elite club of smart people. Whatever you do, don't refer to Alaska as "AK"--we'll either get confused that you're talking about the state or that little discount airline in Southeast Asia known as "Air Asia." Or AA, that's American Airlines. Otherwise, we'll pretend to be confused and will (hopefully) gently correct you so you can be a member of the secret insider's club, too.
Index:
2023 and later
2013-2022
2023 and later (vanillabean, others)
Rumors have it that elevators werent invented until skyscrapers were in place. That may surprise us to hear, but there was also a time when people had been carrying around suitcases for long before someone came up with the idea pf putting wheels on them. American Express Travelers Cheques, if you have heard of them, were once common before the widespread use of debit and credit cards. Travel agencies too before the Internet. Frequent flier programs are relatively recent in the air travel industry, but today its not uncommon that you are told of how to earn points on an airline before the flight takes off, and this is where we enter the discussions in the Alaska Airlines forum here at FlyerTalk. There is much to talk about!
Index of notable threads in the AS forum:
Alaska Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines
American Airlines
oneworld, partners
Alaska Airlines:
Mileage Plan, web:
Mileage Plan for 2025 - Milestone Awards, New Benefits and New Ways to Earn EQM
Mileage Plan Inactivity Policy (The Earn/Burn a Small Number of Miles Thread)
AS Mobile App - Questions / Comments / Suggestions
AS Website / App Glitches
New Search Interface on Website - Filter Options
VP Loyalty: "A Majority of Our Guests Want to Earn Based on Revenue.
AS Million Mile Program
AS Changes Award Charts: Distance- and Zone-Based from March 2024
EQM Earning and Posting on Award Flights - AS and Partner
New 1MM/2MM Elite Benefits - Annual 20K/40K EQM Bonuses
Delays in Posting Mileage Plan Visa EQMs
Ways to Earn EQMs Without Flying
Where did the year to date EQM tracker go
AS Status Calculator Tool
Strategy of and how to book free stopover using Alaska Airlines miles?
Changing FF Number
Change FF Number from AS to Partner on Mileage Plan Booking?
Are 500 minimum EQMs miles still a thing for partner flights not booked thru AS?
A petition to maintain 500 mile minimum
AS Status Match (Formerly Challenge) - 2019 and Later
Atmos, Summit:
AS+HA Single Program Launch Date is 10/1/25
Private Events for Combined Loyalty Program Launch
"On August 20, 2025, the name of our loyalty program is changing
Atmos Rewards (Announced 8/20/2025)
Deconstructing Atmos Rewards - Questions, Ambiguities, Conflicts and Unknowns
Atmos Awards Link Summary and Trusted FAQ
Alaska Airlines Premium Credit Card Coming in Q3 2025 (August)
AS / BofA Atmos Premium Summit Credit Card (Introduced 8/20/2025)
BofA-Specific Questions About the Atmos Summit Credit Card
Atmos Summit Card Companion Certificate
Points Sharing Benefit for Atmos Summit BofA VISA Cardholders
AS New Upgrade Priority Starting April 14, 2025
100K Choice Benefit
Perks Are Live
Earning and Redeeming Milestone Perks
Alaska Visa, lounge:
AS Bank of America Visa (Personal and Business) - 2017 to 2024
AS Bank of America Visa (Personal and Business) - 2025 and Later
Alaska Airlines Canadian MasterCard
EQM with BofA Card Use for 2025 Promo
Companion Fare FAQ - Bank of America Mileage Plan Visa
Alaska Lounge (2025)
[Speculation] Mileage Plan/HawaiianMiles and Alaska Lounge to Rebrand Under Atmos"
Soup Lovers: Read It and Weep! - The Alaska Lounge Soup Thread (2022 and Later)
Why is Alaska Lounge access different from other OW rules?
