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
Jul 31, 2017, 2:52 pm
#1006
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: LAX, LGB, SNA
Programs: AA EXP OWE, DL DM ST+, AS MVPG, UA, BA, WN CP, Hyatt E, Ritz Plat, HH GM
Posts: 3,185
Just checked PP site, that is awesome. I might as well not even look at the AS lounge.
Jul 31, 2017, 2:53 pm
#1007
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Verdi, NV, SFO & Olympic (aka Squaw )Valley.
Programs: Ikon Pass Full + AS Gold + Marriott Titanium + Hilton Gold. Recovering UA Plat. LT lounge AA+DL+UA
Posts: 3,826
Jul 31, 2017, 2:55 pm
#1008
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 1,643
$28 off final bill per person. Great news. Flying with a baby Saturday so this will be a little more appropriate than the lounge for some pre-flight food and coffee.
Jul 31, 2017, 5:07 pm
#1009
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend, Moderator, Information Desk, Ambassador, Alaska Airlines
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: FAI
Programs: AS MVP Gold100K, AS 1MM, Maika`i Card, AGR, HH Gold, Hertz PC, Marriott Titanium LTG, CO, 7H, BA, 8E
Posts: 42,957
Exciting adds to PDX. Will be thru mid-month. 
Aug 1, 2017, 1:49 am
#1011
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: PDX
Programs: AS 75K, BW Plat, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 10,744
Aug 1, 2017, 7:53 am
#1012
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: PDX
Programs: AS MVPG
Posts: 609
Are there any other airports in the PP network that offer non-club options like this? At many airports, especially PDX, the food/drink offerings and ambiance are so much better outside the lounges.
Aug 1, 2017, 9:52 am
#1013
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Oregon
Posts: 28
Will be heading out of PDX on Sat. This is great news. Wife and I each have our own PP card. Will see how things work and if we can visit multiple locations on the same day. Don't see any restrictions on that.
Aug 1, 2017, 2:50 pm
#1014
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 398
London Gatwick, One of the big australia airports ( forget which ), Atlanta now has Minute Suites which is like a small work office with a bed. Alternative options are out there and slowly growing. I like the idea.
Aug 1, 2017, 6:51 pm
#1015
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS
Posts: 2,294
Sydney has 6 restaurants with PP credits. (Perhaps more) Melbourne also, has restaurant credit.
Aug 1, 2017, 7:52 pm
#1016
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Toledo, OH
Programs: Delta DM & MM, Hilton DM, Marriott gold, Hyatt Globalist, Alaska 75K, Wyndham Diamond,
Posts: 15,401
Now that Escape at MSP isn't part of PP you can get a $15 Food credit at the PGA lounge OR a $15 credit towards the golf experience which would nice for golfers in the case of a long layover or severely delayed flight
Aug 3, 2017, 12:48 am
#1017
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: SW Michigan, ex SF Bay Area
Posts: 836
Arrived in PDX today and stopped by to check it out. Cashier confirmed that Priority Pass was accepted for payment, and since my wife was with me, we could get up to $56 of merchandise for free.
They have pre-made sandwiches, salads, and breakfast burritos; fresh fruit including pints of blueberries; yogurt; bottled water, juices, and sodas; desserts; chcocolates, chips, fancy cheese puffs, bags of granola, caramel corn, jerky, blocks of cheese, summer sausages; bagels, muffins, and cookies. All of the above items were grab-and-go. There was also a display case with quiche, frittatas, croissants, and scones. Signs in several places read "Try it HOT! Heating available at counter." I'm sure there were some items that I did not list.
We selected our items, nearly $55 worth. Paying with Priority Pass was just like using a credit card, except you sign on the same type of device as in the lounges. I asked for and received a receipt; it showed Priority Pass as the method of payment. Was not asked for a boarding pass.
It felt like Christmas! Or maybe like one of those shopping spree deals where the winner gets to keep anything they can grab in two minutes. I don't understand how this can last; seems like somebody has to be losing money on it. But it sure was fun using the benefit today!
^^^Big thanks to PDXpress for the heads up! ^
Aug 3, 2017, 4:28 am
#1018
Moderator: Mileage Run, InterContinental Hotels
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 5,932
Originally Posted by Rare
It felt like Christmas! Or maybe like one of those shopping spree deals where the winner gets to keep anything they can grab in two minutes. I don't understand how this can last; seems like somebody has to be losing money on it. But it sure was fun using the benefit today! ^^^
^^^I agree that this sounds overly generous, but really, how many of us will grab $56 worth of stuff here? I actually think Capers is one of the worst outlets at PDX, but of course still better than the lounges. I've stopped by house spirits a bunch of times, and I rarely get anywhere near the maximum.
FWIW, I'm somewhat used to the voucher instead of lounge system in Japan. Flying business out of KIX, one can choose a 3000 voucher (about $30, valid for food outlets, duty free, even a drugstore). I choose the voucher every time (and then head to the KAL lounge, where I can get in with PP).
Aug 3, 2017, 9:22 am
#1019
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: IND
Posts: 301
I'm headed to PDX next month. I see there are two Capers locations listed. Is there a better one between the two?
Aug 3, 2017, 11:58 am
#1020
Join Date: Jul 2017
Programs: AS MVPG; Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 145
I have multiple PP passes, I wonder if I could use both and double my allowance?
Additionally, I wonder if you could visit Capers and the "distillery" in one trip? I'll give it a shot tomorrow evening when I fly out.
Additionally, I wonder if you could visit Capers and the "distillery" in one trip? I'll give it a shot tomorrow evening when I fly out.