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Old Feb 18, 2017, 12:46 am
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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)
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Old Feb 28, 2018, 6:26 pm
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Originally Posted by ucdtim17
Big line at Capers at 6 am this morning, so I skipped that but noticed no sign at the lounge, so ducked in for a quick coffee, banana and donut. First time in a while; I don't really ever check any more if there's a sign or not.
Yeah, I always assume that the sign is out....I'm sure lots of PP folks don't even bother with the Alaska Lounge anymore and maybe that's what Alaska was trying to do, but I still wonder how much $$ their making without all those PP card swipes...I suppose their game plan is that the empty lounges will translate into more Alaska Lounge memberships.
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Old Feb 28, 2018, 8:54 pm
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Originally Posted by UAPremierExec
The sign out front Capers highlighted $6 mimosas... mmmm
I did that the one time I dined in... didn't do it for me. My sister did have a tasty coffee beverage however
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Old Mar 1, 2018, 8:13 am
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LAX Alternative for 3 hours?
Arriving from Mexico early evening on a MVP upgrade U Fare. We have a PP membership via AmEx. Our connecting flight leaves for Sea 3 hours later. If Boardroom access is unavailable....are there any alternative lounges or places to hang out for a bit other than the main terminal. Thanks.
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Old Mar 1, 2018, 8:50 am
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Originally Posted by david55
Arriving from Mexico early evening on a MVP upgrade U Fare. We have a PP membership via AmEx. Our connecting flight leaves for Sea 3 hours later. If Boardroom access is unavailable....are there any alternative lounges or places to hang out for a bit other than the main terminal. Thanks.
With that much time you could get down to the KAL lounge in TBIT. I've never been myself, but the reviews aren't that impressive...
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Old Mar 1, 2018, 10:20 pm
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Originally Posted by altadoc
With that much time you could get down to the KAL lounge in TBIT. I've never been myself, but the reviews aren't that impressive...
I describe this as a meh lounge. With that much time, I'd go to In N Out myself
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Old Mar 2, 2018, 4:40 am
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Originally Posted by beckoa
I describe this as a meh lounge. With that much time, I'd go to In N Out myself
There's actually a Habit Burger in T6. Many find that better than In-n-Out.
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Old Mar 2, 2018, 7:45 pm
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Originally Posted by channa
There's actually a Habit Burger in T6. Many find that better than In-n-Out.
Had one. It was decent enough. But there's something about watching those heavies land outside while biting into a nice burger
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Old Mar 3, 2018, 9:48 pm
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LAX sign out Saturday afternoon
At 5pm the sign was out. As I was standing around I overheard a couple who said that they would take the sign down at 5:30 pm. I went in at 5:30pm no problem.

For all you conspiracy theorists, I believe AS just has too many daytime flights and its NOT about them trying to increase boardroom memberships.

You can do a good 10minute walk without leaving security by taking the escalator DOWN near the Alaska LAX boardroom and then the tunnel to the TBIT terminal and use the KAL lounge which is about as nice as the AS lounge really. Only problem is the good 10+ minute walk
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Old Mar 6, 2018, 8:14 am
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IYHO, what lounge in SEA is most likely to be open to PP cardholders at 9:30am on a Tuesday? We'll probably be landing at C/D/N. Is there a pattern?

Last option would be to try The Clubs at S & A. Have a 3 hour layover.
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Old Mar 6, 2018, 8:33 am
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Originally Posted by philemer
IYHO, what lounge in SEA is most likely to be open to PP cardholders at 9:30am on a Tuesday? We'll probably be landing at C/D/N. Is there a pattern?

Last option would be to try The Clubs at S & A. Have a 3 hour layover.
The Club at SEA... not sure @ others. Since the AL's have been sticking out signs, I've been sticking mostly to the AMEX CL.
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Old Mar 6, 2018, 8:37 am
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Originally Posted by beckoa
The Club at SEA... not sure @ others. Since the AL's have been sticking out signs, I've been sticking mostly to the AMEX CL.
Thank you, sir beckoa! The one at A was pretty decent when I used it in Jan.
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Old Mar 6, 2018, 12:12 pm
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Originally Posted by philemer
Thank you, sir beckoa! The one at A was pretty decent when I used it in Jan.
I've used the A Club a few times and slightly prefer it to the Alaska Lounges, except that it's probably ten minutes to get from there to Alaska's gates (unless you happen to be out of A13/A14). Of course, it's not like either are special. Better beer in the AS lounges, though. Certainly if I'm on that side of the airport for whatever reason, I use the Club at SEA. Never been in the S one.
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Old Mar 6, 2018, 10:56 pm
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Originally Posted by BarryL
I noticed Capers marketplace (near D terminal) enforced outbound boarding pass verification every time, but Capers restaurant has never asked me.

Guess we’ll find out how they enforce 1 PP Capers visit per day. My guess is they cannot. Anyone try yet?
Capers D asked for a BP. Capers C did not. No problem visiting both tonight.
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Old Mar 6, 2018, 10:58 pm
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Originally Posted by ashill
I've used the A Club a few times and slightly prefer it to the Alaska Lounges, except that it's probably ten minutes to get from there to Alaska's gates (unless you happen to be out of A13/A14). Of course, it's not like either are special. Better beer in the AS lounges, though. Certainly if I'm on that side of the airport for whatever reason, I use the Club at SEA. Never been in the S one.
S is similar, but tends to get a lot more crowded with int'l departures. Brings back memories of the old S NW WC.
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Old Mar 6, 2018, 11:32 pm
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Originally Posted by beckoa
S is similar, but tends to get a lot more crowded with int'l departures. Brings back memories of the old S NW WC.
You're not old enough to remember that, are you?
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