Jan 10, 2017, 12:11 am
Last edit by: ryandc99
~Moderator note:~
We're lucky to have missydarlin as a long-standing member of our community. For those who don't know, Missy works for Alaska and has been gracious enough to serve as an unofficial liaison between us and her employer. (She's also an all-around sweetheart.) She's kindly offered to help clear up any confusion and answer any questions that we have in regards to the December 19th announcements from Alaska and associated changes to Mileage Plan.
In order to help her manage finding and answering your questions and keeping things readable around here, let's refrain from engaging in discussion in this thread. Please post only your questions and any directly-related follow up for Missy. If you have other commentary or responses to things posted here, let's keep those for other threads. (This one's a good one to post your comments in.)
We will be deleting any off topic discussion as we see it, so please only post questions to this thread.
Thanks,
jackal and ryandc99
Co-Moderators, Alaska Airlines forum
~End Moderator Note~
We're lucky to have missydarlin as a long-standing member of our community. For those who don't know, Missy works for Alaska and has been gracious enough to serve as an unofficial liaison between us and her employer. (She's also an all-around sweetheart.) She's kindly offered to help clear up any confusion and answer any questions that we have in regards to the December 19th announcements from Alaska and associated changes to Mileage Plan.
In order to help her manage finding and answering your questions and keeping things readable around here, let's refrain from engaging in discussion in this thread. Please post only your questions and any directly-related follow up for Missy. If you have other commentary or responses to things posted here, let's keep those for other threads. (This one's a good one to post your comments in.)
We will be deleting any off topic discussion as we see it, so please only post questions to this thread.
Thanks,
jackal and ryandc99
Co-Moderators, Alaska Airlines forum
~End Moderator Note~
Consolidated questions for Missy
Dec 19, 2016, 12:57 pm
#76
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: YYF/YLW
Programs: AA, DL, AS, VA, WS Silver
Posts: 5,950
Dec 19, 2016, 12:57 pm
#77
Join Date: May 2013
Location: SEA
Programs: AS MVP Gold 100K
Posts: 2,029
Missy, could you look into this as perhaps something was missed here. I scanned the entire schedule and there are ZERO options for a 5,000 point redemption on YEG to SEA. I did see an odd 7,500 YEG to LAX via SEA but very rare indeed. If 5,000 is a redemption level then it needs to be available at some point over the next year of schedule! 
. Oh and YEG-SEA is 557 miles IIRC.
. Oh and YEG-SEA is 557 miles IIRC.
Dec 19, 2016, 1:02 pm
#78
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2015
Location: BOS, YVR, ZRH
Programs: *G
Posts: 17,383
So e.g. BA I now gives
150% EQM
250% RDM, plus 50-125% elite?
That's really good, especially as AA is gutting their RDM earnings.
Dec 19, 2016, 1:06 pm
#79
Moderator Communications Coordinator, Signatures
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: deep within the Eskimo lair
Programs: TubWorld, Bar Alliance, Borratxo Legendarium
Posts: 16,968
Dec 19, 2016, 1:35 pm
#80
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SEA, but up and down the coast a lot
Programs: Oceanic Airlines Gold Elite
Posts: 20,378
Dec 19, 2016, 1:59 pm
#81
Join Date: May 2013
Location: SEA
Programs: AS MVP Gold 100K
Posts: 2,029
Looking at this more, it appears that some cities simply have no 5,000 mile level awards at all ever. For example, YKM-SEA has none for the entire year of 2017. Really that doesn't bug me that much, what does bug me is up until today there were lots of 7,500 mile intra-state awards, now the cheapest award is 10,000.
Dec 19, 2016, 2:14 pm
#82
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SEA, but up and down the coast a lot
Programs: Oceanic Airlines Gold Elite
Posts: 20,378
Looking at this more, it appears that some cities simply have no 5,000 mile level awards at all ever. For example, YKM-SEA has none for the entire year of 2017. Really that doesn't bug me that much, what does bug me is up until today there were lots of 7,500 mile intra-state awards, now the cheapest award is 10,000.
Dec 19, 2016, 2:25 pm
#83
Join Date: Apr 2008
Programs: AS MVPG
Posts: 454
Does the low-fare guarantee apply to Virgin flights as well? I'm seeing flights priced higher on the AS site than the VX site.