Alaska Lounge Day Pass Questions
AS Opens Stunning SFO Alaska Lounge (7/24/2024)
SAN Aspire Lounge Converting to AS Lounge (Seemingly Confirmed)
New SAN Lounge Construction Begins Early 2027 - Will Be 13,000 Sq Ft
New PDX Alaska Lounge (Now Rumored for 2026)
Food and drinks:
What Will AS Be Serving in First Class on Your Flight? (2024)
What Will AS Be Serving in First Class on Your Flight? (2025)
What F Entree Should I Choose? - Menu Discussion, Suggestions and Critiques
What Will AS Be Serving in Main Cabin on Your Flight? (2024 and Later)
100K Complimentary Snack or Meal in Main Cabin
Offers of a Pre-Departure Beverage (PDB) [2025]
Chocolate for MVP Gold+ in Coach: What? Where? Why?
Are The Elite Chocolates Gone? (No, Just More Elites)
Did the Free Biscoffs in Coach Go Away?
Goodbye Glenfarclas Scotch, Hello Vida Dulce Blanco Tequila
100K:
MVP Gold 100K Tier - Features and Benefits (Pre-Launch)
I Got/Didn't Get 100K Upgrade on AS (2025)
I Got/Didn't Get MVP/Gold/75K Upgrade on AS (2025)
2023 100K Rollover Miles Posted 2/1/2024
50K Miles MVP Gold 75K Premium Bonus
More 100Ks on the Upgrade List
First Class:
Which Is Your Favorite First Class Seat on AS?
F Lav Policy - Poorly Enforced?
First Class Downgrade Policy Change (Incl. 4 to 3 Rows)
Premium Class:
Premium Class Discussion
Major Expansion of First and Premium Class Seating
Reservations:
Same Day Confirmed Change (SDC)
Now youll see one price for the whole trip.
Will AS cancel overlapping reservations?
how to retrieve or view past / historical / used / completed itineraries?
Change Your Flight for Exclusive Rewards! (Nominal Travel Credit)
Upgrades:
How Complimentary Upgrades Work
Upgrade Processor Glitches
App Upgrade Offers
Using (MVP Gold Guest) Upgrade (GGU) Codes
In-App Upgrade Button (Added May 2024)
Upgrade wait-list broken after Atmos launch???
New Low - Gate Agent Carnival Barking to Sell Paid Upgrades
Destinations:
[Speculation] SEA: AS' New International Hub - What Cities Will Be Added Next?
AS Adds 3 New Routes from San Diego (PHX, ORD, DEN)
SEA Non-Stops to Tokyo (5/12/2025) and Seoul (9/12/2025)
SEA-LHR (Spring 2026) and SEA-KEF (5/28/2026)
SEA-Rome (FCO) Starts May 2026
Alaska Axes Four Routes
AS Schedule Changes (2023 and Later)
Let the Mileage Run Games Begin! (2025)
Special deals on special places
Global Getaways
Alaska Airlines - Views from Above the Wing
"Milk Run" Booking and Flying Questions
50% off award travel to "snowy destinations
Alaska Airlines expands winter travel options with 18 exciting new sun and ski routes
Spiking Hawaii Fares
Where Are You Finding Value with AS Miles These Days?
Operations:
AS<>HA Merged Operating Certificate Logistics
AS and HA Make Coordinated Capacity Changes (HNL-SEA, OGG-SAN, et al.)
Aftermath Effects on and Status of AS MAX 9 Fleet
Alaska 737 MAX - Planes, Flights and Experiences
Starlink Wi-Fi Coming to AS Mainline (Installs Begin December 2025)
Alaska Delayed/Canceled Compensation
Alaskas Network Operations Center
Airport locations:
AS Moved to Harvey Milk Terminal 1 at SFO (6/19/2024); HA on 12/4/2024
SFO Harvey Milk Terminal 1 - AS PreCheck / CLEAR
Flight Reductions at OAK
New PDX Terminal (Opened 11/14/2024)
AS Operating Out of JFK T7 and T8
JFK Term 7 and 8 Precheck /Clear or First class security line
AS at Dallas Love Field (DAL)
At the airport:
Post Your Baggage Service Guarantee Successes!
