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.
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
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!
Oct 11, 2018, 8:47 am
#1321
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Las Vegas
Programs: United Platinum, IHG Spire Ambassador, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 284
Flew Korean on 10/3, miles still haven't posted to AS account. (I'm used to crediting to UA where partner miles post usually within 72 hours.)
Is this normal? Any recent DPs about how long it takes to post?
Thank you!
Is this normal? Any recent DPs about how long it takes to post?
Thank you!
Oct 11, 2018, 10:14 am
#1322
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: BOS/ORH
Programs: AS 75K
Posts: 18,323
I'm lucky to get 72 hours on AS metal. Its not that abnormal for a partner to take over a week. AS wont take missing partner miles requests until 14 days (except AA which is 7 day wait)
Oct 11, 2018, 1:47 pm
#1323
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263
James
Oct 13, 2018, 7:20 am
#1324
Formerly richh1833
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: SYD
Programs: QF P1, BA GGL, AS GMVP
Posts: 480
Does AS have issues with booking two awards on the same day with different partner airlines? Was hoping to get 2W seats from DFW-SYD but only 1 is showing and I was hoping that maybe QF would release another. However, in the unlikelihood that they don't I would like to lock in alternative options.
Oct 13, 2018, 12:01 pm
#1325
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 1,226
Question: I applied for a personal and business BOA Alaska Airlines Visa card yesterday. I was immediately approved for the business card, but the personal card is 'pending'.
I forgot to include my Mileage Plan number on the business card application, but I included it in the personal one.
Will my business card arrive with a new Mileage Plan number, or my existing number? I don't want two accounts and have to deal with the messy hassle of merging them later on (how is that even done?).
I called BOA yesterday to see if they could include my Mileage Plan number before my new credit card is printed, but the rep told me he's not allowed to modify an application that was already submitted.
I asked him the questions I'm asking here, but he seemed clueless, and told me to try calling Alaska Airlines for a solution.
Thanks
I forgot to include my Mileage Plan number on the business card application, but I included it in the personal one.
Will my business card arrive with a new Mileage Plan number, or my existing number? I don't want two accounts and have to deal with the messy hassle of merging them later on (how is that even done?).
I called BOA yesterday to see if they could include my Mileage Plan number before my new credit card is printed, but the rep told me he's not allowed to modify an application that was already submitted.
I asked him the questions I'm asking here, but he seemed clueless, and told me to try calling Alaska Airlines for a solution.
Thanks
Last edited by joer1212; Oct 13, 2018 at 12:16 pm
Oct 13, 2018, 8:45 pm
#1326
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: SEA
Programs: UA AS DL Hyatt SPG/Bonvoy HHonors
Posts: 2,008
SDC benefits generally only apply when there are no further OAL segments downline for the current day.
For example:
SEA-YVR AS/QX (4 hr layover)
YVR-NRT JL
Agent is unable to perform SDC to a different SEA-YVR flight under normal operations. Just once, however, I have been allowed to standby to an earlier flight, but that might have just been a fluke.
For example:
SEA-YVR AS/QX (4 hr layover)
YVR-NRT JL
Agent is unable to perform SDC to a different SEA-YVR flight under normal operations. Just once, however, I have been allowed to standby to an earlier flight, but that might have just been a fluke.
Oct 17, 2018, 10:44 am
#1327
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SFO/SEA
Programs: Amex Biz Cent, Marriott LTP, Avis PC, Hilton Owners Diamond, AS MVP
Posts: 3,380
Seeing something weird with the seat maps for AS1936 SFO-LAX tomorrow 10/18. We selected seats 4D and 4F when making the reservation, and that's what the app/website currently show us seated in. However when I go to the seat map there is no row 4 -- coach simply starts at row 6 and first ends at row 2 (aka one of the VX Airbus planes). I don't think there was an aircraft swap, nor did I think any of the old VX planes skipped row numbers like you tend to see on UA. Indeed, when I go to make a dummy booking on the AS website the preview seat map shows the same thing - first class in rows 1 and 2 and then coach starts at 6.
Also, oddly enough, neither the website nor the app actually show the specific plane type - it just says "Airbus Series"
Should I be worried here?
Also, oddly enough, neither the website nor the app actually show the specific plane type - it just says "Airbus Series"
Should I be worried here?
Oct 17, 2018, 11:36 am
#1328
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: SEA
Programs: Hilton/Marriott Gold, Accor Silver
Posts: 2,036
Seeing something weird with the seat maps for AS1936 SFO-LAX tomorrow 10/18. We selected seats 4D and 4F when making the reservation, and that's what the app/website currently show us seated in. However when I go to the seat map there is no row 4 -- coach simply starts at row 6 and first ends at row 2 (aka one of the VX Airbus planes). I don't think there was an aircraft swap, nor did I think any of the old VX planes skipped row numbers like you tend to see on UA. Indeed, when I go to make a dummy booking on the AS website the preview seat map shows the same thing - first class in rows 1 and 2 and then coach starts at 6.
