VX Preferred Seats and Main Cabin Select (MCS) Upgrades Now Available for AS Elites
 

First time on VX with an Alaska ticket. I know that VX golds can upgrade to First w/in 24 hours of flight and silvers can upgrade w/in 12 hours, all others at T-6 hours.

What is the timeframe to upgrade into VX first for Alaska elites?

T-6. There are limited elite benefits for AS elite on VX at the present time.:(

ETA: timeline for benefits, "Summer 2017" for preferred seating/MCS upgrades/advance F upgrade purchase. Nothing more definitive yet. https://www.alaskaair.com/content/tr...-schedule.aspx

Others will disagree, but if you can pay for an MCS upgrade and get an open middle seat, the experience rivals F, at a more reasonable price.

The F experience in a coach seat.

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The VX elites were given all of the benefits that loyal AS elites get - but we get nothing on VX. Pretty offensive

Agreed. Alaska is taking their PNW elites for granted and hoping to convert some LAX/SFO regulars. My most recent VX experience sucked. I'll be happy to see them dead.

Same! I wrote about my first/second/third VX experiences as an AS 75k over in their forum here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/virgi...trying-vx.html

I think what was most offensive to me was having my luggage removed from the first class bins (I was flying full fare first) and relocated to row 8 in Main Cabin... to make room for a "valued Elevate Silver member". (I would add, when I went to the SFO VX "Service Center" to politely complain about that, I was told "We understand that would be frustrating and we would welcome you to consider booking with another airline.")

I just accidentally made B6 Mosaic in addition to my AS 75k and my AA EXPLT... Given my experiences on VX metal, I may just shift all my non-AA loyalty next year to B5. Not as many flights to Seattle, but the Mint hard product... *swoons*

It's true, B5 has a definite lack of Seattle service. :p

(JetBlue is B6.)

FT is rife with specialized jargon and inside jokes, so maybe B5 is just over my head. To me, B6 is JetBlue.

I have been a totally committed AS fan for years, and 75K flyer for at least the last five years. The airline that I have happily supported for years, and that has also supported me, has crapped on me and the rest of their loyal customers to turn themselves inside out to cater to the VX imports who are apparently more important. Insulting.

I fly out of GEG and now Delta has enough presence that I have asked for a status match with them. Done with the Eskimo.

I already status matched from United to Delta a few years ago so I doubt they would let me status match back again from Alaska.

From DL's website:

You'd probably qualify, depending on your definition of "a few".

My experience as an Alaska MVP Gold 75k flying on Virgin America has also been truly dreadful. They are are an awful airline. I will be delighted to see the Virgin America brand die.

I have a different experience. As a VX Silver and Gold for four years now, VX pre AS merger was the best domestic airline in NA and I have flown them all. > 300 flights and never an issue. Zero cancels, zero lost bags, experiencing the best flight attendants in > 35 years of international travel, mostly in J or F.

If the current VX experience is not good, it's all on Alaska's management. They own VX now.

Luckily, I am heading to BOS and will enjoy B6, which is superior to AS in every way and Mint, which is sublime.

VX brought fun back to flying. I would never consider AS fun.