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
Mar 7, 2018, 9:31 pm
#1381
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Mar 7, 2018, 9:41 pm
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Mar 7, 2018, 9:53 pm
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Mar 7, 2018, 10:30 pm
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Mar 8, 2018, 8:05 pm
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Mar 8, 2018, 11:47 pm
#1387
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Many airports still have smoking rooms/lounges airside. In Capetown not only do they have a smoking lounge, there are tables and chairs with service from the adjacent restaurant, there is also a cigarette vending machine.
James
Mar 9, 2018, 12:09 pm
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03/08/2018 SEA D THUR 15:00 PP DENIED
Went to the Alaska lounge in D and was told too busy not allowing entry. She mentioned only lounge available was North Satellite. After arriving there, was allowed entry. Having never been in the lounge was very underwhelmed. We left fairly quickly and then tried our luck at the AS lounge in C. Allowed in without incident. Makes me wonder about being denied at the 1st lounge. Our appearance was not the best and wondering if being denied based on that. But all in all a good experience and the lounge in C was nice.
Went to the Alaska lounge in D and was told too busy not allowing entry. She mentioned only lounge available was North Satellite. After arriving there, was allowed entry. Having never been in the lounge was very underwhelmed. We left fairly quickly and then tried our luck at the AS lounge in C. Allowed in without incident. Makes me wonder about being denied at the 1st lounge. Our appearance was not the best and wondering if being denied based on that. But all in all a good experience and the lounge in C was nice.
Mar 10, 2018, 3:48 pm
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03/08/2018 SEA D THUR 15:00 PP DENIED
Went to the Alaska lounge in D and was told too busy not allowing entry. She mentioned only lounge available was North Satellite. After arriving there, was allowed entry. Having never been in the lounge was very underwhelmed. We left fairly quickly and then tried our luck at the AS lounge in C. Allowed in without incident. Makes me wonder about being denied at the 1st lounge. Our appearance was not the best and wondering if being denied based on that. But all in all a good experience and the lounge in C was nice.
Went to the Alaska lounge in D and was told too busy not allowing entry. She mentioned only lounge available was North Satellite. After arriving there, was allowed entry. Having never been in the lounge was very underwhelmed. We left fairly quickly and then tried our luck at the AS lounge in C. Allowed in without incident. Makes me wonder about being denied at the 1st lounge. Our appearance was not the best and wondering if being denied based on that. But all in all a good experience and the lounge in C was nice.
For disclosure, I am not a PP Member nor an Alaska Lounge Member, I am 75K and usually fly U. I do have the Citi World Elite credit card which gives me Admirals Club membership. The reciprocal lounge agreement allows me access to any Alaska Lounge (used them all many times) when flying any class with Alaska which is 90% of the time. It also gives me access to Admirals Club as long as I am behind security. It allows me into SFO while flying Alaska and use it as an arrival lounge if SFO is my final destination.
James
Mar 17, 2018, 7:45 am
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3/17/18 - SEA C and N - 6:35 a.m. - Sign was out for C and the airport is a zoo, so not seeing the sign at N was a surprise. Walked in only to hear the agent say to the person in front of me that they were at capacity (50% or so based on a quick look) and going to put the sign out. Being inside the door wasn't enough.
Mar 17, 2018, 8:45 am
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I have found this thread interesting to read. Especially because we have an upcoming flight through LAX with a 3 hour layover where our only access would be through PP as it is an upgraded fare.
My question: Is this limited access to PP members only an AS Board room problem or does it exist with other airline lounges as well when using a PP?
My question: Is this limited access to PP members only an AS Board room problem or does it exist with other airline lounges as well when using a PP?
Mar 17, 2018, 9:42 am
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3/17/18 - SEA C and N - 6:35 a.m. - Sign was out for C and the airport is a zoo, so not seeing the sign at N was a surprise. Walked in only to hear the agent say to the person in front of me that they were at capacity (50% or so based on a quick look) and going to put the sign out. Being inside the door wasn't enough.
Going through SEA this morning and your right, what a zoo. The spring breakers are out in force.
Mar 17, 2018, 9:59 am
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I have found this thread interesting to read. Especially because we have an upcoming flight through LAX with a 3 hour layover where our only access would be through PP as it is an upgraded fare.
My question: Is this limited access to PP members only an AS Board room problem or does it exist with other airline lounges as well when using a PP?
My question: Is this limited access to PP members only an AS Board room problem or does it exist with other airline lounges as well when using a PP?
Mar 17, 2018, 10:41 am
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I have found this thread interesting to read. Especially because we have an upcoming flight through LAX with a 3 hour layover where our only access would be through PP as it is an upgraded fare.
My question: Is this limited access to PP members only an AS Board room problem or does it exist with other airline lounges as well when using a PP?
My question: Is this limited access to PP members only an AS Board room problem or does it exist with other airline lounges as well when using a PP?
At LAX, at certain times of the day you can visit the KAL lounge in the TBIT, but it's a bit of a walk and really not that great of a lounge.