Also, oddly enough, neither the website nor the app actually show the specific plane type - it just says "Airbus Series"
Should I be worried here?
Also, oddly enough, neither the website nor the app actually show the specific plane type - it just says "Airbus Series"
Should I be worried here?
Oct 17, 2018, 11:41 am
#1329
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SFO/SEA
Programs: Amex Biz Cent, Marriott LTP, Avis PC, Hilton Owners Diamond, AS MVP
Posts: 3,380
Did you originally have a different flight number? Because AS flights on former VX metal have been in the 1xxx flight number range ever since they started selling VX flights as codeshares before the SOC, and I only just in the last couple of days heard of an Airbus flight being scheduled in the 0xxx range.
Oct 17, 2018, 12:18 pm
#1330
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: SEA
Programs: Hilton/Marriott Gold, Accor Silver
Posts: 2,036
Oops, sorry--since you selected D and F, I'd thought you'd booked yourself into F but now found yourself with a cabin size slashed in half. You might want to call into AS and see about what your current seat status is; there have been a lot of reports here lately about people with exit row seats getting kicked back by the row renumbering, but I have no idea what they're doing with people whose row numbers don't exist anymore.
Oct 17, 2018, 1:29 pm
#1331
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
Programs: ʙᴏɴᴠo̱ʏ Au, IHG Au, HH Dia, Nexus, Pilot FlyingJ Preferred
Posts: 5,336
Did you originally have a different flight number? Because AS flights on former VX metal have been in the 1xxx flight number range ever since they started selling VX flights as codeshares before the SOC, and I only just in the last couple of days heard of an Airbus flight being scheduled in the 0xxx range.
Something else to watch out for now...
Oct 17, 2018, 1:36 pm
#1332
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: SEA
Programs: Hilton/Marriott Gold, Accor Silver
Posts: 2,036
Oct 17, 2018, 3:08 pm
#1333
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Between SFO and STS
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold, United Serf, Delta Gold
Posts: 731
Seeing something weird with the seat maps for AS1936 SFO-LAX tomorrow 10/18. We selected seats 4D and 4F when making the reservation, and that's what the app/website currently show us seated in. However when I go to the seat map there is no row 4 -- coach simply starts at row 6 and first ends at row 2 (aka one of the VX Airbus planes). I don't think there was an aircraft swap, nor did I think any of the old VX planes skipped row numbers like you tend to see on UA. Indeed, when I go to make a dummy booking on the AS website the preview seat map shows the same thing - first class in rows 1 and 2 and then coach starts at 6.
Also, oddly enough, neither the website nor the app actually show the specific plane type - it just says "Airbus Series"
Should I be worried here?
Also, oddly enough, neither the website nor the app actually show the specific plane type - it just says "Airbus Series"
Should I be worried here?
I would suggest calling immediately and seeing if you can have row 7 (the new version of row 4). I also wonder if canceling and rebooking solves the problem (if MVPG+)??
Oct 17, 2018, 3:42 pm
#1334
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SFO/SEA
Programs: Amex Biz Cent, Marriott LTP, Avis PC, Hilton Owners Diamond, AS MVP
Posts: 3,380
I believe that same thing is what has triggered this thread: downgrade premium class
I would suggest calling immediately and seeing if you can have row 7 (the new version of row 4). I also wonder if canceling and rebooking solves the problem (if MVPG+)??
I would suggest calling immediately and seeing if you can have row 7 (the new version of row 4). I also wonder if canceling and rebooking solves the problem (if MVPG+)??
Oct 17, 2018, 8:43 pm
#1335
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: 🇸🇬 🇭🇰 🇫🇷
Programs: Many
Posts: 4,749
Hello,
Question about MVP qualification.
AS website is saying that I am currently less than 500 miles to MVP, i.e. I have 24,4xx year-to-date Alaska/partner qualifying miles.
The 2018 flights are with partners only (CX, SQ, JL and EK) and breakdown is as follows:
- CX miles: a
- SQ miles: b
- JL miles: c
- EK miles: d / EK bonus: e
How are the 24,4xx calculated? Because when doing all the possible additions with a, b, c, d and e I never come to it.
NB: I did not put the actual figures for confidentiality reason.
Thanks!
Question about MVP qualification.
AS website is saying that I am currently less than 500 miles to MVP, i.e. I have 24,4xx year-to-date Alaska/partner qualifying miles.
The 2018 flights are with partners only (CX, SQ, JL and EK) and breakdown is as follows:
- CX miles: a
- SQ miles: b
- JL miles: c
- EK miles: d / EK bonus: e
How are the 24,4xx calculated? Because when doing all the possible additions with a, b, c, d and e I never come to it.
NB: I did not put the actual figures for confidentiality reason.
Thanks!