Apr 11, 2016, 1:13 am
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New Thread with 738 Fleet Tracking
739 thread with fleet tracking
Original Press Release
737-800s: Rows 6-10 are Premium
737-900/900ERs: Rows 6-9 are Premium
All 737-800s have been converted. 737-900s now in work. All aircraft to be complete by end of 2017.
Snack Box info from AKCuisine and Post 514:
3" x 3" x 2" box weighing in at 2.17 ounces. It's also "locally sourced - which translates to "Distributed by Oakfield Farms Solutions LLC, Grapevine, Texas."
Inside the box is 1.16 oz of Craisins (110 cal); 0.63 oz of unsalted almonds (100 cal); and a 0.375 oz square of Ghirardelli chocolate (50 cals) - total, 260 calories.
739 thread with fleet tracking
Original Press Release
Originally Posted by alaskaair.com/newsroom
Seats in the Premium Class section will have at least 35" of pitch, compared to 31" to 32" in the rest of the main cabin. To make room for the Premium Class while maintaining pitch in the main cabin, Alaska will reconfigure and reduce the number of seats available on some aircraft. Also, pitch in the First Class cabin will be increased from 36" to 41" providing a significantly enhanced experience for those customers.
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Model Fleet count Current seats Reconfigured cabin (First class/Main cabin)(First class/Premium class/Main) 737-800 61 16/147 12/30/117 737-900/900ER 77 16/165 16/24/138 E175 15 12/64 12/12/52
737-900/900ERs: Rows 6-9 are Premium
All 737-800s have been converted. 737-900s now in work. All aircraft to be complete by end of 2017.
Snack Box info from AKCuisine and Post 514:
3" x 3" x 2" box weighing in at 2.17 ounces. It's also "locally sourced - which translates to "Distributed by Oakfield Farms Solutions LLC, Grapevine, Texas."
Inside the box is 1.16 oz of Craisins (110 cal); 0.63 oz of unsalted almonds (100 cal); and a 0.375 oz square of Ghirardelli chocolate (50 cals) - total, 260 calories.
Premium Class Discussion
Apr 19, 2021, 9:25 pm
#1036
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: SAN, BOS
Programs: AS MVPG100K, BAEC Gold, Hilton Diamond, Bonvoy Plat,
Posts: 2,282
When I’m in PC and not F, almost no one gets the chocolate bar, which means their either MVP or buying up. Anecdotally, a lot of the people are buying up to PC for the blocked middle seat, which makes me think AS will continue to block middle seats for the up charge
Apr 19, 2021, 9:27 pm
#1037
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: PDX
Programs: AS 75K, BW Plat, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 10,725
When I’m in PC and not F, almost no one gets the chocolate bar, which means their either MVP or buying up. Anecdotally, a lot of the people are buying up to PC for the blocked middle seat, which makes me think AS will continue to block middle seats for the up charge
Apr 20, 2021, 1:56 pm
#1039
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: PDX
Programs: AS MVP Gold 100K
Posts: 2,329
Have you priced business class fares, possibly even with United or Jet Blue? They were sub $500 not too long ago, which is right in the range of where you were going to be.
Apr 20, 2021, 6:06 pm
#1040
Join Date: Oct 2018
Posts: 304
I did see Jet Blue Mint was $598. Not sure I want to go there for a 8:30am flight though. I’m sure they’re crazy comfortable but I’d be more inclined if I got to use the bed for a late nighter or overnight flight. I’ll give United a look but they haven’t come up in any of my searches. Delta was around $600/pp too iirc.
Apr 25, 2021, 11:16 am
#1042
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: PDX
Programs: AS MVP Gold 100K
Posts: 2,329
The cart will only come through once, within the first hour of flight (order a double of whatever you want then). They usually make one more pass mid-flight to offer water bottles/take orders for other drinks. Feel free to use the call button at any time in between.