Dec 19, 2016, 2:31 pm
#84
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: East Coast US
Programs: Free Agent
Posts: 192
Issue with VX number link to AS number
VX sent an email indicating a new AS MP number would be generated on Jan 9, EXCEPT there was a link at the bottom indicating the ability to link to an existing AS MP account by Dec 26.
The link resolved to as AS MP login page. After logging in, a page showed a box with the AS MP account name and number and space for the Elevate name, but no actual name in the Elevate fields. There was a confirmation button asking whether these accounts should be linked.
Despite multiple tries from the source email link, no name ever populated in the Elevate fields. Since this effort is being managed on an AS web page, I asked this question here. Wondering if Missy has any info on this issue, or if others have had this issue as well?
The link resolved to as AS MP login page. After logging in, a page showed a box with the AS MP account name and number and space for the Elevate name, but no actual name in the Elevate fields. There was a confirmation button asking whether these accounts should be linked.
Despite multiple tries from the source email link, no name ever populated in the Elevate fields. Since this effort is being managed on an AS web page, I asked this question here. Wondering if Missy has any info on this issue, or if others have had this issue as well?
Dec 19, 2016, 2:43 pm
#85
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: SEA
Programs: AS MVPG
Posts: 153
"On January 9, Elevate members will be receiving a Mileage PlanTM number, but based on our records, you're already enjoying the benefits of Alaska's award-winning Mileage Plan. If we got it right, there's no need to contact us. But, if either of these account numbers are wrong, please let us know by December 26, so we can update our records accordingly, and assign you a Mileage Plan number if needed.
Elevate: *****
Mileage Plan: *****
Rest assured, your Elevate and Mileage Plan accounts will both remain active. Your balances aren't going anywhere, and in fact, you can continue to earn Elevate points or Mileage Plan miles when flying on either Virgin America or Alaska Airlines. Starting January 9, you will be able to convert Elevate points into Alaska Mileage Plan miles at a rate of 1.3 Mileage Plan miles per Elevate point. By converting your points to miles, you can access award travel to over 900 destinations with Alaska Airlines and Alaska Global Partners."
Dec 19, 2016, 2:48 pm
#86
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: SEA
Programs: Hilton/Marriott Gold, Accor Silver
Posts: 2,036
I'm wondering about this too--a VX itinerary I'd been looking at (but hoping to pay for using some wallet credit) is running almost 2.5x as expensive on the AS site.
Dec 19, 2016, 2:54 pm
#87
Moderator Communications Coordinator, Signatures
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: deep within the Eskimo lair
Programs: TubWorld, Bar Alliance, Borratxo Legendarium
Posts: 16,968
VX is being treated as a codeshare, so it's my understanding that you wouldn't be able to use wallet credits
Dec 19, 2016, 2:57 pm
#88
Moderator Communications Coordinator, Signatures
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Posts: 16,968
Dec 19, 2016, 3:12 pm
#89
Moderator: Alaska Mileage Plan
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 12,307
VX sent an email indicating a new AS MP number would be generated on Jan 9, EXCEPT there was a link at the bottom indicating the ability to link to an existing AS MP account by Dec 26.
The link resolved to as AS MP login page. After logging in, a page showed a box with the AS MP account name and number and space for the Elevate name, but no actual name in the Elevate fields. There was a confirmation button asking whether these accounts should be linked.
Despite multiple tries from the source email link, no name ever populated in the Elevate fields. Since this effort is being managed on an AS web page, I asked this question here. Wondering if Missy has any info on this issue, or if others have had this issue as well?
The link resolved to as AS MP login page. After logging in, a page showed a box with the AS MP account name and number and space for the Elevate name, but no actual name in the Elevate fields. There was a confirmation button asking whether these accounts should be linked.
Despite multiple tries from the source email link, no name ever populated in the Elevate fields. Since this effort is being managed on an AS web page, I asked this question here. Wondering if Missy has any info on this issue, or if others have had this issue as well?
N.B. I'm an expiring Elevate Silver so I was glad to read this (although matching to Gold as an MVPG would be better):
"In addition, your 2016 Elevate elite status will automatically be extended through 2017."
Dec 19, 2016, 3:14 pm
#90
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 7
If the VX to AS status match is Gold to Gold and not to Gold 75k, I wonder what benefit is there of having your status miles go to VX. Wouldn't it be best to earn status on AS so that you have a chance of getting Gold 75k versus the other way which would limit you to Gold for both?
