ANC Alaska Lounge Is Getting a Facelift
Jan 13, 2019, 2:47 pm
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Are those horrible blue chairs replacing the upholstered ones or will they be used in a sort of dining area with the stools used along the window "desks?" OMG... if those are the new sitting area chairs, the gates will be more comfortable. My old bones just won't be happy.
Jan 13, 2019, 3:58 pm
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Heavens! I hope so! I've been in lounges that are almost all bistro tables and miserable chairs.....ugh! For some reason it seems those are where I end up with a long connection time and then bruises! Hey, BobW, how do you like this heat wave?
Jan 13, 2019, 4:06 pm
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Jan 14, 2019, 8:50 pm
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Jan 22, 2019, 8:57 am
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I'd like to see them repair the USB ports in the seating area kisoks on floor 1 of the SEA AL. Several of them were out of service when I passed through yesterday....
It appears they fell due to overuse or misuse....
It appears they fell due to overuse or misuse....
Jan 22, 2019, 1:15 pm
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Where will they use those bar stools? There's not enough of a bar to warrant them. Ah - perhaps the window sill seats. I sat there the other day and thought the seats were just fine. No wear and tear. Hopefully those were just sample <-> stools that you saw... Interestingly, none of the pictures of the new N Satellite facility in Seattle show such plain and basic furnishings, so perhaps these cheap seats will be limited to ANC? Then again, perhaps they were just brought in as samples and will hopefully be declined in favor of something more appropriate to a proper airline lounge.
Jan 22, 2019, 5:27 pm
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Where will they use those bar stools? There's not enough of a bar to warrant them. Ah - perhaps the window sill seats. I sat there the other day and thought the seats were just fine. No wear and tear. Hopefully those were just sample <-> stools that you saw... Interestingly, none of the pictures of the new N Satellite facility in Seattle show such plain and basic furnishings, so perhaps these cheap seats will be limited to ANC? Then again, perhaps they were just brought in as samples and will hopefully be declined in favor of something more appropriate to a proper airline lounge.
Jan 22, 2019, 5:51 pm
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That makes sense. There are three or four tables for eating/socializing and the stools could go up along the window counter. Are they modelling this after the C Concourse lounge at SEA in terms of colors? It'll be interesting to see the results.
Jan 22, 2019, 8:33 pm
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Mar 6, 2019, 10:36 am
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Probably. They appear to be designed to make you want to leave so you don't sit on them too long. It's an old restaurant trick to turn the tables more quickly. Also, note that they are only chairs, no stools. The stack is bases. You will see the backs still wrapped up on the counter behind the bases.
Mar 6, 2019, 12:14 pm
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Asked a few weeks ago and the agents said they were *not* using those chairs.
Mar 6, 2019, 1:28 pm
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