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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)
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
#676
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#677
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Seattle
Programs: IHG Spire, Cunard Diamond
Posts: 314
Sign was out at SEA D terminal when I left at 9:30. My flight is delayed 2 hours so I moved to Club at SEA. The desk attendant confirmed they are extending their hours and added that they will be expanding food offerings as well. She said they've seen a definite increase in traffic since the AL started restricting access.
#678
Join Date: Nov 2013
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#679
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I am not saying that access to a particular club at any time is what I paid for, but your derogative post about people who pay for a certain product and have a reasonable expectation of getting the benefits of that product was IMO inappropriate.
#680
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 182
I have to agree that the Club at Seattle is a great alternative. The location may not be as convenient, but it's service more than makes up for that.
#681
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: SEA
Programs: DL PM
Posts: 19
4/21 4:30 PM - D gates - sign was out. Went to Centurion Studio instead.
#682
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: LAX
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No GC required. Purchasing a lounge membership qualifies as a reimbursable expense. Amex says so itself buried in the t&c. No hoops required.
#683
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Quick search found this (fairly old) post that reported a problem with getting lounge fees reimbursed. Might be worth esearching/asking there unless anc-ord722 or anyone else here has recent experiences?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...l#post16251396
#684
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS
Posts: 2,293
This may refer to day passes. I do remember that it was day passes that were not reimbursed. Discussed this with AmEx rep when designating AS as my airline.
Also, with new increased AF, AmEx may now allow a more liberal interpretation as far as "airline incidental" fees.
Also, with new increased AF, AmEx may now allow a more liberal interpretation as far as "airline incidental" fees.
#685
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Portland
Programs: MVPGold 75K
Posts: 494
i did it and it is reimbursed via amex plat
#686
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS
Posts: 2,293
Good to know...thanks for keeping us all up to date.
This may be a serious option for next year, PP seems like it's days are numbered on AS.
This may be a serious option for next year, PP seems like it's days are numbered on AS.
#687
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: LAX
Programs: UA MM | BA Silver
Posts: 7,193
There is a thread in the Amex forum that deals with the reimbursements.
Quick search found this (fairly old) post that reported a problem with getting lounge fees reimbursed. Might be worth esearching/asking there unless anc-ord722 or anyone else here has recent experiences?
Quick search found this (fairly old) post that reported a problem with getting lounge fees reimbursed. Might be worth esearching/asking there unless anc-ord722 or anyone else here has recent experiences?
That makes two. I know ppl love to use it for airfare via GCs, but I think this is a better value. Plus the CSR doesn't discriminate. Much easier for airfare.
#688
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It's a garbage lounge and IMO its only plus side is the fact that it isn't crowded. I wondered there out of curiosity last time I was at SEA and was almost happy to be kicked out at 5:30 pm or whatever their closing time is and headed over to the Amex Lounge, while getting denied entry to the AS lounge along the way.
It'll be disappointing if AS drops out of Priority Pass, but not surprising. They should owe loyalty first to the paying Boardroom members, and who knows the impacts of the impending AS/DL divorce (still bitter... ), In the US Priority Pass is really a way for lounges to make some cash when they don't have active flights, but clearly that doesn't work for airlines that have flights all day, hence why US dropped out after the AA merger.
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#689
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Orlando
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Sunday, 2pm, no sign out at the D location. So I walked in and asked "Priority Pass?", and the friendly agent replied, "Certainly".
I post this because I went to the second floor and was surprised to see it quite full, perhaps 90%, with just a few open seats
Seems strange that I was admitted with the club so full, but just glad to be in.
I post this because I went to the second floor and was surprised to see it quite full, perhaps 90%, with just a few open seats
Seems strange that I was admitted with the club so full, but just glad to be in.
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