No Baggage Drop Until 4 Hours Before Departure?
Help needed to recover item left on board
Alaska Elite Bag (Brag) Tags
AS' Electronic Bag Tags
AS and CLEAR Team Up to Make Travel Easier and More Secure
AS Adding Touchless PreCheck to SEA, PDX and LAX
AS Eliminates Interlining on Separate Tickets (chip chip chip)
Easy-breezy global travel: Verify your passport from home with AS Mobile Verify
Up in the air:
New Rule Prohibiting Infants in Bulkhead Row/Seat Belt Air Bag Discussion Thread
Celebrity Sightings on AS
Unruly behavior while up in the air
Flight Attendant Devices and Elite Recognition
Services:
Alaska Access
AS Launches First-Ever Flight Subscription Service (Flight Pass) in CA, AZ, NV and UT
Alaska + Lyft Partnership
$500 AS Gift Cards for $449.99 at Costco (And They're Back)
Rants:
[Rant] Alaska Has Become a Giant Steaming Pile of Trash
[Rant] Alaska Airlines Is Losing Its Way
[Rant] Hey Alaska, "All prices are now round trip" sucks and is stupid
AS: Our IT systems are 'OK' even though they repeatedly fail
Misc:
Hawaiian Airlines:
Alaska Nears Deal to Acquire Hawaiian Airlines (DOJ Decision by 8/20/2024)
AS/HA Acquisition Moves to DOT After Clearing DOJ Review
HA Mobile App - Questions / Comments / Suggestions
AS Hawaii Routes Switching to HA Metal
Hawaiian Airlines Credit Cards
AS Elite Benefits on HA
Status Based on EQMs from Both Hawaiian and Alaska
Transfer Alaska Miles to/from Hawaiian
Upgrading on Hawaiian Airlines (HA)
I did/didn't get an upgrade using Upgrade Certificates on HAwaiian (2025)
AS-HA Elite Status Match
Further Cutbacks to Hawaii Service
Transfer Alaska Miles to/from Hawaiian
American Airlines:
AS-AA Partnership: Benefits, Mileage Earn/Burn and Discussion (No oneworld, Please)
Complimentary Upgrades on American (AA)
Complimentary Upgrades on Alaska Airlines (AS)
100K/75K AA Upgrade (SWU) Codes
What am I doing wrong? Alaska miles never posting to AA?
oneworld, partners:
AS' Membership in the oneworld Alliance - Benefits, Policies and Problems
Alaska Lounge Agents Don't Understand oneworld Rules
British Airways Seat Selection for AS (oneworld) Elites - What's the Latest Trick?
BA Inventory Missing from Alaska Search
How Long for BA and Other Airline Partner Flights to Credit to AS?
Aer Lingus (EI) Awards and Redemptions
Using Alaska Miles on LATAM
Alaska + Singapore Airlines (SQ) Partnership - Earning, Redeeming and Questions
Atmos Rewards Ending Partnership with LATAM and Singapore Airlines
Experiences with Hainan Airlines (HU)
AS Announces Porter Airlines (PD) As 30th Global Airline Partner (12/13/2023)
Definitive "Booking Japan Airlines (JL) Using AS Miles" Thread (2023-25)
Condor Tickets with Alaska Miles, Seat Selection
Alaska / Air Tahiti Nui (TN) Partnership and Benefits
AS Partnership with STARLUX Airlines (JX) [Launched 4/26/2023]
Alaska-Hainan (HU) Partnership
When Will VX FFs Receive Promised AS Million Miler Credit?
Alaska Airlines, Richard Branson Clash Over VX Licensing Fees
How many AS Award Miles Do I Need for QR Flights?
Thoughts from a Longtime 75K Who Moved to WN
Finnair (AY) Award Availability
How to Find Fiji Airways (FJ) Awards Using AS miles?
