Aug 24, 2014, 6:55 pm
Last edit by: beckoa
SFO AS BR closed June 2014.
AS moved terminals August 20th.
AS started using the SFO CX Lounge August 22, 2014 for Boardroom members.
Please follow discussion of the CX SFO lounge here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/23453275-post205.html
AS moved terminals August 20th.
AS started using the SFO CX Lounge August 22, 2014 for Boardroom members.
Please follow discussion of the CX SFO lounge here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/23453275-post205.html
SFO Board Room now closed eff. June 2014--see separate thread re: CX lounge access
Dec 21, 2013, 4:39 pm
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I speculate that Alaska Airlines will open a Boardroom at SJC where they see lots of flights and may even expand their services at SJC. The small Boardroom at SFO while nice is not as spacious as the one at LAX or PDX. I would hope Alaska would design the SJC Boardroom like the one at LAX.
Dec 21, 2013, 7:11 pm
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The SAN RCC was the main reason I had RCC membership when I lived there. It was a good lounge, would love for AS to take it over.
Alaska should do a deal with The Club which is a great lounge that is IME almost always empty (PP from Amex Plat gets me in); the staff there tell me that their contract with ANA is what pays the bills. It surely makes no sense for AS to add their own BR when there is a good independent lounge ready and waiting...
Alaska should do a deal with The Club which is a great lounge that is IME almost always empty (PP from Amex Plat gets me in); the staff there tell me that their contract with ANA is what pays the bills. It surely makes no sense for AS to add their own BR when there is a good independent lounge ready and waiting...
Dec 21, 2013, 7:26 pm
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Alaska should do a deal with The Club which is a great lounge that is IME almost always empty (PP from Amex Plat gets me in); the staff there tell me that their contract with ANA is what pays the bills. It surely makes no sense for AS to add their own BR when there is a good independent lounge ready and waiting...
Dec 21, 2013, 7:41 pm
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AS used to use at least one gate down by The Club; would hope that they could trade gates if they did do such a deal....
Dec 22, 2013, 9:35 am
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I have used YVR a lot, and since it became a PP room the food offerings are MUCH better, so maybe that is a good way to go in SFO if possible. Seems there is some inequality in the rooms, being PDX based I always wondered why I can get a mini-meal at the SEA and LAX board rooms, but not at PDX (other than pancakes in the morning of course). I will say all the staff at the PDX room are and always have been tremendous.
They've closed two locations since I've been a member: YVR and now SFO.
Dec 22, 2013, 9:41 pm
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Layoff notices went to all SF Board Room staff in November. Pretty sad situation.
Dec 22, 2013, 9:44 pm
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Dec 22, 2013, 10:45 pm
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Dec 22, 2013, 11:20 pm
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Sad for all the employees. Hopefully they'll be offered re location options. It was certainly a small but nice lounge, having only been in there a few times. I wonder who's going to take the space.
Dec 22, 2013, 11:25 pm
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Unfortunately, jobs would be limited @ SFO because the BR employees are technically management and cannot perform GA / ticketing / other related functions.
Dec 24, 2013, 1:05 pm
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Dec 24, 2013, 2:56 pm
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Notwithstanding, AS may need to boost the value proposition a bit --- especially if there's a divorce on the horizon with DL.
Dec 24, 2013, 5:25 pm
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I used the AS lounge at SFO in Sept when flying UA (priority pass) as the offerings could not possibly be worse than the United Club! I was pleasantly surprised by the nice wine they were serving and have been accustomed to friendly AS service. I recall the agent mentioning the closure as a likely happening. Sad and possibly shortsighted of AS.
Dec 25, 2013, 11:48 am
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I heard from an AS employee yesterday on a flight that the reason the terminal is being knocked down and replaced is it's sinking to the point they can't stabilize it. She also said that the word is they will put three gates in the international terminal for the meantime. I wonder how old the terminal is, it doesn't look "that" old, and what will replace it.
Dec 25, 2013, 12:05 pm
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I heard from an AS employee yesterday on a flight that the reason the terminal is being knocked down and replaced is it's sinking to the point they can't stabilize it. She also said that the word is they will put three gates in the international terminal for the meantime. I wonder how old the terminal is, it doesn't look "that" old, and what will replace it.