Nov 4, 2015, 12:33 pm
Last edit by: IceTrojan
"Board Room members with same day travel on a purchased or redeemed mileage ticket on Alaska Airlines or American Airlines have access to all Admirals Club locations listed below. Members also get complimentary access for their immediate family (spouse/domestic partner and children under the age of 21) or two guests. Board Room members and their guests do not have access to American Premium or Flagship Lounges."
AS BR members expanded access to AA Admirals Clubs
Aug 5, 2015, 5:59 pm
#16
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: Alaska 100K - MM, defender of shoes on the carpeted bulkhead 4ever, AA LT PLT, Hyatt Glob, HH Dia
Posts: 7,446
We have both AA and AS memberships. We may be saving 700 bucks a year by getting rid of our Admiral's Club memberships.
What I love about the AC is that there are actually ticket agents working the desk, so they can reroute during IRROPS or deal with any relatively minor ticketing issue if there are not a million people milling around the desk/entry.
I was shocked to see that the BR agents could not do this.
lala
What I love about the AC is that there are actually ticket agents working the desk, so they can reroute during IRROPS or deal with any relatively minor ticketing issue if there are not a million people milling around the desk/entry.
I was shocked to see that the BR agents could not do this.
lala
Aug 5, 2015, 6:06 pm
#17
Join Date: Jan 2008
Programs: AS MVPG, CO, NW(now DL), Flying Blue
Posts: 6,554
We have both AA and AS memberships. We may be saving 700 bucks a year by getting rid of our Admiral's Club memberships.
What I love about the AC is that there are actually ticket agents working the desk, so they can reroute during IRROPS or deal with any relatively minor ticketing issue if there are not a million people milling around the desk/entry.
I was shocked to see that the BR agents could not do this.
lala
What I love about the AC is that there are actually ticket agents working the desk, so they can reroute during IRROPS or deal with any relatively minor ticketing issue if there are not a million people milling around the desk/entry.
I was shocked to see that the BR agents could not do this.
lala
That statement might ruffle up some feathers but thats the quick answer as to why this doesnt happen in boardrooms. Been brought up at many a gold meetings when they were held and that was basically the response. We'd like to but we cant
Last edited by ANC; Aug 5, 2015 at 6:15 pm
Aug 5, 2015, 7:22 pm
#18
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: PDX/HIO
Programs: AS MVPG; Hertz Pres; Tanquery Million Minier
Posts: 375
long been a peeve of mine. A lot of DL rooms are also staffed as such. What it comes down to is a case of union contracts run ammuck. The AS GA/CSA's at the airport basically throw a tantrum and say how dare those concergie's in the AS boardroom be allowed to do this, even though it would better the experience of our customers That statement might ruffle up some feathers but thats the quick answer as to why this doesnt happen in boardrooms. Been brought up at many a gold meetings when they were held and that was basically the response. We'd like to but we cant
That statement might ruffle up some feathers but thats the quick answer as to why this doesnt happen in boardrooms. Been brought up at many a gold meetings when they were held and that was basically the response. We'd like to but we cant
Aug 5, 2015, 7:39 pm
#19
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The AC agents at ORD have saved my bacon a couple of times during snow delays / cancels. Their superpowers alone make AC fees worthwhile. It's absurd that AS, a more service-minded airline in general, cannot do this in its own BRs.
Aug 5, 2015, 7:46 pm
#20
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Isn't AS overall a somewhat more egalitarian airline? If so, I would expect that the attitude would be that BR members should not have an advantage in IROPs rebookings: Everyone should be served in order from the same line.
Aug 5, 2015, 8:06 pm
#21
Join Date: Jan 2008
Programs: AS MVPG, CO, NW(now DL), Flying Blue
Posts: 6,554
from my experience though the AA system pretty much rebooks everybody automatically within seconds of IRROPs and does so based on the status hierarchy. My only issues with AA is that you get rebooked onto next available AA metals and I have to haggle them to go interline out side of partners like onto UA or DL flights after I find their flight theyve auto rebooked me on 35 hours later to be unacceptable when theres a UA flight leaving to the destination 3 hours later with 20 empty seats
Aug 5, 2015, 8:11 pm
#22
Join Date: Jan 2008
Programs: AS MVPG, CO, NW(now DL), Flying Blue
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What airline does that? Who stands in line at the gate where the plane went IRROPed? Call or go to another gate or service center. I have a an AA flight cancel at K12 at ORD I sure as hell am not standing in line at the K12 gate. Im on the horn ASAP to AA and at the same time going to their service desk or another gate where there isnt a line of 120 mad people
Aug 5, 2015, 8:36 pm
#23
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Portland, OR
Programs: Alaska Gold 100k
Posts: 959
I think the huge deal here is opening up all the US Flights to AS flyers. Although I am lovin' to be able to use the admirals clubs at DFW and ORD. Now only if AA would put a nonstop from PDX to NYC area, that would be great as the DL divorce is imminent that leaves us no options at PDX as AS mileage plan members.
Here is the link from the AS MP page.
http://www.alaskaair.com/content/mil...rtnership.aspx
Here is the link from the AS MP page.
http://www.alaskaair.com/content/mil...rtnership.aspx
Aug 5, 2015, 9:57 pm
#24
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Are the AA staff still "declining" to provide (free) internet access to BR members? That was certainly the case last time I was through ORD a while ago.
Aug 5, 2015, 10:02 pm
#25
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS MM, MVPGold100k, Hilton Diamond, Hertz Presidents Circle
Posts: 1,475
Aug 5, 2015, 10:07 pm
#26
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Now if AS could align the AA saver first domestic awards with the 25K charged by AA (compared to the 32.5K on AS), that would be icing on the cake 
Aug 5, 2015, 11:47 pm
#27
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I'd like a single SWU for MVPG75K
*since we're creating a wishlist.
I'd like a single SWU for MVPG75K
*since we're creating a wishlist.
Aug 6, 2015, 6:39 am
#28
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from my experience though the AA system pretty much rebooks everybody automatically within seconds of IRROPs and does so based on the status hierarchy. My only issues with AA is that you get rebooked onto next available AA metals and I have to haggle them to go interline out side of partners like onto UA or DL flights after I find their flight theyve auto rebooked me on 35 hours later to be unacceptable when theres a UA flight leaving to the destination 3 hours later with 20 empty seats
Aug 6, 2015, 8:06 am
#29
Join Date: Jun 2000
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Aug 6, 2015, 10:41 am
#30
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