How long for benefits to post
Nov 16, 2019, 7:10 am
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How long for benefits to post
Tried to search for this to no avail. Apologize if I missed it. Is there any rhyme or reason to when your elite status benefits post? Bought up last year which negated most of the tangible benefits. Prior years I have a hazy recollection that it was pretty random. Two years ago I had to contact customer service as some of the bennies were apparently "stuck". Keeping watch now in case I need to do it again.
Nov 16, 2019, 8:44 am
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Which bennies?
Mileage bonus (G75K) posted for me within a day of those miles posting (much quicker now) as do GGUC's and G75K lounge passes. If bumping from one status level to another and seeking to get in a higher priority queue, etc, then traditionally it took a Saturday night run of a process. However, this no longer seems to be the same... but has been a couple more days from when the miles and status update on alaskaair.com. This way the rest of AS' backend systems understand your accurate level.
Mileage bonus (G75K) posted for me within a day of those miles posting (much quicker now) as do GGUC's and G75K lounge passes. If bumping from one status level to another and seeking to get in a higher priority queue, etc, then traditionally it took a Saturday night run of a process. However, this no longer seems to be the same... but has been a couple more days from when the miles and status update on alaskaair.com. This way the rest of AS' backend systems understand your accurate level.
Nov 16, 2019, 9:28 am
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It took a couple days for my status to update to MVPG about a month ago, and then it took 3-4 more days for that status to propagate onto my existing reservations. I got the GGUs immediately when the MVPG posted.