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
Feb 14, 2017, 8:22 am
#46
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Canada
Programs: AS, DL, UA, Hyatt, SPG
Posts: 2,574
I went into the main concourse BR on Wednesday last week. It was kind of a joke.
So packed there was nowhere for two people to sit together, upstairs or down.
The food options consisted of: some lettuce and some sliced mushrooms. That was it. No soup (ran out). No cheese.
I spent less than 5 minutes in there before walking back out.
As I walked back out I told one of the BR concierges how disappointing it was as a paid BR member, and that I was leaving to go to the DL lounge. She agreed wholeheartedly that the crowding, the lack lustre food offerings etc were all way below par and how she's "peeked in at the Delta and Amex clubs and they were amazing in comparison". She said management doesn't listen to the employee feedback and urged me to write in to AS Listens.
BR membership is becoming a joke and AS really needs to get their act together. Im regretting renewing my membership end of last year.
Instead I enjoyed far superior surroundings, amenities, food options and drinks at the new DL SC where the contract staff even come around and offer you beverage or cocktail refills at your seat now.
So packed there was nowhere for two people to sit together, upstairs or down.
The food options consisted of: some lettuce and some sliced mushrooms. That was it. No soup (ran out). No cheese.
I spent less than 5 minutes in there before walking back out.
As I walked back out I told one of the BR concierges how disappointing it was as a paid BR member, and that I was leaving to go to the DL lounge. She agreed wholeheartedly that the crowding, the lack lustre food offerings etc were all way below par and how she's "peeked in at the Delta and Amex clubs and they were amazing in comparison". She said management doesn't listen to the employee feedback and urged me to write in to AS Listens.
BR membership is becoming a joke and AS really needs to get their act together. Im regretting renewing my membership end of last year.
Instead I enjoyed far superior surroundings, amenities, food options and drinks at the new DL SC where the contract staff even come around and offer you beverage or cocktail refills at your seat now.
Feb 14, 2017, 10:50 am
#47
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: PDX
Programs: AS 75K, BW Plat, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat, Hilton Gold
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Visited the BR many, many times....never been denied entry with my PP, of course I almost never fly during a weekday unless it's during the holidays or summer so maybe that makes a difference.
Feb 14, 2017, 12:12 pm
#48
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: RSW
Programs: Delta - Silver; UA - Silver; HHonors - Diamond; IHG - Spire Ambassador; Marriott Bonvoy - Titanium
Posts: 14,185
Both clubs have their Members Only signs out this morning.
Feb 14, 2017, 12:55 pm
#49
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Location: BOS/ORH
Programs: AS 75K
Posts: 18,323
I guess I don't miss my lounge membership after all.
Feb 14, 2017, 2:33 pm
#50
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow
Programs: Airline Free Agent, Bonvoy Platinum, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 3,809
I guess my need for an AMEX Plat just got higher..
Feb 14, 2017, 2:35 pm
#51
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Location: Over the Bay Bridge, CA
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Feb 14, 2017, 4:43 pm
#52
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I didn't memorize the four restricted categories on the sign, only recalling no day pass members nor priority pass holders. If I had to guess, I'd say those 75K passes are excluded also. The intent seemed clear enough that they were only taking paid BR members, and eligible members of other clubs as required reciprocity.
Feb 14, 2017, 8:26 pm
#53
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Location: Florida
Posts: 29,750
[QUOTE=bigbirdwithsilverwings;27900261]
You do not get any prorate fee back, so might as well keep it till the AF comes up. Might get some retention offer.
It depends on where you got PP as to the guest policy. The one with Citi Prestige includes all immediate family I believe and the one with Chase Sapphire Reserve has an unlimited guest policy.
Gary Left wrote a blog saying that the Reserve card allows lounge "discretion" for companions which is why he suggested, and I bought, a secondary card for my wife which costs $75/year on top of the $450/year for the first Reserve card.
If PP is worthless, I'll drop the Reserve card before it renews as I've already got my $300 of "travel" spent this year.
Gary Left wrote a blog saying that the Reserve card allows lounge "discretion" for companions which is why he suggested, and I bought, a secondary card for my wife which costs $75/year on top of the $450/year for the first Reserve card.
If PP is worthless, I'll drop the Reserve card before it renews as I've already got my $300 of "travel" spent this year.
Feb 15, 2017, 7:59 am
#54
Join Date: Sep 2001
Programs: Alaska Tanzanite 100K
Posts: 3,858
I know Im a rare breed but I find my BR membership significantly worth more in the past 6 months since the AA Admirals Club reciprocity deal came into play.
The SeaTac rooms leave a lot of room for improvement, but overall I am happy. Then again, I did just shower at the SFO Admirals Club after nearly 24 hours in an airplane so Im in a good mood.
The SeaTac rooms leave a lot of room for improvement, but overall I am happy. Then again, I did just shower at the SFO Admirals Club after nearly 24 hours in an airplane so Im in a good mood.
Feb 15, 2017, 10:08 am
#55
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Kirkland, WA
Programs: AS 75K,UA Gold 1.6MM, Hilton Dia, Marriott LT Plat, Hyatt Glb, Natl Exec, Hertz 5*
Posts: 3,657
I was allowed in with PP at around 11:30a on Monday. They said the sign was put out but since a number of people had just left, there should be room. There were plenty of single seats available upstairs and the standard food available but lunch had just been put out.
I mentioned to the front desk that the PP members are grumbling about the restricted access and he apologized and said that this is just temporary until the C terminal BR opens but they have to prioritize their BR members.
Fortunately for me this is the time slot I am usually there and it is not too busy (and trends toward less busy at the noon hour).
I mentioned to the front desk that the PP members are grumbling about the restricted access and he apologized and said that this is just temporary until the C terminal BR opens but they have to prioritize their BR members.
Fortunately for me this is the time slot I am usually there and it is not too busy (and trends toward less busy at the noon hour).
Feb 15, 2017, 5:56 pm
#56
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: PDX/AVL
Programs: AS MVPG75K, HH Diamond
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sign out front of PDX BR this morning saying no access for priority pass members at this time.
Feb 16, 2017, 8:55 am
#57
Join Date: May 2013
Location: SEA
Programs: AS MVP Gold 100K
Posts: 2,030
When I was there yesterday the signs were out. I did see them turn away and angry PP holder, but no idea on BR passes. Once inside it was less crowded than I expected and it was nice as a paying member to actually be able to find a good seat!!
Feb 16, 2017, 11:23 am
#58
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS
Posts: 2,293
I wonder how they are handling passengers with F boarding passes.
Are these going to be allowed entrance or do they fall under the "no longer allowed" category??
Are these going to be allowed entrance or do they fall under the "no longer allowed" category??
Feb 16, 2017, 12:04 pm
#59
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Feb 16, 2017, 1:58 pm
#60
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Victoria, B.C.
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Hmmm. Makes me think I should choose Delta over Alaska when purchasing my next F fare. I have never been denied access to the Delta lounge in Seattle with a F Delta boarding pass.