Flying/Upgrades on Legacy VX Aircraft After 4/25 Cutover
Apr 25, 2018, 5:22 pm
#16
Join Date: May 2003
Location: SFO, mostly
Posts: 2,204
For now, in San Diego, Airbus flights will continue to depart from Terminal 2. The Alaska site says that this will continue “until we fully relocate to Terminal 2E early in 2019.” Can anyone confirm that this is true? If Alaska is leaving its circle-of-sadness gate area for 2E, that is a seizemic shift for the better. (Connections to AA! Food options! Room to breathe! A VIABLE PARTNER CLUB IN SAN DIEGO!!!)
Or is this just another one of those Alaska site typos, and the consolidation is actually to Terminal 1?
Or is this just another one of those Alaska site typos, and the consolidation is actually to Terminal 1?
I don't understand why they wouldn't have all flights departing out of T1, if the only ticket counters will be in T1. After all, its only a matter of adding between four and six flights per day to gates 13-18. Seems doable.
Last edited by sltlyamusd; Apr 26, 2018 at 12:40 pm Reason: missed another post with clarifying info
Apr 25, 2018, 7:35 pm
#18
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: US West Coast
Programs: Alaska 100K, Hyatt Gl, Marriott Ti/LTP
Posts: 353
This morning I was upgraded on an R fare about 2 hours before departure. In the last few weeks, I've successfully used GGUs and instant upgrade fares on Alaska A320s. There is for sure less U space than there is on 12F or 16F aircraft, but it does exist, and it does work like everywhere else in the AS system.
I also saw the bug where half the upgrade list has a green checkmark next to their name, even though the seat assignment is in coach/PC. When my upgrade cleared, the seat assignment for my name on the upgrade list updated to show my correct seat, but there was no change to the checkmark to indicate that I actually had been upgraded.
I also saw the bug where half the upgrade list has a green checkmark next to their name, even though the seat assignment is in coach/PC. When my upgrade cleared, the seat assignment for my name on the upgrade list updated to show my correct seat, but there was no change to the checkmark to indicate that I actually had been upgraded.
Apr 25, 2018, 8:27 pm
#19
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: San Francisco, CA & Bangkok (Home)/Lawrenceville & Switzerland (Boarding School)/Baltimore, MD (College)
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As MVP 75 I was upgraded today (booked today) for a flight leaving PHL-SFO on April 30th. Was a miles ticket. Shows me in seat 2C
Apr 25, 2018, 8:32 pm
#20
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... half the upgrade list has a green checkmark next to their name, even though the seat assignment is in coach/PC. When my upgrade cleared, the seat assignment for my name on the upgrade list updated to show my correct seat, but there was no change to the checkmark to indicate that I actually had been upgraded.
Apr 25, 2018, 9:33 pm
#22
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Today, AS1715 DAL-SFO, A321 VX plane. Was #1 on list for upgrade to F until about 1 hour before flight with 4 unassigned seats when the upgrade cleared. They gave me seat 1F. So upgrades are happening on VX planes.
Apr 25, 2018, 10:21 pm
#23
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: YYZ, SFO
Programs: AS 100K, UA*S, IHG Plat, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond | Formerly: AC Super Elite
Posts: 2,476
My data point -- flying SFO-BOS on an A320 this Saturday 28th, got the "you've been upgraded" email on Monday 23rd. Kinda excited to try out post-merger VX ahahaha
Apr 26, 2018, 8:15 am
#25
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: US West Coast
Programs: Alaska 100K, Hyatt Gl, Marriott Ti/LTP
Posts: 353
Apr 26, 2018, 10:11 am
#26
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: SEA
Programs: UA AS DL Hyatt SPG/Bonvoy HHonors
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Treatment of Premium Class (former MCS) is inconsistent on the website. I'm not seeing the * on my A320 reservations when seated in the MCS rows. But when you pull up the seat map, the former MCS rows are shown as Premium Class.
Apr 26, 2018, 10:21 am
#27
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Location: SEA
Programs: UA AS DL Hyatt SPG/Bonvoy HHonors
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F Waitlist Not Showing
On a reservation for next Monday/Tuesday, it does not show "First Class Waitlisted" and there is a link to Complimentary upgrade. But when I follow that link I get the error message below. It is a paid ticket, first leg in R, second in T. These fares should be eligible. When calling Reservations the person said everything is fine. Should I believe them?
Apr 26, 2018, 10:47 am
#28
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Seen it before (well before any VX acquisition). What does the app say? I wouldn't freak out.
Also, did anyone notice that there weren't a ton of anguished posts about an operations meltdown over the last couple of days, UA/CO style?
Also, did anyone notice that there weren't a ton of anguished posts about an operations meltdown over the last couple of days, UA/CO style?
Apr 26, 2018, 12:50 pm
#29
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Also, did anyone notice that there weren't a ton of anguished posts about an operations meltdown over the last couple of days, UA/CO style?