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
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ryandc99
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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!
Dec 30, 2018, 9:35 pm
#1726
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend, Moderator, Information Desk, Ambassador, Alaska Airlines
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: FAI
Programs: AS MVP Gold100K, AS 1MM, Maika`i Card, AGR, HH Gold, Hertz PC, Marriott Titanium LTG, CO, 7H, BA, 8E
Posts: 42,953
Bit of a seismic evening in ANC...
Dec 30, 2018, 10:36 pm
#1727
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263
Dec 31, 2018, 12:08 pm
#1728
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Denver
Programs: AS, AA, UA, Hilton, Marriott, Caesars DE
Posts: 2,070
How long does the status change take at the turn of the year, is it reflected as of 1/1 or does it take a little longer for the system to sync and show your status for 2019?
Jan 1, 2019, 3:24 am
#1729
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend, Moderator, Information Desk, Ambassador, Alaska Airlines
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: FAI
Programs: AS MVP Gold100K, AS 1MM, Maika`i Card, AGR, HH Gold, Hertz PC, Marriott Titanium LTG, CO, 7H, BA, 8E
Posts: 42,953
With the mileage plan maintenance overnight, I wouldn't be surprised if its wiped out by morning.
Jan 1, 2019, 7:30 am
#1730
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: SEA/YVR/BLI
Programs: UA "Lifetime" Gold, AS MVPG100K, OW Emerald, HH Lifetime Diamond, IC Plat, Marriott Gold, Hertz Gold
Posts: 9,490
Hainan BPs at SEA?
We just flew down from BLI and fly onward on HU on awards tickets.
We have to pick up BPs from HU in person. Anybody know if we can pick them up at the gate, rather than leaving security and going to their check-in counter? HU isn’t a TSA Pre participant and we’d prefer to avoid that nuisance.
We have to pick up BPs from HU in person. Anybody know if we can pick them up at the gate, rather than leaving security and going to their check-in counter? HU isn’t a TSA Pre participant and we’d prefer to avoid that nuisance.
Jan 1, 2019, 10:02 am
#1731
Join Date: Jan 2017
Programs: AS 100K, Marriott Titanium, Delta Gold, United Silver
Posts: 250
We just flew down from BLI and fly onward on HU on awards tickets.
We have to pick up BPs from HU in person. Anybody know if we can pick them up at the gate, rather than leaving security and going to their check-in counter? HU isn’t a TSA Pre participant and we’d prefer to avoid that nuisance.
We have to pick up BPs from HU in person. Anybody know if we can pick them up at the gate, rather than leaving security and going to their check-in counter? HU isn’t a TSA Pre participant and we’d prefer to avoid that nuisance.
Jan 1, 2019, 10:06 am
#1733
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: SEA/YVR/BLI
Programs: UA "Lifetime" Gold, AS MVPG100K, OW Emerald, HH Lifetime Diamond, IC Plat, Marriott Gold, Hertz Gold
Posts: 9,490
update FWIW: They opened about 9:45AM at S1. Luckily we were third in the queue as it took them over 10 minutes to process us. They were concerned to document our BKK departure (an Intra-Asian award on JAL) and the young agent finally took a photo of our TripIt itinerary with her own cellphone.
They are unable to issue our HU ongoing PEK-BKK BPs so we’ll go through this again at PEK.
So far we’re the only ones in the BA Lounge.
Last edited by Fredd; Jan 1, 2019 at 12:24 pm
Jan 1, 2019, 2:23 pm
#1734
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS
Posts: 2,293
This morning checked account...all OK.
it is always a shock to see the "0" listed as miles to status at the beginning of the year.
Jan 1, 2019, 2:26 pm
#1735
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Denver
Programs: AS, AA, UA, Hilton, Marriott, Caesars DE
Posts: 2,070
Jan 2, 2019, 4:56 pm
#1736
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: San Francisco
Programs: DL
Posts: 466
I nominated someone to MVP as a 75K in December -- do I get to nominate another person this year? I status-matched to 75K a few months ago and have status until the end of 2019, so not sure what the rules are here.
Jan 2, 2019, 5:48 pm
#1737
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263
James
Jan 5, 2019, 6:14 pm
#1738
Moderator: Alaska Mileage Plan
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 12,316
A new year, a new thread. Please post in the 2019 thread.