Jan 1, 2018, 3:17 pm
Last edit by: Baze
Welcome to the Alaska Airlines Flame-Free Q&A Thread for 2018!
Anyone is welcome to ask anything, even the most basic questions, in this thread without having to fear a snarky response. In this thread, there's no such thing as a dumb question--we were all new to Alaska Airlines, FlyerTalk, and even the whole idea of mileage programs once and needed some help navigating the ropes. We're here to help you do just that!
That said, if you want to do a little reading to see if your question has been previously discussed, links to some of the most common and extensive topics in this forum are listed in our FAQ thread -- click here to check it out.
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You are welcome to send a private message to any of these individuals for assistance, but you'll generally get a faster response and broader palette of answers if you simply post your inquiry here in this thread.
Note to FlyerTalk members who enjoy the ability to take advantage of loopholes--if someone posts something that exposes information you'd rather not be public, please remember this is a Flame-Free thread, and harsh or snarky posts are not permitted. Although FlyerTalk itself does not censor posts that share information, members are free to edit their own posts to remove information. If you wish to request any poster to remove information they have shared publicly, please do so politely and respectfully.
Welcome, and we look forward to providing any assistance we can!
~the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan forum team~
For the 2016 version of this thread, please click here
For the 2017 version of this thread, please click here
Anyone is welcome to ask anything, even the most basic questions, in this thread without having to fear a snarky response. In this thread, there's no such thing as a dumb question--we were all new to Alaska Airlines, FlyerTalk, and even the whole idea of mileage programs once and needed some help navigating the ropes. We're here to help you do just that!
That said, if you want to do a little reading to see if your question has been previously discussed, links to some of the most common and extensive topics in this forum are listed in our FAQ thread -- click here to check it out.
Special care will be given in this thread to trying to provide answers in a clear manner with minimal use of acronyms and jargon.
If you need to contact someone for help, here's a current list of our forum's team:
Ambassadors (Our Greeters--members who have specifically volunteered to welcome and mentor newbies and monitor this thread):
ANC RED-EYE
baliktad
beckoa
golfingboy
Moderators (Our Janitors--members who have volunteered to do housekeeping/keep the forum in order)
ryandc99
jackal
You are welcome to send a private message to any of these individuals for assistance, but you'll generally get a faster response and broader palette of answers if you simply post your inquiry here in this thread.
Note to FlyerTalk members who enjoy the ability to take advantage of loopholes--if someone posts something that exposes information you'd rather not be public, please remember this is a Flame-Free thread, and harsh or snarky posts are not permitted. Although FlyerTalk itself does not censor posts that share information, members are free to edit their own posts to remove information. If you wish to request any poster to remove information they have shared publicly, please do so politely and respectfully.
Welcome, and we look forward to providing any assistance we can!
~the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan forum team~
For the 2016 version of this thread, please click here
For the 2017 version of this thread, please click here
2018 Alaska Airlines *FLAME-FREE* Q&A thread: all welcome, new and old!
Aug 19, 2018, 4:31 pm
#1126
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SFO/SEA
Programs: Amex Biz Cent, Marriott LTP, Avis PC, Hilton Owners Diamond, AS MVP
Posts: 3,380
^ 500 mile minimum applies to EQM, as well as RDM. Class of Service bonus is calculated on the 500 base & also applies to EQM, so M is a 125 mile EQM (&RDM) bonus for a total of 625 EQM ( 875 RDM = 625 (500 base + 25% CoS) +250 (500 base x your 50% MVP bonus) ).
Plugged your segments into Milecalc, and it pretty much backs up your calculations (they use slightly different mileage on some but AS' mileage numbers are the only ones that count after all!). Looks to me like you're all set. Welcome to 2019 MVP!
Plugged your segments into Milecalc, and it pretty much backs up your calculations (they use slightly different mileage on some but AS' mileage numbers are the only ones that count after all!). Looks to me like you're all set. Welcome to 2019 MVP!
Aug 19, 2018, 6:19 pm
#1127
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: SEA
Programs: Hilton/Marriott Gold, Accor Silver
Posts: 2,036
Are you sure that 500 mile minimum applies to EQM? I thought it did too, however it seems my recent SFO-LAX flights credited as the actual flight miles (337) for EQM and the rest was made up for in the bonus column to get me to 1000 total miles (with 100% MVPG bonus) I wish you could track each flight's impact to your EQM on the AS website but unfortunately it seems you just have to watch the running total to figure out the impact. When looking at the mileage activity on the website, I always thought the number in the "miles" column was the actual EQM and the number in the "bonus" column was RDM factoring in your status bonus.
Aug 19, 2018, 7:03 pm
#1128
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Denver
Programs: AS, AA, UA, Hilton, Marriott, Caesars DE
Posts: 2,070
The bonus can be different categories, either status bonus, minimum segment bonus, or both which you probably have in your case. I assume you have 500+(500-actual distance) for that one segment, if you do then the bonus is both RDM and EQM, it may be hard to tell. If this is not the case then contact AS. But on my YVR-SEA flight I have a base of 127 (actual distance) and a bonus of 998 ( (1.25x500 for status) + (500-127)) == (625+363). It is hard to tell on AS when you can't actually see the breakdown.