Apr 25, 2021, 11:54 am
#1043
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263
James
May 26, 2021, 4:06 pm
#1044
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 12,598
When I’m in PC and not F, almost no one gets the chocolate bar, which means their either MVP or buying up. Anecdotally, a lot of the people are buying up to PC for the blocked middle seat, which makes me think AS will continue to block middle seats for the up charge
May 26, 2021, 6:57 pm
#1045
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: PDX
Programs: AS 75K, BW Plat, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 10,725
Flew PC this morning SEA-LAX due to a misconnect last night when my PDX-SEA flight went MX for half an hour and there were no F seats on the first SEA-LAX flight this morning and I got downgraded. All we got was a biscoff - no PC snack and no chocolate bar. I may have been the only MVPG who wasn't in F - when they called group A it was apparently just me, and then they called B right away. I did have an empty middle next to me, but the recline in my seat also seemed to be broken.
May 26, 2021, 8:11 pm
#1046
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS
Posts: 2,293
we upgraded family members who do not drink, so at $600, more legroom and a cookie better make them 😆 happy.
May 26, 2021, 8:50 pm
#1047
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 12,598
I almost asked them to route me back to PDX last night and to LAX in the morning - I could have at least slept at home #2 in PDX instead of the Marriott. I think there were still a couple flights to PDX left for the night. There also may have been F availability on the other flights - it was a (very cheap) paid F ticket. I'd originally bought the ticket in october with one of their discount coupons, and in early march realized I could sit in F for another $35 for the RT, I did that. So any compensation for getting downgraded will be almost certainly be less than for the MX causing me an overnight.
May 26, 2021, 10:22 pm
#1048
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: PDX
Programs: AS 75K, BW Plat, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 10,725
I almost asked them to route me back to PDX last night and to LAX in the morning - I could have at least slept at home #2 in PDX instead of the Marriott. I think there were still a couple flights to PDX left for the night. There also may have been F availability on the other flights - it was a (very cheap) paid F ticket. I'd originally bought the ticket in october with one of their discount coupons, and in early march realized I could sit in F for another $35 for the RT, I did that. So any compensation for getting downgraded will be almost certainly be less than for the MX causing me an overnight.
May 26, 2021, 10:38 pm
#1049
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 12,598
They covered it plus a meal voucher that I used in the morning - I didn't even have to request it. They have a pretty good system for hotels - they send you an email and you can choose from a bunch in the area. The first few on the list are things like Econolodge and BestWestern, but the airport Marriott wasn't far down, and they both let me use my benefits and gave me a few points. It's also very close, so it was faster to walk back to the airport in the morning than wait for their shuttle. Since it was probably some super-discount-bulk rate, they stuck me in a room that seemed like a longer walk from the front desk than the distance from the front desk to the airport. It was a perfectly fine room though. When you pick the hotel it emails you a hotel voucher confirmation number and the meal voucher, and their system is quick enough that it happens while you're with the CSR. They were very helpful, but it would have been more helpful to hold the plane about 5 more minutes instead of leaving 2 minutes early. They offloaded me while I was on the train from C to N.
If they were going to make me pay for hotel I'd have probably had a friend (married to an AS captain, of all things) come get me and stayed with them, or had them put me on a flight back to PDX and stayed at home. I also asked about OAL flights last night, but it was late enough that there weren't any left. They did check.
If they were going to make me pay for hotel I'd have probably had a friend (married to an AS captain, of all things) come get me and stayed with them, or had them put me on a flight back to PDX and stayed at home. I also asked about OAL flights last night, but it was late enough that there weren't any left. They did check.
May 26, 2021, 10:47 pm
#1050
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: SFO
Programs: AS, UA, WN, IHG Diamond Elite, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Gold, CET 7*
Posts: 3,301
Is this really a question? Have you ever been made to pay for your own accommodations due to a MX on any airline? They usually include 2 meal vouchers as well.
I'd be requesting a Supervisor immediately if that ever happened to me, and in many decades of airline travel, that's happened to me exactly zero times.
I'd be requesting a Supervisor immediately if that ever happened to me, and in many decades of airline travel, that's happened to me exactly zero times.