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Old Jun 11, 2021, 9:41 am
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Here are links to waitlists for the Alaska Lounges:

Seattle D Lounge: https://v1.waitwhile.com/welcome/sead1

Seattle N Lounge: https://v1.waitwhile.com/welcome/sean13

Seattle C Lounge: https://v1.waitwhile.com/welcome/seac1

Portland Lounge: https://v1.waitwhile.com/welcome/alaskaloungepdx

LAX Lounge: https://v1.waitwhile.com/welcome/alaskaloungelax
Directions to the stairway to the lounge in post 1988.

Anchorage Lounge: https://v1.waitwhile.com/welcome/alaskaloungeanc

New York Lounge: https://v1.waitwhile.com/welcome/alaskaloungejfk


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Old Mar 17, 2021, 11:41 am
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Originally Posted by pcoll
<snip>She also thanked me for using PP during this visit. “PP is a lifeline right now for the lounges “ . “Hopefully others on FT will do the same”.
LOL, my how the tide can turn. I wonder if she'll remember that quote when travel returns to more normal levels. Somehow I expect not...

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Old Mar 17, 2021, 1:01 pm
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Originally Posted by be_rettSEA
Correct - I believe they shared this as a tip to help AS get more revenue through AL PP acceptance, as it costs no $ to PP members, but can help AS offset some of their losses right now.
I follow but asking PP to pay for something that is included doesn't sit well with me.

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Old Mar 17, 2021, 1:12 pm
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Originally Posted by scubadu
LOL, my how the tide can turn. I wonder if she'll remember that quote when travel returns to more normal levels. Somehow I expect not...

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It won't be long before they will be dusting off the "No PP" sign.
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Old Mar 17, 2021, 1:15 pm
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Originally Posted by PDXPremier
It won't be long before they will be dusting off the "No PP" sign.
I hope so. If I have an AC membership or I am paid first, I don’t want to be subject to a waitlist because the lounge is filled with PP pax.
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Old Mar 17, 2021, 1:21 pm
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Originally Posted by Flying for Fun
I follow but asking PP to pay for something that is included doesn't sit well with me.

James
I understand your point. Yes, there are points of view that are cogent to this issue. It does help to read what others perspective is on this issue. All opinions are valuable and help shape our decisions in the future.
I feel that currently AS has really discounted F .
We carry 2 premium cards with high annual fees that include PP as a benefit. this is the only time we have used PP in the last 2 years. . Since , we paid for benefit of PP, why not use it now?

How about the passenger who goes to SEA N lounge with F boarding pass and then goes to restaurant and uses PP ?
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Old Mar 17, 2021, 2:03 pm
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Originally Posted by pcoll

How about the passenger who goes to SEA N lounge with F boarding pass and then goes to restaurant and uses PP ?
I don't have issue with someone utilizing multiple benefits through different programs, just don't ask AS to pay for your restaurant purchases because it is included with PP. Poor analogy!

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Old Mar 17, 2021, 2:13 pm
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Originally Posted by anteater
I hope so. If I have an AC membership or I am paid first, I don’t want to be subject to a waitlist because the lounge is filled with PP pax.
This is going to sound extremely elitist, but the people who tend to come in with PP also tend to be infrequent travelers who don't understand how things work, and generally gum up the works.

While I appreciate the fiscal impact, I have no issues with the "No PP" sign.
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Old Mar 17, 2021, 5:08 pm
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Originally Posted by navydevildoc
This is going to sound extremely elitist, but the people who tend to come in with PP also tend to be infrequent travelers who don't understand how things work, and generally gum up the works.
Or very frequent flyers, like me, who see no use for an Alaska lounge membership when the bulk of my flights are transcons from SFO. Used PP twice at SFO this last weekend for restaurant meals and in the past have used it for Alaska lounges in ANC, SEA and LAX. I'm flying home from SEA on Friday and undecided, at this point, as to whether to do a lounge or restaurant visit. I average 20 PP visits in a normal year.
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Old Mar 17, 2021, 5:40 pm
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Originally Posted by tom911
Or very frequent flyers, like me, who see no use for an Alaska lounge membership when the bulk of my flights are transcons from SFO. Used PP twice at SFO this last weekend for restaurant meals and in the past have used it for Alaska lounges in ANC, SEA and LAX. I'm flying home from SEA on Friday and undecided, at this point, as to whether to do a lounge or restaurant visit. I average 20 PP visits in a normal year.
Agreed... but I willing to bet you are the exception, not the rule for PP users.
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Old Mar 17, 2021, 7:45 pm
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I was there today .... checked the PP app while we were on approach - and got on the list while about 100 miles out (near Palm Springs) at around 9:25 am. Landed and got a text clearing me into the lounge as I was deplaning. Was #11 on the list when I first signed up. Breakfast was available: oatmeal, pancakes, fruit, various breads, etc. Did not check out the Admiral's Club and am going to bet I made the right choice.
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Old Mar 17, 2021, 7:59 pm
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Originally Posted by navydevildoc
This is going to sound extremely elitist, but the people who tend to come in with PP also tend to be infrequent travelers who don't understand how things work, and generally gum up the works.

While I appreciate the fiscal impact, I have no issues with the "No PP" sign.
Hey, it is elitist, but that’s what we do here at FlyerTalk, at “kettles”, “gate lice” and WN based on our personal belief that our shiny cards make us better people or whatever.

I don’t put much stock in PP being useful for AS lounge access for very long (perhaps at focus cities but not SEA) because of past experience. Something that is in effect free for too large of a number of people waters things down, so they’ll do restrictions again soon enough. Just like how AMEX yanked PP restaurant access..

Originally Posted by navydevildoc
Agreed... but I willing to bet you are the exception, not the rule for PP users.
People who get premium travel cards that include any lounge access are the exception, not the rule.
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Old Mar 17, 2021, 8:44 pm
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I can tell you them letting me as a PP holder into that new SEA lounge well may get me off the hump to pay for access if/when my PP card is no longer allowed. So, maybe there is a method to their madness. If the new one at PDX is even close I'm 99% sure I'll pay.
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Old Mar 18, 2021, 3:42 pm
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Originally Posted by PDXPremier
It won't be long before they will be dusting off the "No PP" sign.
Originally Posted by anteater
I hope so. If I have an AC membership or I am paid first, I don’t want to be subject to a waitlist because the lounge is filled with PP pax.
At LAX last night around 6pm, the at capacity/waitlist sign was out downstairs with 3 or 4 other travelers standing around nearby busily checking their phones, but we took the elevator up anyways to check-in at the desk and presented our F BPs. A few clicks later, we were escorted to a window table adjacent to the bar.

Did we skip the list? It seems that way. Were they PP members waiting and we were prioritized? I sure hope so, but who knows.
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Old Mar 18, 2021, 3:49 pm
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Originally Posted by NoLaGent
Did we skip the list? It seems that way. Were they PP members waiting and we were prioritized? I sure hope so, but who knows.
Was the waiting list ever for anyone else but PP? I've never been turned away as an AC member and now as an AL member, even when they are telling PP members to take a hike.
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Old Mar 18, 2021, 3:53 pm
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Originally Posted by NYC Flyer
Was the waiting list ever for anyone else but PP? I've never been turned away as an AC member and now as an AL member, even when they are telling PP members to take a hike.
Yes, when D in SEA was the only thing open last year, it happened to me (paid F, I'm not a PP member).
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