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Old Feb 18, 2017, 12:46 am
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Date, Location, Day of week, Time of Day and method of access for denial.

Please include if you are actually flying Alaska that day, or some other airline, so we can see if the BR is giving preference to AS flyers

3/10/17 SEA D AL 4pm Friday - sign out (was flying Alaska)
3/12/17 SEA N & A AL 6pm Sunday PP denied
2/18/17 PDX AL 6:00am Saturday (flying AS) - PP denied (sign out)
3/21/17 SEA D AL 9am Tuesday - sign out
3/21/17 SEA N AL 9:45am Tuesday - sign out
3/24/17 SEA D AL 1:15pm Friday - sign out (was flying Alaska)
3/25/17 SEA D AL 1:15pm Saturday - sign out
3/25/17 SEA D AL 9:00pm Saturday - sign out
3/26/17 PDX C AL 9:15pm Sunday - Sign out (Was flying AS)
4/2/17 SEA D AL 4:00pm Monday - sign out
4/3/17 SEA D AL 10:30a Monday - sign out - PP requested-denied - was allowed with AL lounge pass - 90% occupied
4/10/17 SEA D 6:45 AM - sign out
4/12/17 SEA D 8:20 PM - sign out
4/14/17 SEA D 10:00 AM - sign out
4/16/17 SEA N 11:00am - sign out, was even upgraded to F on AS and MVP75K, no dice. It was a busy Easter Sunday
4/17/17 PDX 5:35am - no sign, admitted with a smile
4/22/17 PDX 6:35am - no sign, admitted
4/22/17 SEA D 8:15am - no sign, went to Centurion Lounge instead
4/23/17 SEA D and N 4:30pm - sign out. N lounge half empty.
4/26/17 LAX 11:30am - no sign
4/26/17 SEA D no sign, went to The Club
4/27/17 SEA D 10:40 AM - sign out
4/27/17 SEA N 10:50 AM - sign put out just as I entered, admitted with PP as the "last one"
4/27/17 SEA N 4pm - no sign, admitted with PP and a Delta bp
4/30/17 SEA D no sign, admitted
5/1/17 PDX 6:30 am - no sign, admitted, maybe 50% full
5/8/17 SEA D 11:00 am - new sign saying no PP guests, admitted as a PP cardholder.
5/15/17 SEA D 12:30pm sign out no PP
5/18/17 SEA N 7pm Thursday - no sign, admitted (PP, flying AS)
5/18/17 ANC 11:30pm Thursday - no sign, denied, but admitted 45 minutes later (PP, flying AS)
5/19/17 ANC 3pm Friday - no sign, admitted (PP, flying AS)
5/23/17 PDX C 4pm Tue - admitted (PP, flying WN).
5/27/17 PDX 7:50am no sign
6/28/17 LAX 12:30pm/3:30pm- no sign, admitted
9/25/17 PDX 2:00 - sign out, admitted without comment (PP, flying AA)
11/8/17 SEA C 09:00 AM - admitted (PP, flying AS). Only a few seats available, but at least a few seats remained available the whole time I was there
11/16/17 LAX 09:00 AM- sign out, no PP
02/0319 LAX 5pm Sunday-sign out no PP (flying AS)
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Old May 31, 2018, 7:56 am
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Sign out 06:50 Thursday May 31 at D at SEA
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Old May 31, 2018, 9:36 am
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Originally Posted by Ripper3785
Same day-We were admitted to N at about 4:30 after being referred from C(agent called over to check and put us on a list). When we left at about 5 the signs were out at all 3.(went for a walk)

One of the FA's for our flight was in the lounge(not in uniform) with another non-working AS FA.

Also admitted to N on 5/26 @ 6:30am.
Ah, so no room for PP members, but room for employees
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Old May 31, 2018, 9:56 am
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Originally Posted by mvoight
Ah, so no room for PP members, but room for employees
The employee may have had a membership, or had Priority Pass and got in while the sign was down, or purchased a lounge pass, or was guested in by a member.
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Old May 31, 2018, 10:55 am
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Originally Posted by mvoight
Ah, so no room for PP members, but room for employees
I did find that interesting, but I chalk it up to the possibility of one of them having a BR membership. Not nearly as interesting as the conversation they were having.
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Old May 31, 2018, 6:20 pm
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No different than not being able to get into minute suites in DFW or timberline bar in DEN so packed you cant get in even if payjpa cold hard cash.
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Old Jun 2, 2018, 12:55 am
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Thu 5/31 8:00 pm @ PDX: no sign, admitted with 1 guest, warm welcome by receptionist
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Old Jun 2, 2018, 5:35 pm
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Late data point checking in: Sign out at 5/28 around 530pm.
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Old Jun 3, 2018, 9:40 am
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Accessed D at SEA using Priority Pass with no guests on Thursday, May 31 at 14:00. Went over to N at 16:00 and sign was out.
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Old Jun 3, 2018, 6:06 pm
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ANC open for Priority Pass today despite being pretty busy when I arrived. Quiet now
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Old Jun 4, 2018, 2:29 pm
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Sign out at JFK approx. 4pm today. Lounge at perhaps 25 percent occupancy when I entered.
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Old Jun 4, 2018, 3:38 pm
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No problem entering the JFK lounge with priority pass Sunday morning(June 3rd) before the 7:15 flight to Seattle. Lounge was not very full.
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Old Jun 4, 2018, 5:51 pm
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PDX sign out today, Mon 6/4 6:15 am.
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Old Jun 4, 2018, 8:27 pm
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Originally Posted by flyupfrnt
ANC open for Priority Pass today despite being pretty busy when I arrived. Quiet now
ANC sign was up on 5/30/18 - arrived on an A class ticket so still got in. This was at 2:20 PM. but it did look like there were some international flights leaving that afternoon.
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Old Jun 9, 2018, 8:39 am
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PDX sign out 31-May-2018 8 - 8:15 AM.
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Old Jun 9, 2018, 12:46 pm
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Walked by the PDX lounge four times in the past two weeks, and sign was out every time. I was on F tickets on two of these trips, so peeked in -- no more than 2/3 full. IMO, PDX is an airport where it's quite easy to get by without a lounge, and I find the AS lounge pretty dreadful, especially when crowded.

I usually stop by the D/E side Capers to pick up some snacks. I've been asked for BPs 2/3rds of the time in recent months. The sandwiches/salads are pretty terrible and ridiculously overpriced -- $12 for a grab-n-go sandwich? What happened to the PDX non-inflated price guarantee? Does Capers get around that because they only have airport locations? I seriously feel like I'm being scammed buying here even if I get it for free with the $28 PP credit.

I have a few UA lounge passes left (the ones that come with Hyatt Globalist), expiring 6/30. If any of the PDX regulars would like to try out the UA lounge, send me a message and I'll mail you a cert.
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