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 22, 2017, 9:26 am
#1126
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 578
I agree that everything out is overdoing it. However, simplifying it to everything for the infrequent travelers should help speed up the line. I haven't had issues going through with cash even when that was stated. I figure that that's better than waiting behind the couple who insist on asking "is XX okay?" for everything on their body.
Sep 23, 2017, 6:22 pm
#1127
Join Date: May 2012
Location: HNL
Programs: AS MVPG, HA Plat
Posts: 1,268
Turned away Saturday about 5 pm from the C lounge at SEA, which surprised me. No sign at the door, and lounge appeared to be at most half full. Agent was one of those who seem to take a lot of pleasure in saying no - a species I haven't seen much of at AS in the past - but explained the lack of a sign by saying that they're putting it out only when all three lounges are full. Sent us to D, which was almost empty and admitted us with no problem, and with a more AS-like check-in experience. Maybe now they're trying to reserve the new lounge for members and send the Priority Pass riff-raff elsewhere?
Sep 24, 2017, 12:55 pm
#1128
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: RSW
Programs: Delta - Silver; UA - Silver; HHonors - Diamond; IHG - Spire Ambassador; Marriott Bonvoy - Titanium
Posts: 14,185
LAX Sunday (noon)
Concourse was fairly busy, so was prepared to be turned away, but welcomed in with an apology that they were running PP the old fashioned way (carbons). Club fairly full (roughly half).
Sep 24, 2017, 6:07 pm
#1129
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS
Posts: 2,293
I agree that everything out is overdoing it. However, simplifying it to everything for the infrequent travelers should help speed up the line. I haven't had issues going through with cash even when that was stated. I figure that that's better than waiting behind the couple who insist on asking "is XX okay?" for everything on their body.
Sep 24, 2017, 8:19 pm
#1130
Join Date: May 2010
Location: BUR
Programs: Southwest, Alaska, Delta, Hilton
Posts: 23
9/22/17 LAX 10am Friday - sign out (was flying Alaska) 
Oct 2, 2017, 4:47 pm
#1131
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
Programs: ʙᴏɴᴠo̱ʏ Au, IHG Au, HH Dia, Nexus, Pilot FlyingJ Preferred
Posts: 5,336
Sign out at PDX AL at 3:45pm today. Don't believe it was there where I walked by shortly before 3pm.
Oct 2, 2017, 4:59 pm
#1132
Join Date: May 2009
Location: EUG
Programs: AS MVP, AA MM, HH Diamond, MR Gold
Posts: 8,216
So who are all these people who actually buy Boardroom memberships that are crowding it so badly? We've been in several times (in ages past, when buying an F companion fare counted ) and honestly, it's not all that. While it may be a little more comfortable, if you want a drink go to a bar and buy a drink, if you want to eat something other than pancakes, soup, or veggies and dip, do it...we toyed with the idea of buying a membership, but the value is just not there. I think for the 2 of us, even with the Gold pricing, it would be something like $700 for the year?
Of course if my company was picking up the tab I might feel differently, but to pay for a membership out of pocket? no.
And we also have Priority Pass with our credit card...even if no sign was out, $40+ dollars for the two of us? no again.
I guess I'm just cheap.
) and honestly, it's not all that. While it may be a little more comfortable, if you want a drink go to a bar and buy a drink, if you want to eat something other than pancakes, soup, or veggies and dip, do it...we toyed with the idea of buying a membership, but the value is just not there. I think for the 2 of us, even with the Gold pricing, it would be something like $700 for the year?Of course if my company was picking up the tab I might feel differently, but to pay for a membership out of pocket? no.
And we also have Priority Pass with our credit card...even if no sign was out, $40+ dollars for the two of us? no again.
I guess I'm just cheap.
Oct 2, 2017, 5:32 pm
#1133
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Portland
Programs: MVPGold 75K
Posts: 492
So who are all these people who actually buy Boardroom memberships that are crowding it so badly? We've been in several times (in ages past, when buying an F companion fare counted ) and honestly, it's not all that. While it may be a little more comfortable, if you want a drink go to a bar and buy a drink, if you want to eat something other than pancakes, soup, or veggies and dip, do it...we toyed with the idea of buying a membership, but the value is just not there. I think for the 2 of us, even with the Gold pricing, it would be something like $700 for the year?
