2019 Alaska Airlines *FLAME-FREE* Q&A Thread: All Welcome, New and Old!
Apr 21, 2019, 9:18 am
#481
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: PIT-SCE-AOO-PHL-NYC-WAS
Programs: free agent
Posts: 1,036
Wording got me little confused but I have upcoming HKG-CUN AA J flight. I plan to credit HKG-LAX flight to AS, then change to AA for LAX-JFK. I am able to earn AS EQM/RDM for my AA JFK-CUN + CUN-MIA since it's international flight, right?
Apr 21, 2019, 11:08 am
#482
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Denver
Programs: AS, AA, UA, Hilton, Marriott, Caesars DE
Posts: 2,070
Apr 21, 2019, 1:07 pm
#483
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: PDX/HIO
Programs: AS MVPG; Hertz Pres; Tanquery Million Minier
Posts: 375
Current experience with partner seat assignments
Does anyone have recent experience with asking phone agents to move a partner on a separate reservation to a preferred seat (not Premium) such as 737 exit? I plan to book an award ticket using my miles for my wife and use cash for my ticket. I know moving her up to Premium won't work without paying but I'm not sure about exit rows.
Apr 21, 2019, 1:28 pm
#484
Join Date: Apr 2017
Programs: AS 100k, DL PM, New Sagaya
Posts: 1,291
Does anyone have recent experience with asking phone agents to move a partner on a separate reservation to a preferred seat (not Premium) such as 737 exit? I plan to book an award ticket using my miles for my wife and use cash for my ticket. I know moving her up to Premium won't work without paying but I'm not sure about exit rows.
Apr 21, 2019, 2:18 pm
#485
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Between SFO and STS
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold, United Serf, Delta Gold
Posts: 731
Apr 21, 2019, 2:48 pm
#486
Join Date: Apr 2017
Programs: AS 100k, DL PM, New Sagaya
Posts: 1,291
Never hurts to ask.
Apr 22, 2019, 2:33 am
#487
Join Date: Oct 2012
Programs: AS MVP, BA
Posts: 300
Is this a legal routing on a CX J one way award? I can't find transpacific J flights to SFO, LAX or SEA on my desired dated 
DPS->HKG->YVR->SEA->ANC
DPS->HKG->YVR->SEA->ANC
Apr 23, 2019, 3:06 pm
#488
Join Date: Oct 2012
Programs: AS MVP, BA
Posts: 300
Whats the best way to search CX availability using AS miles? I usually use BA but they are showing phantom availability....
Apr 23, 2019, 3:08 pm
#489
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Denver
Programs: AS, AA, UA, Hilton, Marriott, Caesars DE
Posts: 2,070
QF, but this isn't going to solve "phantom" space. AS is not privy to the same inventory as OW airlines are, and that is just the trade-off. Best to have a few options.
Apr 26, 2019, 2:34 am
#490
Join Date: May 2005
Location: San Diego, CA
Programs: United Million Miler, Marriott Lifetime Titanium Elite
Posts: 20
Flying AS SAN-BOS in two weeks for the first time in a while. I have a Main fare and currently stuck in a seat in the back of the plane. Checked the seating chart of the flight and see lots of availability in the middle of the plane for "Refundable ticket
or elite status", neither of which I have. I'd rather not pay for Premium Class at the front of economy. Any way to "upgrade" to these middle plane seats or score these seats for free or less than the price of Premium Class?
or elite status", neither of which I have. I'd rather not pay for Premium Class at the front of economy. Any way to "upgrade" to these middle plane seats or score these seats for free or less than the price of Premium Class?
Apr 26, 2019, 6:46 am
#491
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: BOS/ORH
Programs: AS 75K
Posts: 18,323
Flying AS SAN-BOS in two weeks for the first time in a while. I have a Main fare and currently stuck in a seat in the back of the plane. Checked the seating chart of the flight and see lots of availability in the middle of the plane for "Refundable ticket
or elite status", neither of which I have. I'd rather not pay for Premium Class at the front of economy. Any way to "upgrade" to these middle plane seats or score these seats for free or less than the price of Premium Class?
or elite status", neither of which I have. I'd rather not pay for Premium Class at the front of economy. Any way to "upgrade" to these middle plane seats or score these seats for free or less than the price of Premium Class?
Apr 26, 2019, 12:35 pm
#492
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 87
Flying on AS1063 JFK -> SEA on Monday. First flight on an Airbus (website doesn't say which: goes up to a half-row 39 and has 8 FC seats). I picked 11C (exit row), but I now have the option of picking a PE aisle (6C). Should I switch to PE or stay in exit row? On the 737s, I prefer the 17C/D exit row tbh because they have hella legroom and recline, but Idk about Airbus. Thanks!
Apr 27, 2019, 4:03 pm
#493
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: PDX
Programs: AS MVP Gold 100K
Posts: 2,329
Flying on AS1063 JFK -> SEA on Monday. First flight on an Airbus (website doesn't say which: goes up to a half-row 39 and has 8 FC seats). I picked 11C (exit row), but I now have the option of picking a PE aisle (6C). Should I switch to PE or stay in exit row? On the 737s, I prefer the 17C/D exit row tbh because they have hella legroom and recline, but Idk about Airbus. Thanks!
Apr 28, 2019, 10:40 am
#494
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Denver
Programs: AS, AA, UA, Hilton, Marriott, Caesars DE
Posts: 2,070
Flying on AS1063 JFK -> SEA on Monday. First flight on an Airbus (website doesn't say which: goes up to a half-row 39 and has 8 FC seats). I picked 11C (exit row), but I now have the option of picking a PE aisle (6C). Should I switch to PE or stay in exit row? On the 737s, I prefer the 17C/D exit row tbh because they have hella legroom and recline, but Idk about Airbus. Thanks!
Apr 29, 2019, 6:26 pm
#495
Join Date: Apr 2019
Posts: 7
Hello, new member here as well as new to mileage running and miles in general. I have a question about Alaska airline miles. So I was researching the other day and I noticed that you can fly business on Cathay Pacific from US to Asia (booking on Alaska Airline site) for only 60,000 Alaska Airline miles . I also noticed that a first class Emirates ticket is only 180,000 miles. Given from my research that 60,000 Alaska Airline miles are worth around 1200 dollars, and a business class seat is usually around $2000 wouldn't it make sense as a average flyer to always simply use Alaska Air miles to fly? I also noticed that you can simply "buy" Alaska Air miles from Alaska Airlines themselves. I'm wondering whether next time I travel whether I should just buy Alaska Air miles instead of actually buying through another airline.