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 20, 2017, 2:59 pm
#106
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Kirkland, WA
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Well if BR members are getting peeved and not renewing (I wouldn't...) then it is costing them in that way. Either way, if they are near capacity they shouldn't try and push it...
Feb 20, 2017, 3:03 pm
#107
Moderator: Alaska Mileage Plan
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So what is the hierarchy for admittance?
Alaska Lounge member
AS Paid F passenger
AA Admirals Club member
Alaska Lounge day pass
Priority Pass member
AS Paid F passenger
AA Admirals Club member
Alaska Lounge day pass
Priority Pass member
Feb 20, 2017, 3:23 pm
#108
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Feb 20, 2017, 4:03 pm
#109
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Seattle, WA
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Alaska Lounge Member/AA Admirals Club Member
Alaska Paid F passenger, etc.
Actually, if Alaska wishes to make paid first class a "member for the day" as part of the ticket then they should all have equal status to all paid members. Then follow through with day passes, PP. I think it has been said that Alaska appears to be losing out in income by denying admittance so if they want to offer this product then they should expand. Then again, I am not a business man! Like most others in this thread, I am beginning to question having a Lounge membership as it really has not offered anything of benefit these past several months, at least to me.
Feb 20, 2017, 5:36 pm
#110
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03FEB17 SEA N BR 5:30pm Friday PP denied
12FEB17 SEA N BR 4:00pm Sunday PP denied
Note I'm a BR (sorry: AL) member. On both days, there were people queued up to enter the lounge. But as I walked up to use the "Magic Finger" entry gadget I saw/heard the agents telling Priority Pass cardholders that the lounge was space constrained.
Also on Friday 3 Feb. the agent told a fellow that he could use a MVP75K pass to gain access if he wanted.
12FEB17 SEA N BR 4:00pm Sunday PP denied
Note I'm a BR (sorry: AL) member. On both days, there were people queued up to enter the lounge. But as I walked up to use the "Magic Finger" entry gadget I saw/heard the agents telling Priority Pass cardholders that the lounge was space constrained.
Also on Friday 3 Feb. the agent told a fellow that he could use a MVP75K pass to gain access if he wanted.
Feb 20, 2017, 5:41 pm
#111
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I didn't have issues using my 75K lounge pass after I was denied using my PP card
Feb 20, 2017, 5:54 pm
#112
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Both the C and N lounges have the sign out right now. I even asked at the C lounge but no go. I am sitting in the United Club over in A now.
Feb 20, 2017, 7:26 pm
#113
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LAX BR just had the no PP sign out -- went up anyway (actually, went up just because) and they let us in anyway. One of the agents told the other "we just had 15 people leave, so I'm taking some PP." I'm not a lounge person, and almost never stop by the BRs in LAX and PDX, but if it's true that AS generates $20+ per visit, I might start making it a point to swipe in before wandering off to less depressing parts of the airport.
Feb 20, 2017, 7:43 pm
#114
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LAX BR just had the no PP sign out -- went up anyway (actually, went up just because) and they let us in anyway. One of the agents told the other "we just had 15 people leave, so I'm taking some PP." I'm not a lounge person, and almost never stop by the BRs in LAX and PDX, but if it's true that AS generates $20+ per visit, I might start making it a point to swipe in before wandering off to less depressing parts of the airport.
Feb 20, 2017, 10:03 pm
#115
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: La Conner, WA
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I have traveled through SEA a lot lately as an AA Admirals Club member and have been more than disappointed with the services at the SEA Alaska Lounge. Poor WiFi, sad snacks, etc. I usually stay in the Central Terminal area, looking at planes, and tapped into my phone's WiFi.
Back to topic. Never been denied access to any Alaska Lounge either with my Priority Pass (prior to 2016), or my AA Admirals Club membership.
Back to topic. Never been denied access to any Alaska Lounge either with my Priority Pass (prior to 2016), or my AA Admirals Club membership.
Feb 20, 2017, 10:16 pm
#116
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Feb 20, 2017, 10:19 pm
#117
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Feb 20, 2017, 11:31 pm
#118
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2/16/17 LAX AS 1:00 PM Thursday PP accepted
2/16/17 SEA C AS 5:30 PM Thursday PP denied
2/20/17 ANC. AS 8:30 PM Monday PP accepted
Airport was packed @ SEA. They told me to go to Concourse A but only had about an hour between flights so just waited to board. Both times, they never checked my boarding pass though.
2/16/17 SEA C AS 5:30 PM Thursday PP denied
2/20/17 ANC. AS 8:30 PM Monday PP accepted
Airport was packed @ SEA. They told me to go to Concourse A but only had about an hour between flights so just waited to board. Both times, they never checked my boarding pass though.
Feb 21, 2017, 12:15 am
#119
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Ugh, there's no other option with PP at PDX. I don't rly enough to make a BR membership cost effective but the day pass cost does add up... probably 4 to 6 visits a year. I just got my CSR a couple months ago and was looking forward to the PP perk.... might have to use my bonus points up and then downgrade the card and get the Amex Plat card so I have PP access AND Delta Sky Club. I was leaning toward the Amex card anyway but the 100k chase bonus and $300 travel credit is what pulled me over. The airline fee refund on Amex is less beneficial for me, but I'm sure I could use it up every year.
Feb 21, 2017, 12:18 am
#120
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Ugh, there's no other option with PP at PDX. I don't rly enough to make a BR membership cost effective but the day pass cost does add up... probably 4 to 6 visits a year. I just got my CSR a couple months ago and was looking forward to the PP perk.... might have to use my bonus points up and then downgrade the card and get the Amex Plat card so I have PP access AND Delta Sky Club. I was leaning toward the Amex card anyway but the 100k chase bonus and $300 travel credit is what pulled me over. The airline fee refund on Amex is less beneficial for me, but I'm sure I could use it up every year.