Oman Air first checked bag fee of $283.23 on Award Ticket
Crediting Iberia (IB) to AS
How Long for Partner Miles to Post?
Phantom Availability for Partner Awards
Booking Partner Premium Economy on Alaska Site?
Unable to Confirm Award Space on Partner
Atmos/Mileage Plan - Views from Above the Wing
EQMs from Award Travel
EQM via Mileage Plan Partners
2013-2022 (jackal, ftnoob, others)
Index of notable threads in the AS forum:
If you're new, feel free ask your question here:
2021 Alaska Airlines *FLAME-FREE Q&A thread: all welcome, new and old!
2020 Alaska Airlines *FLAME-FREE Q&A thread: all welcome, new and old! (closed)
2019 Airlines *FLAME-FREE* Q&A thread: all welcome, new and old!
2017 Alaska Airlines *FLAME-FREE* Q&A thread: all welcome, new and old!
2016 Alaska Airlines *FLAME-FREE* Q&A thread: all welcome, new and old!(closed)
2015 Alaska Airlines *FLAME-FREE* Q&A thread: all welcome, new and old! (closed)
Statistics threads:
I got/didn't get MVP/G/75K Upgrade (2019)
I got/didn't get MVP/G/75K Upgrade (2018)
Your Next AS/QX Flight
Post your baggage service guarantee successes
Notable benefits for AS flyers discussion threads:
Companion Fare FAQ
Upgrade Waitlist Issues Moving from MVP to Gold (or 75K)
Using MVP Gold Guest Upgrade (GGU) Certificates
AS MVPG+ and booking with Chase UR points
Same Day Confirmed Change (SDC)
Expiring Miles?
Opinionterminal miles post almost instantly
At the Airport:
TSA Adds AS to Pre✓ Program
Board Room Meeting Thread
Soup Lovers - Read it and Weep! (The AS Board Room Soup Thread)
Onboard:
What Will Alaska be Serving in First Class on Your Flight - 2021 Edition
What Will Alaska be serving in First Class on Your Flight - 2020 Edition
What Will Alaska be serving in First Class on Your Flight - 2019 Edition
What Will Alaska be serving in First Class on Your Flight - 2018 Edition
What Will Alaska be serving in First Class on Your Flight - 2016 Edition
What Will Alaska be serving in First Class on Your Flight - Reports 2015 (closed)
What Will Alaska be serving in First Class on Your Flight - Discussion (closed)
The DigEplayer Dirge
b737-900ER
Mileage Plan Offers and Promotions:
Club 49 Double Miles!
Promo Triple Miles on SEA-ANC and other Routes
Alaska Airlines credit cards
Alaska Airlines credit cards (closed)
From the Horse's Mouth:
How Complimentary Upgrades Work
AS Elite Status on Partners:
Partner Award Booking Questions:
Cathay Pacific (CX) Award Redemption, Booking and Availability 2017 and Later
CX (Cathay) Award availability - F & J
Emirates (EK) awards availability/booking/routing thread (consolidated)
The Archives:
From the land of OMNI
Other Fun:
Ask the Pilot
Celebrity Sightings on AS
Where we all hang out (Off-Topic Chatter)
New AA Earning Rates Aug 2016
Post explaining four booking scenarios for AA flights and how they would accrue against Mileage Plan
Alaska Airlines FAQ and Thread Index (WORK IN PROGRESS) -- Wiki Needs YOUR Help!
Jul 20, 2016 | 10:22 am
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: PDX
Programs: AS (Gold), UA, AA, DL, Hilton (Gold)
Posts: 236
Seat Selection
I think a entry on seat selection rules would be great.
I just booked a round trip to SNA for my wife and I and on the PDX-SNA leg only middles open. SNA-PDX no seats. Thought I was going to have a VDB opportunity then remembered the T-24 opening up. I couldn't remember the exact rules though. From reading a couple of recent threads, it sounds pretty simple.
