Alaska Airlines *FLAME-FREE* Q&A Thread: All Welcome, New and Old! (2023-2024)
Jan 22, 2023, 11:50 am
#31
Join Date: Aug 2018
Programs: AA Exec Plat, Bonvoy Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 621
Just double checking since I've never been in a position to use status for a free same day change before, the SDC window starts when check-in opens the day before your flight, not midnight the day of your flight flight? I'm using my AA status here but I'm assuming that part's the same as if I had AS status.
I'm looking at booking a cheaper morning flight and then trying to SDC to the flight I actually want later in the day, and the morning flight would require getting up earlier than I normally do, so I want to make sure I'll be able to know for sure before I go to bed the night before what time I need to get up.
I'm looking at booking a cheaper morning flight and then trying to SDC to the flight I actually want later in the day, and the morning flight would require getting up earlier than I normally do, so I want to make sure I'll be able to know for sure before I go to bed the night before what time I need to get up.
Jan 22, 2023, 12:42 pm
#32
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263
Just double checking since I've never been in a position to use status for a free same day change before, the SDC window starts when check-in opens the day before your flight, not midnight the day of your flight flight? I'm using my AA status here but I'm assuming that part's the same as if I had AS status.
I'm looking at booking a cheaper morning flight and then trying to SDC to the flight I actually want later in the day, and the morning flight would require getting up earlier than I normally do, so I want to make sure I'll be able to know for sure before I go to bed the night before what time I need to get up.
I'm looking at booking a cheaper morning flight and then trying to SDC to the flight I actually want later in the day, and the morning flight would require getting up earlier than I normally do, so I want to make sure I'll be able to know for sure before I go to bed the night before what time I need to get up.
SDC is available to anyone, the fee is waived for higher Tier Elites. You don't say what you AA status is.
Once completed, you will be on the chosen flight and you will have to wait until 24 hours before the new flight to check-in. A SDC will reset the time on the waitlist for a complimentary upgrade (assuming no more than 2 pax on the PNR for AA Platinum Pro or higher, just yourself otherwise) so you would be lower than other AA Elites that purchased the same fare class after you.
James
Jan 22, 2023, 2:42 pm
#33
Join Date: Aug 2018
Programs: AA Exec Plat, Bonvoy Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 621
The option to do a SDC is part of the OLCI process, 24 hours before flight time. You will see the option for earlier or later flights. Simply click later flights and options will be presented, if there any with availability. Make your selection.
SDC is available to anyone, the fee is waived for higher Tier Elites. You don't say what you AA status is.
Once completed, you will be on the chosen flight and you will have to wait until 24 hours before the new flight to check-in. A SDC will reset the time on the waitlist for a complimentary upgrade (assuming no more than 2 pax on the PNR for AA Platinum Pro or higher, just yourself otherwise) so you would be lower than other AA Elites that purchased the same fare class after you.
James
SDC is available to anyone, the fee is waived for higher Tier Elites. You don't say what you AA status is.
Once completed, you will be on the chosen flight and you will have to wait until 24 hours before the new flight to check-in. A SDC will reset the time on the waitlist for a complimentary upgrade (assuming no more than 2 pax on the PNR for AA Platinum Pro or higher, just yourself otherwise) so you would be lower than other AA Elites that purchased the same fare class after you.
James
One other thing, when I SDC do I earn mileage based on the original fare class or the new fare class?
Last edited by Eurynom0s; Jan 22, 2023 at 2:53 pm
Jan 22, 2023, 3:55 pm
#34
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 12,598
My bad, it's in my profile on the left but I see that's not visible on mobile; I'm Plat Pro and will be Exec Plat by the time of this trip. And the flight is LAX-SJC on a Embraer ERJ 175 so honestly any seat I wind up in is fine given there's no middle seats and it's such a short flight.
One other thing, when I SDC do I earn mileage based on the original fare class or the new fare class?
One other thing, when I SDC do I earn mileage based on the original fare class or the new fare class?
Jan 22, 2023, 5:24 pm
#35
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263
James
Jan 22, 2023, 9:18 pm
#36
Join Date: May 2020
Posts: 141
https://www.aerolopa.com/as-embraer-175 has a pretty accurate diagram of where the windows are relative to the seats. If you have no status, then you'll want to be in the back of the plane in row 20 or 21 for a more accurately aligned window
We will claim a seat a little farther back in the plane to get a bit of a window view.
