Feb 18, 2017, 12:46 am
Last edit by: tattikat2
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)
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)
Priority Pass and denied entry at the Alaska Lounge b/c of space - 2018 and Earlier
Jan 2, 2019, 7:51 am
#1786
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But sure, a premium class lounge meant to serve international/transcon premium class passengers flying long haul or high status alliance passengers > a domestic lounge serving customers for an airline that doesn’t have TATL flights, transcon premium or lie flat seats. Water is also wet.
Last edited by eponymous_coward; Jan 2, 2019 at 7:57 am
Jan 2, 2019, 7:55 am
#1787
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: New York
Posts: 799
i think i read somewhere you can buy a day pass for Alaska lounge? would they still let someone in then, with or without a sapphire card?
Jan 2, 2019, 8:02 am
#1788
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I don’t see why anyone would buy AL access at JFK T7 if they weren’t flying AS, given how JFK is laid out, and PP gives you other non-T7 options. Are you planning on flying AS regularly out of JFK?
Jan 2, 2019, 8:21 am
#1789
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: New York
Posts: 799
https://www.alaskaair.com/content/ai...ounge/day-pass
I don’t see why anyone would buy AL access at JFK T7 if they weren’t flying AS, given how JFK is laid out, and PP gives you other non-T7 options. Are you planning on flying AS regularly out of JFK?
Jan 2, 2019, 10:22 am
#1790
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Personally if I thought the Chase card was worth it I’d get it and use whatever PP restaurants or lounges strike your fancy.
Last edited by eponymous_coward; Jan 2, 2019 at 10:27 am
Jan 2, 2019, 10:34 am
#1791
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: if it's Thursday, this must be Belgium
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Posts: 6,484
If you are wanting to get into [the JFK] Lounge to use for your flights on Alaska, those are the exact flight hours around which they tend to close the lounge to PP members.
Last edited by dayone; Jan 2, 2019 at 11:31 am Reason: Clarity after merge.
Jan 2, 2019, 3:02 pm
#1792
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I always thought that PP was kind of useless before, but, now, with the restaurants added, it has real value. I'll easily save $150 on food throughout the year, so that's the whole $450 CSR annual fee paid for right there ($300 travel credit + $150 in food)
Jan 2, 2019, 4:41 pm
#1793
Join Date: Aug 2018
Programs: AA Exec Plat, Bonvoy Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 621
Maybe not super useful for you specifically since you're usually getting into the AA lounges based on fare class, but an Admirals Club membership (including the Citi credit card that comes with AC access) gets you into Alaska's lounges.
Jan 2, 2019, 4:48 pm
#1794
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
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Jan 3, 2019, 3:30 pm
#1795
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: NYC/PHX
Programs: IATA, Sabre, AvgeekAgent
Posts: 1,958
Visited LAX today using my AC membership. Ahead of me in line to check-in we’re two ladies using PP. Overheard on elevator that they saw the “no PP/lounge club” sign posted but would try anyway.
Lounge agent was very pleasant with them, but asked if they saw the sign, stated it was “just put out” (11:00am), and that AS agents hoped to take it down in about 30 min, “so swing by again”.
I have only only used the AS lounge at LAX and JFK 6-7x combined, but the sign excluding PP has always been posted when I’ve visited.
Lounge agent was very pleasant with them, but asked if they saw the sign, stated it was “just put out” (11:00am), and that AS agents hoped to take it down in about 30 min, “so swing by again”.
I have only only used the AS lounge at LAX and JFK 6-7x combined, but the sign excluding PP has always been posted when I’ve visited.
Jan 3, 2019, 4:22 pm
#1796
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LAX today too. Sign still out at 3pm. We're on FC tix so no problem for us.
Lounge about 50-60% full.
Lounge about 50-60% full.
Jan 3, 2019, 5:13 pm
#1797
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: Alaska Airlines
Posts: 659
I was at LAX on 01/02, I think we got to the lounge about 8:40AM.
I couldn't see if the sign was out because there were so many people crowded around the elevator. At first I thought it was just people queuing up to use the elevator as the airport was quite busy (Holiday weekend plus Rose Bowl in LA area) but then I realized it was just a disorganized mob and there was a lounge attendant in the elevator holding the door open and repeating: "First class and members only!".
I raised my hand and called out that I was a member and had to sort of force my way through the mob, it wasn't a polite scene... You'd think that elevator was the last life-boat on the Titanic. One older gent waiting made a snarky comment about Alaska Air as the doors closed and a lady on the elevator ask "Was he being passive aggressive, or just aggressive?". "Aggressive" sighed the lounge agent.
I'd say it was about 60% full. I had 2 guests and we had a bit of a challenge finding 3 good spots together, but not too bad.
About 20min later I saw the guy who yelled at the elevator in the lounge complaining loudly to his friend that it wasn't even as nice as the Delta lounge.
Stay classy rando angry PP member
I couldn't see if the sign was out because there were so many people crowded around the elevator. At first I thought it was just people queuing up to use the elevator as the airport was quite busy (Holiday weekend plus Rose Bowl in LA area) but then I realized it was just a disorganized mob and there was a lounge attendant in the elevator holding the door open and repeating: "First class and members only!".
I raised my hand and called out that I was a member and had to sort of force my way through the mob, it wasn't a polite scene... You'd think that elevator was the last life-boat on the Titanic. One older gent waiting made a snarky comment about Alaska Air as the doors closed and a lady on the elevator ask "Was he being passive aggressive, or just aggressive?". "Aggressive" sighed the lounge agent.
I'd say it was about 60% full. I had 2 guests and we had a bit of a challenge finding 3 good spots together, but not too bad.
About 20min later I saw the guy who yelled at the elevator in the lounge complaining loudly to his friend that it wasn't even as nice as the Delta lounge.
Stay classy rando angry PP member
Jan 4, 2019, 6:27 am
#1798
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: New York
Posts: 799
suffice to say my intrigue about the Alaska lounge has waned....ill stick to the flagship AA lounge. seems like way too much trouble just to get in...
Jan 4, 2019, 9:44 am
#1799
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: NYC/PHX
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It's a nice lounge, with a warmer atmosphere than most lounges today, which I find unique and pleasant. The complimentary bar is also of higher quality (i.e., actulal brand name spirits) than the Admirals Club. That said, it is absolutely not worth a trip if the Flagship Lounge is a convenient option available to you.
Jan 11, 2019, 11:47 am
#1800
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I was surprised to gain admittance at LAX this morning at 9 AM. I wasn’t optimistic because I was turned away the last 2 times I flew out of LAX. The lounge has been 90% full most of the time we’ve been here - it started to clear out a bit at 10:30. We did see them turn away 2 separate parties who were trying to enter >3 hours before their flight time.