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
Dec 10, 2017, 4:04 pm
#1246
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PDX
12/5 - Did not check the lounge as I was flying out with UA. But man the capers thing is a better deal anyway. Got a great breakfast bagel, coffee and coffee beans. They let me use two PP cards so I grabbed some extra snacks.
12/8 - Coming home, got some more goodies from cappers, but only got to use 1 card. Sounds like PP is asking them to be more strict which seams fair. The cashier said "you wouldn't use two cards when you as one person enter a lounge would you?"
As a side note, I was talking about the longevity of the non-lounge options with my dad, as myself and my parents are loving the capers option. And I realized PP really won't see costs increase that much if at all, since every entry to Alaska was costing them 28 bucks anyway. We as the consumers are just getting a better value now, IMHO. Excluding the times where I need a quiet workspace.
12/5 - Did not check the lounge as I was flying out with UA. But man the capers thing is a better deal anyway. Got a great breakfast bagel, coffee and coffee beans. They let me use two PP cards so I grabbed some extra snacks.
12/8 - Coming home, got some more goodies from cappers, but only got to use 1 card. Sounds like PP is asking them to be more strict which seams fair. The cashier said "you wouldn't use two cards when you as one person enter a lounge would you?"
As a side note, I was talking about the longevity of the non-lounge options with my dad, as myself and my parents are loving the capers option. And I realized PP really won't see costs increase that much if at all, since every entry to Alaska was costing them 28 bucks anyway. We as the consumers are just getting a better value now, IMHO. Excluding the times where I need a quiet workspace.
Dec 10, 2017, 11:05 pm
#1247
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PDX
12/5 - Did not check the lounge as I was flying out with UA. But man the capers thing is a better deal anyway. Got a great breakfast bagel, coffee and coffee beans. They let me use two PP cards so I grabbed some extra snacks.
12/8 - Coming home, got some more goodies from cappers, but only got to use 1 card. Sounds like PP is asking them to be more strict which seams fair. The cashier said "you wouldn't use two cards when you as one person enter a lounge would you?"
As a side note, I was talking about the longevity of the non-lounge options with my dad, as myself and my parents are loving the capers option. And I realized PP really won't see costs increase that much if at all, since every entry to Alaska was costing them 28 bucks anyway. We as the consumers are just getting a better value now, IMHO. Excluding the times where I need a quiet workspace.
12/5 - Did not check the lounge as I was flying out with UA. But man the capers thing is a better deal anyway. Got a great breakfast bagel, coffee and coffee beans. They let me use two PP cards so I grabbed some extra snacks.
12/8 - Coming home, got some more goodies from cappers, but only got to use 1 card. Sounds like PP is asking them to be more strict which seams fair. The cashier said "you wouldn't use two cards when you as one person enter a lounge would you?"
As a side note, I was talking about the longevity of the non-lounge options with my dad, as myself and my parents are loving the capers option. And I realized PP really won't see costs increase that much if at all, since every entry to Alaska was costing them 28 bucks anyway. We as the consumers are just getting a better value now, IMHO. Excluding the times where I need a quiet workspace.
Dec 10, 2017, 11:23 pm
#1248
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Do either of you have a source that the PP chargeback is $28? I have read that the payment to restaurants may be limited to as low as $24. I've also never seen confirmation that AS gets $28.
Dec 10, 2017, 11:27 pm
#1249
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I wouldn't be surprised if the payment was lower than $28.
Dec 11, 2017, 1:15 am
#1250
Join Date: Sep 2001
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Posts: 3,858
its not. PP has to maintain the "value", so the restaurants have to set a certain level. PP pays via check/bank transfer, so the $28, less merchant fees of 5%, isn't a lot - but I'd wager to say its in the low $20s; which is the same as most airline clubs (which, should, be a 'wash' both ways).
Dec 11, 2017, 6:44 am
#1251
Join Date: Dec 2005
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I am waiting for when someone decides to publicize an effort to try and live at PDX with PP....
Dec 11, 2017, 12:06 pm
#1252
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Dec 11, 2017, 9:27 pm
#1253
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PDX 12/11 Sign Out
Portland lounge had the sign out at 6 AM this morning that due to capacity, priority pass not accepted.
Dec 12, 2017, 8:38 am
#1254
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: PDX
Posts: 469
12/2, PDX, 6:30pm - No sign out, lounge a little less than half full.
12/4, LAX, 9:30pm - No sign out, lounge about 2/3rds full.
I still haven't gone over to the Capers location in C, as I tend to grab some items at D which has a bigger to go selection, and then go sit in the comfy chairs in the concourse connector.
12/4, LAX, 9:30pm - No sign out, lounge about 2/3rds full.
I still haven't gone over to the Capers location in C, as I tend to grab some items at D which has a bigger to go selection, and then go sit in the comfy chairs in the concourse connector.
Dec 14, 2017, 9:31 pm
#1255
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LAX 12/14 8:20pm - Rude man working the desk refuses PP entry. There are empty seats in the lounge. 
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Dec 15, 2017, 12:45 am
#1256
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Dec 15, 2017, 8:48 am
#1257
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This is false. The Asiana lounges in Seoul are going Asiana passengers only for Priority Pass starting next year. Why Alaska doesn't do this during high traffic times puzzles me.
Dec 15, 2017, 11:32 am
#1258
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I said it before, but based on numerous reports of half-empty Alaska Lounges with the "No PP" sign out, capacity issues is unlikely to be the only reason why they aren't accepting PP members. I think the PP relationship with Alaska in general is likely to go away completely in the not too distant future and PP likely sees the writing on the wall as evidenced by the Caper's Market benefit at PDX (which is a great alternative to the AL I might add).
Dec 18, 2017, 10:47 am
#1259
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: PDX
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Posts: 2,561
Sign up no PP PDX Dec 18 morning
Quick search revealed the Capers benefit. Wow, so happy with that! Had a great breakfast with much better food... Gave up the quiet workspace but it's a good alternative if AL is going to keep shutting us out. Without the Capers option I would have said the PP was really pretty useless around here... Entry to AL is only 50% in my experience.
Now they just need to do a restaurant benefit in SLC and other airports where they have no lounge at all.
Now they just need to do a restaurant benefit in SLC and other airports where they have no lounge at all.
Last edited by psychtobe; Dec 18, 2017 at 10:52 am
Dec 18, 2017, 11:55 am
#1260
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Oh, man, I would love to have an option in SLC. They just added a restaurant in DEN (in C), which previously had no options, so hopefully this is the start of a trend.