2019 Alaska Airlines *FLAME-FREE* Q&A Thread: All Welcome, New and Old!
#151
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Thanks. On to plan "B". ^
#152
Join Date: Feb 2016
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Can you reserve food on SkyWest E175?
I thought I had done it before, but the website suggests that you can only reserve food on flights operated by Alaska.
Second question: what sort of food offering can I expect in coach on SAN-MCI on SkyWest? I’m cautiously optimistic for an F upgrade, but want to make sure my Plan B isn’t something that means I’m starving when I arrive at my destination.
I thought I had done it before, but the website suggests that you can only reserve food on flights operated by Alaska.
Second question: what sort of food offering can I expect in coach on SAN-MCI on SkyWest? I’m cautiously optimistic for an F upgrade, but want to make sure my Plan B isn’t something that means I’m starving when I arrive at my destination.
#153
Join Date: Nov 2013
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Grateful for this thread! Is the 500-mile minimum valid for all customers, or just MVP? SEA-PDX trips (multiple for year) might be in our near future since AS Basic are about half the price of DL's. Not that it will get us to MVP status (nor by segments, not that many trips), but every little bit helps! Thanks.
#154
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
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Grateful for this thread! Is the 500-mile minimum valid for all customers, or just MVP? SEA-PDX trips (multiple for year) might be in our near future since AS Basic are about half the price of DL's. Not that it will get us to MVP status (nor by segments, not that many trips), but every little bit helps! Thanks.
James
#155
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: PIT
Programs: AS Peon
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Has AS communicated if the double miles promo to/from PAE will be extended because the start date was pushed back?
#156
Join Date: Jan 2018
Programs: HYATT Globalist Alaska 100k
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As an MVP gold, I should be able to still cancel my ticket at the boarding area after ticket on the app were scanned by TSA, right?
Can a GA help with this?
Also, if I had my bag checked in already, it could be a total disaster. Do I still have an option to cancel past check-point?
Can a GA help with this?
Also, if I had my bag checked in already, it could be a total disaster. Do I still have an option to cancel past check-point?
#157
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Renton, WA
Programs: Alaska Mileage Plan MVP
Posts: 58
I tried searching for this but couldn't get the keywords right. My wife and I are flying out tomorrow morning and I'm in boarding group B (MVP) and she's in D (non-MVP). This is the first time since the boarding groups were implemented that we aren't in the same group, will there be any issue boarding at the same time in group B? Just curious if anyone has any anecdotal data points to share.
We've never had a problem boarding at the same time before there were boarding groups, and I wrongly assumed we'd always be in the same group as long as I bought the tickets together.
We've never had a problem boarding at the same time before there were boarding groups, and I wrongly assumed we'd always be in the same group as long as I bought the tickets together.
#158
Join Date: Jan 2017
Programs: AS 100K, Marriott Titanium, Delta Gold, United Silver
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I tried searching for this but couldn't get the keywords right. My wife and I are flying out tomorrow morning and I'm in boarding group B (MVP) and she's in D (non-MVP). This is the first time since the boarding groups were implemented that we aren't in the same group, will there be any issue boarding at the same time in group B? Just curious if anyone has any anecdotal data points to share.
We've never had a problem boarding at the same time before there were boarding groups, and I wrongly assumed we'd always be in the same group as long as I bought the tickets together.
We've never had a problem boarding at the same time before there were boarding groups, and I wrongly assumed we'd always be in the same group as long as I bought the tickets together.
#159
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Renton, WA
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Thank you! That's what I figured would be the actual practice, just thought I'd double check here. Both boarding passes are on my phone so it should be pretty easy.
#160
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Question regarding award fees.
Tickets were booked when wife was AS 75K in Dec 2018. Now she has been uncerimoniously dropped to General Member and we would like to make a change to the unflown ticket. Does the status at time of booking matter or at time of making the change?
Also I have noticed that on almost all AA two segment flights, the shorter of the two is available in F and the longer leg is available in Y, but AS of course charges F award fees. Have others seen that too?
Tickets were booked when wife was AS 75K in Dec 2018. Now she has been uncerimoniously dropped to General Member and we would like to make a change to the unflown ticket. Does the status at time of booking matter or at time of making the change?
Also I have noticed that on almost all AA two segment flights, the shorter of the two is available in F and the longer leg is available in Y, but AS of course charges F award fees. Have others seen that too?
#161
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Question regarding award fees.
Tickets were booked when wife was AS 75K in Dec 2018. Now she has been uncerimoniously dropped to General Member and we would like to make a change to the unflown ticket. Does the status at time of booking matter or at time of making the change?
Tickets were booked when wife was AS 75K in Dec 2018. Now she has been uncerimoniously dropped to General Member and we would like to make a change to the unflown ticket. Does the status at time of booking matter or at time of making the change?
SOP for all US based (and I'm sure other) airlines.
#162
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Between SFO and STS
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As an MVP gold, I should be able to still cancel my ticket at the boarding area after ticket on the app were scanned by TSA, right?
Can a GA help with this?
Also, if I had my bag checked in already, it could be a total disaster. Do I still have an option to cancel past check-point?
Can a GA help with this?
Also, if I had my bag checked in already, it could be a total disaster. Do I still have an option to cancel past check-point?
If you have a checked bag, it should/would just take more work. I had a situation last year where I was supposed to connect in SAN, but the inbound was late and I knew I would misconnect. AS put me on a direct DL flight AND got my bags retagged all from inside security at the CS desk. I would think if you have a bag checked and cancel they could just spit out your bag with an arriving flight or maybe one of the baggage agents could retrieve it.
#163
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Between SFO and STS
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold, United Serf, Delta Gold
Posts: 731
I tried searching for this but couldn't get the keywords right. My wife and I are flying out tomorrow morning and I'm in boarding group B (MVP) and she's in D (non-MVP). This is the first time since the boarding groups were implemented that we aren't in the same group, will there be any issue boarding at the same time in group B? Just curious if anyone has any anecdotal data points to share.
We've never had a problem boarding at the same time before there were boarding groups, and I wrongly assumed we'd always be in the same group as long as I bought the tickets together.
We've never had a problem boarding at the same time before there were boarding groups, and I wrongly assumed we'd always be in the same group as long as I bought the tickets together.
#164
Join Date: Jan 2018
Programs: HYATT Globalist Alaska 100k
Posts: 121
If you are not checking bags (but have checked in), this shouldn't be a problem. It's not like TSA does anything to communicate to the airline you are in the secure area. GA might be less willing to do it than a CS rep, but YMMV.
If you have a checked bag, it should/would just take more work. I had a situation last year where I was supposed to connect in SAN, but the inbound was late and I knew I would misconnect. AS put me on a direct DL flight AND got my bags retagged all from inside security at the CS desk. I would think if you have a bag checked and cancel they could just spit out your bag with an arriving flight or maybe one of the baggage agents could retrieve it.
If you have a checked bag, it should/would just take more work. I had a situation last year where I was supposed to connect in SAN, but the inbound was late and I knew I would misconnect. AS put me on a direct DL flight AND got my bags retagged all from inside security at the CS desk. I would think if you have a bag checked and cancel they could just spit out your bag with an arriving flight or maybe one of the baggage agents could retrieve it.
#165
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 170
Have an AS award flight connecting to CX F on the same AS award ticket. If AS is late on the first flight and I miss the CX flight (let's say it's the only one out of that city that day), what are my options? Contractually they are only supposed to get me to HKG but would I lose my spot in F?