Jan 23, 2023, 11:41 am
#38
Join Date: Dec 2021
Programs: AS MVPG, DL GM
Posts: 81
city arrv dept arrv dept codes gate
iad orig 515p
sfo 830p term
3iad/etd0750p 2.35l due late arrival *1015
2sfo/eta1029p 1.59l projected *1015
Jan 23, 2023, 11:47 am
#39
Join Date: Dec 2021
Programs: Alaska Mileage Plan - MVP Gold
Posts: 183
3IAD/ETD0750P 2.35L DUE LATE ARRIVAL *1015
2SFO/ETA1029P 1.59L PROJECTED *1015
2SFO/ETA1029P 1.59L PROJECTED *1015
24 Jan 2023 IAD-SFO AS435 — 5:15 PM — 8:30 PM Estimated departure 7:50 PM
24 Jan 2023 LAX-IAD AS310 — 8:25 AM — 4:15 PM Estimated departure 10:50 AM
24 Jan 2023 SFO-LAX AS1308 — 8:10 AM — 9:50 AM Estimated departure 8:10 AM
My guess is, something else happened with the originally planned plane, and the best option they had was to use N929VA. Unfortunately it wouldn't be in LAX in time for AS310's originally scheduled departure, so that flight and yours got delayed.
Jan 23, 2023, 1:28 pm
#40
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: BWI,SFO,SJC,IAD,LAX,DCA
Programs: mvp75k, DL-0body
Posts: 310
What I'm seeing is
Looking at the flight schedule for N929VA, looks like the plane was in the wrong place and they needed to squeeze another flight in:
24 Jan 2023 IAD-SFO AS435 — 5:15 PM — 8:30 PM Estimated departure 7:50 PM
24 Jan 2023 LAX-IAD AS310 — 8:25 AM — 4:15 PM Estimated departure 10:50 AM
24 Jan 2023 SFO-LAX AS1308 — 8:10 AM — 9:50 AM Estimated departure 8:10 AM
My guess is, something else happened with the originally planned plane, and the best option they had was to use N929VA. Unfortunately it wouldn't be in LAX in time for AS310's originally scheduled departure, so that flight and yours got delayed.
Looking at the flight schedule for N929VA, looks like the plane was in the wrong place and they needed to squeeze another flight in:
24 Jan 2023 IAD-SFO AS435 — 5:15 PM — 8:30 PM Estimated departure 7:50 PM
24 Jan 2023 LAX-IAD AS310 — 8:25 AM — 4:15 PM Estimated departure 10:50 AM
24 Jan 2023 SFO-LAX AS1308 — 8:10 AM — 9:50 AM Estimated departure 8:10 AM
My guess is, something else happened with the originally planned plane, and the best option they had was to use N929VA. Unfortunately it wouldn't be in LAX in time for AS310's originally scheduled departure, so that flight and yours got delayed.
It that mean I am stuck at the delay with no Comp here? it obviously not the weather ...
Jan 23, 2023, 1:51 pm
#41
Join Date: Dec 2021
Programs: Alaska Mileage Plan - MVP Gold
Posts: 183
Jan 23, 2023, 2:49 pm
#42
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: LAX/LAS/PHX; formerly SFO, ALC, LHR, SEA
Programs: AS MVP Gold 100K, DL Silver, ex-Marriott Platinum
Posts: 46
I experienced a glitch where all third-party bookings (booked via Expedia) that included my middle name were sent to Alaska like so: FirstNameMiddleName LastName, rather than FirstName MiddleName LastName. I know that this happens with other airlines (including AS flights booked via BA), but the interesting thing was that this time, because the submitted name from the OTA was different than the name on my AS Mileage Plan account, my AS Mileage Plan number never got added to the reservation, and it wasn't possible to add my AS Mileage Plan number online on Alaska's website.
I called in to customer service and they were able to manually add it, but when I asked if this was something that AS could fix, the agent replied that all AS customers booking through an OTA *would have to call in* every single time that this happens to have their AS Mileage Plan number added to the reservation.
This seems super sketchy to me, as all my OTA bookings in the past on AS have credited properly.
