worldwidedreamer

FWIW I've also been told that the lounge is full for PP customers, but still available for Admirals Club members.

Flying for Fun

If you are flying AS or AA and have AC Membership, you will not be denied access. That would be akin to denying a AL Member. I walk past the No PP sign routinely and access the AS longe with my AC Membership.

James

formeraa

But I think the Admirals Club agreement is different. As long as they are admitting AS Lounge members, they have to allow Admirals Club members. PP was always at their discretion.

RAD_PDX

I shared this in another thread as well. The $25 discounted rate for Alaska Airlines Visa Signature card holders has been extended. The PDX lounge agents thought it was through the end of the summer, but the website seems to have to removed the end date all together. If this stays as a permanent feature of the current card, MVP level flyers and non-elite AS fliers may be better served by taking advantage of this discount vs. paying a high annual fee for a card with Alaska lounge access.

be_rettSEA

As an FYI, these discounted guest passes are only available for immediate use (so you can't grab a handful to stock up on for future use). They also cannot be used in heavy capacity times (so you can't use as an alternative to Priority Pass, for example). Otherwise, definitely a decent, fairly low-cost way to get in to the lounges.

RAD_PDX

My experience says that this isn't true. I've purchased them on several occasions in the last few months at PDX when then Priority Pass sign was out. It was packed the last time I did it.

As for stocking up, that wouldn't matter if this was a permanent feature of the card (like the $29 access with the Delta AmEx Gold).

ItsAnAdam

Has anyone with the non-signature version of the card also successfully gotten the discount? I know last year sometime they made the Platinum and Signature cards the same in terms of sign up bonus and benefits, and I know they are explicitly stating visa signature here, but it would be weird to exclude Platinum cardholders, and most of the time they use Visa Signature to refer to the alaska card in general. So I'm curious if anyone can confirm its all alaska credit cards that get the discounted rate.

williwaw

be_rettSEA

Sounds like there's a few cases where these passes are being sold/entry allowed when PP is denied. I stand corrected as an overall policy, but that has been my experience at LAX on a few occasions.

burningflames

Does anyone know if the day pass can be used at multiple lounges on the same calendar day?
The website implies a single location, but is multiple lounges possible in practice? Any firsthand accounts?

ziggy29

From their FAQ:

How long is a day pass valid for?

A day pass purchased from an Alaska Lounge location is good for 24 hours and is eligible to use at multiple locations in that time period (space permitting).

https://www.alaskaair.com/content/ai...cies-and-rules

burningflames

Awesome - thanks! This is great news - don't know how I missed that.

RAD_PDX

Just remember to ask for the receipt at the first location as that's how they will track it and let you in at the next location.

sfoltl

I am trying to get day passes for 2 family members I am not travelling with. I have the Alaska credit card. Do I need to add one of them as an authorized user to the credit card for them to be able to buy the discounted $25 passes, since I won't be travelling with them? (it wasn't clear to me if authorized users get the discounted rate for day passes, or if this only works for the primary cardholder). Alternatively, I am planning to get a Boardroom membership for myself, and I heard that boardroom members might be able to buy day passes in advance for others at a discounted rate. Would that be a better option. I appreciate any advice about which option is better and how this actually works (for example, how it works if you are a boardroom member buying a pass for someone else in advance).

RAD_PDX

I've never heard of buying them in advance but I won't rule it out since I'm not sure.
All you need to do is pay with the AS Visa, so if they have one with their name on it, that should be fine. Also, depending on the airport, some lounges are currently selling $25 passes to anyone (I know LAX is).