Aug 19, 2018, 9:36 pm
#1129
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: ANC
Programs: AS 100K, UA 1K, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Silver
Posts: 322
Forcing city for Award Booking?
Is there a way when searching for AS award availability to force it to connect through a city? I'm trying to book a BA award out of ORD, which shows availability, but when I try and add the ANC-ORD segment via multi-city it gives me an error that no space is available. It only wants to connect me through west coast AS cities.
Thanks in Advance!
Dan
Thanks in Advance!
Dan
Aug 19, 2018, 9:47 pm
#1130
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: SEA
Programs: Hilton/Marriott Gold, Accor Silver
Posts: 2,036
Is there a way when searching for AS award availability to force it to connect through a city? I'm trying to book a BA award out of ORD, which shows availability, but when I try and add the ANC-ORD segment via multi-city it gives me an error that no space is available. It only wants to connect me through west coast AS cities.
Thanks in Advance!
Dan
Thanks in Advance!
Dan
Aug 19, 2018, 9:56 pm
#1131
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
Programs: ʙᴏɴᴠo̱ʏ Au, IHG Au, HH Dia, Nexus, Pilot FlyingJ Preferred
Posts: 5,336
Is there a way when searching for AS award availability to force it to connect through a city? I'm trying to book a BA award out of ORD, which shows availability, but when I try and add the ANC-ORD segment via multi-city it gives me an error that no space is available. It only wants to connect me through west coast AS cities.
Thanks in Advance!
Dan
Thanks in Advance!
Dan
Aug 19, 2018, 10:43 pm
#1132
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: ANC
Programs: AS 100K, UA 1K, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Silver
Posts: 322
Aug 19, 2018, 10:58 pm
#1133
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
Programs: ʙᴏɴᴠo̱ʏ Au, IHG Au, HH Dia, Nexus, Pilot FlyingJ Preferred
Posts: 5,336
I was able to find a routing in March, but it took jumping around a bunch of days to find it.
Aug 19, 2018, 11:30 pm
#1134
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2015
Location: BOS, YVR, ZRH
Programs: *G
Posts: 17,397
Is there a particular reason / do you WANT a 36h stopover in ORD? Because that might be messing with the system if you're e.g. trying to have a stopover somewhere else, too.
Aug 20, 2018, 12:11 am
#1135
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
Programs: ʙᴏɴᴠo̱ʏ Au, IHG Au, HH Dia, Nexus, Pilot FlyingJ Preferred
Posts: 5,336
That was me, just inputting dates. I don't think the OP specified a stopover at ORD, just trying to route via there.
Aug 20, 2018, 6:49 am
#1136
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 23
Mvp gold, changed to a later flight
Within the 'change to a later/earlier' flight window, I changed to a later flight. Later flight shows 7 seats available in F. The messaging re F wait-list disappeared after I checked in, so I called and asked to be put on the wait list but was told there was no space available.
Seems unusual, but something similar happened to me before (chg flight day before) and I called and was put back on a wait list. Any exp with this? I thought the point of a wait list is for when there is 'no space available'. Is there anyway to avoid this happening when we opt for an earlier or later flight?
Thanks!
Seems unusual, but something similar happened to me before (chg flight day before) and I called and was put back on a wait list. Any exp with this? I thought the point of a wait list is for when there is 'no space available'. Is there anyway to avoid this happening when we opt for an earlier or later flight?
Thanks!
Aug 20, 2018, 12:28 pm
#1137
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: ANC
Programs: Alaska 100k
Posts: 1,012
Within the 'change to a later/earlier' flight window, I changed to a later flight. Later flight shows 7 seats available in F. The messaging re F wait-list disappeared after I checked in, so I called and asked to be put on the wait list but was told there was no space available.
Seems unusual, but something similar happened to me before (chg flight day before) and I called and was put back on a wait list. Any exp with this? I thought the point of a wait list is for when there is 'no space available'. Is there anyway to avoid this happening when we opt for an earlier or later flight?
Thanks!
Seems unusual, but something similar happened to me before (chg flight day before) and I called and was put back on a wait list. Any exp with this? I thought the point of a wait list is for when there is 'no space available'. Is there anyway to avoid this happening when we opt for an earlier or later flight?
Thanks!
So just ask to be added anyway, or go find an agent that will add you.
Aug 20, 2018, 1:40 pm
#1138
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 23
Word! Will be persistent with this one.
Was once told flat out at Boston that there 'was no upgrade list' available >.>
Was once told flat out at Boston that there 'was no upgrade list' available >.>
Aug 21, 2018, 1:11 am
#1139
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 36
If I am in Osaka and my final destination is Vancouver and I want to take First Class JAL.
Does alaska miles allow a re-position from Osaka to Tokyo? Then Tokyo to LAX, then to YVR?
Does alaska miles allow a re-position from Osaka to Tokyo? Then Tokyo to LAX, then to YVR?