Sep 1, 2014, 12:14 am
AS SFO Boardroom closed in June 2014.
AS BR members can now access the SFO CX Lounge.
Hours of operation: 6am-1am
Requirements for access:
- Current Boardroom Membership; and
- Same day flight on an Alaska marketed & operated flight.
Entry is not open to:
- Paid F tickets
- Boardroom members with a flight on another airline (e.g., CX)
- Priority Pass holders
- BR Day Pass holders
AS BR members can now access the SFO CX Lounge.
Hours of operation: 6am-1am
Requirements for access:
- Current Boardroom Membership; and
- Same day flight on an Alaska marketed & operated flight.
Entry is not open to:
- Paid F tickets
- Boardroom members with a flight on another airline (e.g., CX)
- Priority Pass holders
- BR Day Pass holders
AS Board Room members now have access to the SFO CX business lounge effective 8/22/14
Aug 31, 2014, 3:36 pm
#46
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That being said, I've never noticed the taste. If only they'd get some real maple syrup...
Sep 1, 2014, 3:29 pm
#48
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Well I for one think this is stupid. I don't have a BR membership because I only buy F tickets on AS and that includes lounge access, which is one of the reasons I buy F vs try for upgrades. Wonder what has better margins, a one time purchase of a few hundred bucks for a BR membership or ~20 r/t in paid F.
Sep 1, 2014, 10:30 pm
#49
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Well I for one think this is stupid. I don't have a BR membership because I only buy F tickets on AS and that includes lounge access, which is one of the reasons I buy F vs try for upgrades. Wonder what has better margins, a one time purchase of a few hundred bucks for a BR membership or ~20 r/t in paid F.
You aren't worse off, there is no BR at SFO for you to use as an F passenger.
Sep 1, 2014, 10:33 pm
#50
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Sep 1, 2014, 10:42 pm
#51
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Sep 1, 2014, 10:51 pm
#52
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ETA: Apparently, it's pre-security. Slightly better for traveling on Alaska, but that's still an easy 15+ minutes to get to the gates, even with pre-check.
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Sep 2, 2014, 8:18 am
#53
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Sep 2, 2014, 5:29 pm
#54
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The fact that they have made arrangements for Board Room members to use the CX lounge doesn't make you more toast. You were already toast.
Sep 2, 2014, 6:25 pm
#55
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The Centurion Lounges at DFW and LAS are post security. LGA pre-security makes some sense since there are four piers in the central terminal each with their own security. But given the SFO set-up, it is insane if the Centurion Lounge is pre-security.
Sep 2, 2014, 7:26 pm
#56
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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...fo-future.html
Sep 2, 2014, 8:14 pm
#57
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That thread is clear as mud 
Extensively quoted here (via rumors, it is FT after all) that the SFO Centurion Lounge will be airside (e.g., after security).
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...fo-future.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...fo-future.html
Sep 4, 2014, 12:26 am
#58
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After my original post I did some quick Googling and that's what I found. I have no idea about veracity.
Sep 11, 2014, 8:12 am
#59
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The CX lounge is a very nice option for those of us who are Boardroom members. Yesterday was my first time stopping in. Much bigger than the old BR at SFO. I do feel bad for those buying F tickets who have no option, but at least AS didn't abandon those of us who are members.
Nov 4, 2014, 4:43 pm
#60
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The CX lounge is a very nice option for those of us who are Boardroom members. Yesterday was my first time stopping in. Much bigger than the old BR at SFO. I do feel bad for those buying F tickets who have no option, but at least AS didn't abandon those of us who are members.
The only - and I do mean only - food available was a bowl of pasta salad, a few pieces of fruit, packaged breakfast cereals and some muffins left over from morning, and a few bags of Sun Chips and potato chips.
There are soft drinks and coolers with beer, a few bottles of wine setting out, but that's it. Zip. Nada. Zilch.
It bore no resemblance to the reviews I've seen of the lounge. My impression is that things are strikingly scaled back during non-CX flight times. I sure hope AS isn't paying very much to CX - because CX certainly isn't supplying much.
And to think I'd been looking forward to visiting this lounge ...
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