Has anyone else experienced this? Is this really normal, like the AS customer service agent said?
It seems so strange that all OTA bookings wouldn't earn any base miles/RDM on AS without having to call in. I've never heard of that happening with any airline.
I called in to customer service and they were able to manually add it, but when I asked if this was something that AS could fix, the agent replied that all AS customers booking through an OTA *would have to call in* every single time that this happens to have their AS Mileage Plan number added to the reservation.
This seems super sketchy to me, as all my OTA bookings in the past on AS have credited properly.
Has anyone else experienced this? Is this really normal, like the AS customer service agent said?
It seems so strange that all OTA bookings wouldn't earn any base miles/RDM on AS without having to call in. I've never heard of that happening with any airline.
Jan 23, 2023, 4:25 pm
#43
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS MM, MVPGold100k, Hilton Diamond, Hertz Presidents Circle
Posts: 1,475
I experienced a glitch where all third-party bookings (booked via Expedia) that included my middle name were sent to Alaska like so: FirstNameMiddleName LastName, rather than FirstName MiddleName LastName. I know that this happens with other airlines (including AS flights booked via BA), but the interesting thing was that this time, because the submitted name from the OTA was different than the name on my AS Mileage Plan account, my AS Mileage Plan number never got added to the reservation, and it wasn't possible to add my AS Mileage Plan number online on Alaska's website.
I called in to customer service and they were able to manually add it, but when I asked if this was something that AS could fix, the agent replied that all AS customers booking through an OTA *would have to call in* every single time that this happens to have their AS Mileage Plan number added to the reservation.
This seems super sketchy to me, as all my OTA bookings in the past on AS have credited properly.
Has anyone else experienced this? Is this really normal, like the AS customer service agent said?
It seems so strange that all OTA bookings wouldn't earn any base miles/RDM on AS without having to call in. I've never heard of that happening with any airline.
I called in to customer service and they were able to manually add it, but when I asked if this was something that AS could fix, the agent replied that all AS customers booking through an OTA *would have to call in* every single time that this happens to have their AS Mileage Plan number added to the reservation.
This seems super sketchy to me, as all my OTA bookings in the past on AS have credited properly.
Has anyone else experienced this? Is this really normal, like the AS customer service agent said?
It seems so strange that all OTA bookings wouldn't earn any base miles/RDM on AS without having to call in. I've never heard of that happening with any airline.
Jan 23, 2023, 7:00 pm
#44
Join Date: Aug 2018
Programs: AA Exec Plat, Bonvoy Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 621
Your ticketed fare class doesn't change with an SDC, so you earn based on your originally purchased fare class. You should get added to the upgrade list as for any booked flight and are eligible for upgrades that don't earn you any more EQM or RDM but give you a nicer seat and maybe better food.
For a SDC on AS, there need only be a seat available, booking class is irrelevant. You may notice that after a SDC, the new ticket will show booking class Y. That is just a placeholder. The earnings will be based on the underlying fare class purchased on the original ticket.
James
James
Jan 24, 2023, 2:18 am
#45
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC Silver
Posts: 756
Premium Upgrade
Hi,
I’m a complete noobie with AS and hoping to check my thoughts on Premium Class upgrade.
I am BAEC Silver so Oneworld Sapphire and made a rewards booking through BA. Flights are AUS-SEA. I’ve been able to select exit row seat in elite section at no extra cost.
I’m being offered an upgrade to Premium class for $75 which I’m kinda tempted to do, but I’m not sure it will give me much benefit?? Possible slightly more leg room?? As I understand it, I will be able to get beverage and early boarding??
And a separate q on food. What are likely to be my best options if I want to get something to eat?
thanks in advance
I’m a complete noobie with AS and hoping to check my thoughts on Premium Class upgrade.
I am BAEC Silver so Oneworld Sapphire and made a rewards booking through BA. Flights are AUS-SEA. I’ve been able to select exit row seat in elite section at no extra cost.
I’m being offered an upgrade to Premium class for $75 which I’m kinda tempted to do, but I’m not sure it will give me much benefit?? Possible slightly more leg room?? As I understand it, I will be able to get beverage and early boarding??
And a separate q on food. What are likely to be my best options if I want to get something to eat?
thanks in advance