Of course if my company was picking up the tab I might feel differently, but to pay for a membership out of pocket? no.
And we also have Priority Pass with our credit card...even if no sign was out, $40+ dollars for the two of us? no again.
I guess I'm just cheap.
) and honestly, it's not all that. While it may be a little more comfortable, if you want a drink go to a bar and buy a drink, if you want to eat something other than pancakes, soup, or veggies and dip, do it...we toyed with the idea of buying a membership, but the value is just not there. I think for the 2 of us, even with the Gold pricing, it would be something like $700 for the year?Of course if my company was picking up the tab I might feel differently, but to pay for a membership out of pocket? no.
And we also have Priority Pass with our credit card...even if no sign was out, $40+ dollars for the two of us? no again.
I guess I'm just cheap.
Oct 2, 2017, 5:46 pm
#1134
Join Date: May 2009
Location: EUG
Programs: AS MVP, AA MM, HH Diamond, MR Gold
Posts: 8,216
Oct 2, 2017, 5:51 pm
#1135
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: 3,823
AS membership offers access to AA AC's when flying either airline and vice versa.
For what it is worth, my AA AC membership seems to work more consistently to access Alaska Clubs/BRs than my Priority Pass card. When approaching the gate keepers I show all of my cards (AA AC, DL SC, UA UC, PP) and ask what card they prefer today.
For what it is worth, my AA AC membership seems to work more consistently to access Alaska Clubs/BRs than my Priority Pass card. When approaching the gate keepers I show all of my cards (AA AC, DL SC, UA UC, PP) and ask what card they prefer today.
Oct 2, 2017, 6:10 pm
#1136
Join Date: May 2009
Location: EUG
Programs: AS MVP, AA MM, HH Diamond, MR Gold
Posts: 8,216
AS membership offers access to AA AC's when flying either airline and vice versa.
For what it is worth, my AA AC membership seems to work more consistently to access Alaska Clubs/BRs than my Priority Pass card. When approaching the gate keepers I show all of my cards (AA AC, DL SC, UA UC, PP) and ask what card they prefer today.
For what it is worth, my AA AC membership seems to work more consistently to access Alaska Clubs/BRs than my Priority Pass card. When approaching the gate keepers I show all of my cards (AA AC, DL SC, UA UC, PP) and ask what card they prefer today.
I'll have to look into what an AC membership costs these days...we are LT MM Gold with AA, which meant more when it happened than I bet it means these days.
Oct 2, 2017, 6:14 pm
#1137
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS
Posts: 2,293
So, now we know who is behind PP policy in AS Lounge?🤔 (Just kidding, but interesting you would admit to always complaining about PP members)
Oct 3, 2017, 9:31 am
#1139
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS MM, MVPGold100k, Hilton Diamond, Hertz Presidents Circle
Posts: 1,475
So who are all these people who actually buy Boardroom memberships that are crowding it so badly? We've been in several times (in ages past, when buying an F companion fare counted ) and honestly, it's not all that. While it may be a little more comfortable, if you want a drink go to a bar and buy a drink, if you want to eat something other than pancakes, soup, or veggies and dip, do it...we toyed with the idea of buying a membership, but the value is just not there. I think for the 2 of us, even with the Gold pricing, it would be something like $700 for the year?
Of course if my company was picking up the tab I might feel differently, but to pay for a membership out of pocket? no.
And we also have Priority Pass with our credit card...even if no sign was out, $40+ dollars for the two of us? no again.
I guess I'm just cheap.
) and honestly, it's not all that. While it may be a little more comfortable, if you want a drink go to a bar and buy a drink, if you want to eat something other than pancakes, soup, or veggies and dip, do it...we toyed with the idea of buying a membership, but the value is just not there. I think for the 2 of us, even with the Gold pricing, it would be something like $700 for the year?Of course if my company was picking up the tab I might feel differently, but to pay for a membership out of pocket? no.
And we also have Priority Pass with our credit card...even if no sign was out, $40+ dollars for the two of us? no again.
I guess I'm just cheap.
Oct 3, 2017, 9:35 am
#1140
Join Date: May 2009
Location: EUG
Programs: AS MVP, AA MM, HH Diamond, MR Gold
Posts: 8,216
Completely agree - if we could have a membership expensed through work or similar we'd be there all the time - paying for a full membership out of pocket, or on an as you go basis, just don't see the value for us.