With no status get to grab the seats at T-24 mark, beside the preferred plus. correct?
I just booked a round trip to SNA for my wife and I and on the PDX-SNA leg only middles open. SNA-PDX no seats. Thought I was going to have a VDB opportunity then remembered the T-24 opening up. I couldn't remember the exact rules though. From reading a couple of recent threads, it sounds pretty simple.
With no status get to grab the seats at T-24 mark, beside the preferred plus. correct?
Jul 20, 2016 | 11:19 am
#17
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: SEA
Programs: Hilton/Marriott Gold, Accor Silver
Posts: 2,036
I think a entry on seat selection rules would be great.
I just booked a round trip to SNA for my wife and I and on the PDX-SNA leg only middles open. SNA-PDX no seats. Thought I was going to have a VDB opportunity then remembered the T-24 opening up. I couldn't remember the exact rules though. From reading a couple of recent threads, it sounds pretty simple.
With no status get to grab the seats at T-24 mark, beside the preferred plus. correct?
I just booked a round trip to SNA for my wife and I and on the PDX-SNA leg only middles open. SNA-PDX no seats. Thought I was going to have a VDB opportunity then remembered the T-24 opening up. I couldn't remember the exact rules though. From reading a couple of recent threads, it sounds pretty simple.
With no status get to grab the seats at T-24 mark, beside the preferred plus. correct?
Jul 20, 2016 | 1:03 pm
#18
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
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Posts: 5,337
And can purchase preferred plus seats then too.
One slight asterisk I'd add is I've seen the preferred seats unblocked prior to OLCI/T-24 so don't be afraid to recheck the seat map in advance!
One slight asterisk I'd add is I've seen the preferred seats unblocked prior to OLCI/T-24 so don't be afraid to recheck the seat map in advance!
Sep 5, 2016 | 9:23 am
#19
Join Date: Nov 2010
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Programs: MP MVP Gold; Hilton - Gold; Marriott - Silver;
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Added the following link to missydarlin's post on the new AA earning rates onto the wiki:
Four booking scenarios for AA flights and how they earn against Mileage Plan
It still comes up in new threads every so often so i figured having it here would be useful.
Four booking scenarios for AA flights and how they earn against Mileage Plan
It still comes up in new threads every so often so i figured having it here would be useful.
Jan 5, 2019 | 4:35 pm
#20
Join Date: Apr 2017
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Updated some links to make them current to 2019. I am relatively new to actively posting here and didn't want to prune the tree too much. But some things seem ready to go (I am looking at you Delta benefits as AS elite....) Any opposition to trimming?
Jan 12, 2019 | 6:54 pm
#21
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS
Posts: 2,332
no opposition here.
Mar 18, 2019 | 2:35 am
#23
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Apr 26, 2021 | 1:53 pm
#25
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS
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Saver, Main and First.
For example,
SEA/LAX in June on a Tuesday
First is $229. Main is $89. Saver is $69. upgrade to Premium is $22
You can only upgrade to Premium after purchasing Main.
. Oh, realized you can upfare to First. You have to call AS Reservations to do that.
Hope this helps.
Apr 26, 2021 | 3:34 pm
#26
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: XNA
Programs: AA Exec Plat
Posts: 606
when you look up fares, you will see three columns.
Saver, Main and First.
For example,
SEA/LAX in June on a Tuesday
First is $229. Main is $89. Saver is $69. upgrade to Premium is $22
You can only upgrade to Premium after purchasing Main.
. Oh, realized you can upfare to First. You have to call AS Reservations to do that.
Hope this helps.
Saver, Main and First.
For example,
SEA/LAX in June on a Tuesday
First is $229. Main is $89. Saver is $69. upgrade to Premium is $22
You can only upgrade to Premium after purchasing Main.
. Oh, realized you can upfare to First. You have to call AS Reservations to do that.
Hope this helps.
Thanks again!
