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
Sep 4, 2017, 1:52 pm
#1096
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Stopped by the Caper's Market (in D) around 9:45pm last night and they were still open. Since we were arriving, I didn't bother checking to see if the AS Lounge had the "no PP" sign-out. The Caper's Cafe in C looked pretty much shut down although I think it was "officially" still open. If you're wanting to sit down and have a meal, the Cafe is for sure the place to go, but if you just want to pick up some to-go food, go to the Market across from the D TSA checkpoint.
Since it was my first time using my PP benefit there, I double checked with the cashier who was pleasant, but not too excited about discussing the PP benefit...maybe she was just ready to go home
Anyway, since my wife and I both had PP and we each had a kid with us, we picked up over $100 worth of groceries for free....everything from fresh blueberries, beef jerkey, individual cereal bowels with milk, dried apples, juice, etc. I must admit that it did feel a bit awkward and I wonder what others around us thought seeing us buy so much, but it was fun non-the-less We even gave our parking lot shuttle driver a $9 bag of jerkey as his "tip"
The next time I'm there during a meal time, I'd like to try a meal at the Cafe.
Since it was my first time using my PP benefit there, I double checked with the cashier who was pleasant, but not too excited about discussing the PP benefit...maybe she was just ready to go home
Anyway, since my wife and I both had PP and we each had a kid with us, we picked up over $100 worth of groceries for free....everything from fresh blueberries, beef jerkey, individual cereal bowels with milk, dried apples, juice, etc. I must admit that it did feel a bit awkward and I wonder what others around us thought seeing us buy so much, but it was fun non-the-less We even gave our parking lot shuttle driver a $9 bag of jerkey as his "tip" The next time I'm there during a meal time, I'd like to try a meal at the Cafe.
Sep 4, 2017, 6:46 pm
#1097
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This past Friday night C lounge. Denied on Priority Pass but allowed in on F boarding pass (thanks to AS rebooking us from U to F for the last let after a swap from QX to OO). She was explicit that without that F boarding pass she would've denied is due to overcrowding.
It was pretty packed and the new lounge is not that big so it would've been fair to deny us.
It was pretty packed and the new lounge is not that big so it would've been fair to deny us.
Sep 4, 2017, 8:27 pm
#1098
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Location: HNL
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Posts: 236
I doubt I'll ever be able to get a $28 PP credit at Anthony's though
Sep 4, 2017, 8:56 pm
#1099
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It's easy to spot the PP shoppers at Capers. They're the ones going "Oh, I'll take two of those, too" when they already an armload of stuff. This benefit is yet another reason I prefer to connect through PDX instead of SEA.
I doubt I'll ever be able to get a $28 PP credit at Anthony's though
I doubt I'll ever be able to get a $28 PP credit at Anthony's though
Sep 4, 2017, 9:22 pm
#1100
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Should be in a PP thread @ Capers... but is there wine or beer "to go" at the C location of Capers at all? On tighter connections it is a bit of a trek to the D location.
Sep 9, 2017, 10:19 am
#1101
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Denied for PP in N BR 9/9/17.
Looked 30% full, but a lot of flights arriving at once based off train loads.
Looked 30% full, but a lot of flights arriving at once based off train loads.
Sep 9, 2017, 10:36 am
#1102
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Quick ride to C BR and was let in "for you" 
and my guest ^
Just a quick visit as I want to go snag a shower @ AX lounge (yes AS, we want showerS in the Flagship N BR.
and my guest ^Just a quick visit as I want to go snag a shower @ AX lounge (yes AS, we want showerS in the Flagship N BR.
Sep 9, 2017, 11:29 am
#1103
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I can live without showers in a airport lounge and the overhead / expense that would be passed on to the members. If I need a shower I simply go to my hotel before my meetings. I don't get that dirty when I'm in an airplane.
Sep 9, 2017, 12:07 pm
#1104
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Not everyone wanting a shower is headed to a meeting and a hotel. Some of us have arrived after a long day and a late night red-eye flight. Some even arrive in the morning and are headed straight to meetings, precluding the ability to check in to a hotel (at 7am) and use a shower.
I admit that AS's route network doesn't lend itself to people needing it that often (due to the lack of red-eye transcons), but those of us flying red-eyes from Alaska would appreciate their existence (and do appreciate the ones in the Amex lounge).
Sep 9, 2017, 1:23 pm
#1105
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Somehow American Express is able to have showers in their lounges for significantly less cost than the AS Lounge charges.
Not everyone wanting a shower is headed to a meeting and a hotel. Some of us have arrived after a long day and a late night red-eye flight. Some even arrive in the morning and are headed straight to meetings, precluding the ability to check in to a hotel (at 7am) and use a shower.
I admit that AS's route network doesn't lend itself to people needing it that often (due to the lack of red-eye transcons), but those of us flying red-eyes from Alaska would appreciate their existence (and do appreciate the ones in the Amex lounge).
Not everyone wanting a shower is headed to a meeting and a hotel. Some of us have arrived after a long day and a late night red-eye flight. Some even arrive in the morning and are headed straight to meetings, precluding the ability to check in to a hotel (at 7am) and use a shower.
I admit that AS's route network doesn't lend itself to people needing it that often (due to the lack of red-eye transcons), but those of us flying red-eyes from Alaska would appreciate their existence (and do appreciate the ones in the Amex lounge).
Sep 9, 2017, 1:52 pm
#1106
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AS however will spend the additional cost to remove showers when configuring lounges...aka SEA C.
Sep 9, 2017, 2:16 pm
#1107
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I like showers for red eyes. If I've had to check out of my hotel at noon and have been out in the city and active all day sometimes I like a shower before getting on my flight. If not and I do a redeye there have been times I have showered at the lounge and changed clothes and headed on to the office
Sep 10, 2017, 10:08 pm
#1108
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I’m actually with Mrs. philemer on this one. One of my happiest discoveries when I started flying UA was that cereal was available for breakfast both on-board in F and in the United Clubs.
The novelty of the pancake machine wore off after a year or so. Now, it’s objectively meh. You can have your waxy, cardboardy autopancakes. I’ll take cereal any day of the week.
The novelty of the pancake machine wore off after a year or so. Now, it’s objectively meh. You can have your waxy, cardboardy autopancakes. I’ll take cereal any day of the week.
Sep 13, 2017, 9:55 pm
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Stopped by the Caper's Market (in D) around 9:45pm last night and they were still open. Since we were arriving, I didn't bother checking to see if the AS Lounge had the "no PP" sign-out. The Caper's Cafe in C looked pretty much shut down although I think it was "officially" still open. If you're wanting to sit down and have a meal, the Cafe is for sure the place to go, but if you just want to pick up some to-go food, go to the Market across from the D TSA checkpoint.
Since it was my first time using my PP benefit there, I double checked with the cashier who was pleasant, but not too excited about discussing the PP benefit...maybe she was just ready to go home Anyway, since my wife and I both had PP and we each had a kid with us, we picked up over $100 worth of groceries for free....everything from fresh blueberries, beef jerkey, individual cereal bowels with milk, dried apples, juice, etc. I must admit that it did feel a bit awkward and I wonder what others around us thought seeing us buy so much, but it was fun non-the-less We even gave our parking lot shuttle driver a $9 bag of jerkey as his "tip"
The next time I'm there during a meal time, I'd like to try a meal at the Cafe.
Since it was my first time using my PP benefit there, I double checked with the cashier who was pleasant, but not too excited about discussing the PP benefit...maybe she was just ready to go home
Anyway, since my wife and I both had PP and we each had a kid with us, we picked up over $100 worth of groceries for free....everything from fresh blueberries, beef jerkey, individual cereal bowels with milk, dried apples, juice, etc. I must admit that it did feel a bit awkward and I wonder what others around us thought seeing us buy so much, but it was fun non-the-less We even gave our parking lot shuttle driver a $9 bag of jerkey as his "tip" The next time I'm there during a meal time, I'd like to try a meal at the Cafe.
Sep 13, 2017, 10:14 pm
#1110
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You just show the PP card and they swipe it. No ID or anything.