Nov 22, 2012, 4:10 am
Last edit by: jackal
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The Alaska Airlines Bored Room
Mar 31, 2018, 7:30 pm
#6406
Join Date: Jul 2017
Programs: AS MVPG; Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 145
I had to book a flight on DL for work and the agents I've dealt with so far are just awful. I've had a Skymiles number since I was 5 years old and flew them religiously (95% of the time) up until I switched to AS last year. Even something as simple as trying to use a gift certificate on an upgrade is a massive PITA, including a sassy agent who responded with "....I don't know how to explain it that it will make sense to someone....like you."
Thank goodness I fly AS back.
Thank goodness I fly AS back.
Apr 4, 2018, 2:10 am
#6407
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend, Moderator, Information Desk, Ambassador, Alaska Airlines
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: FAI
Programs: AS MVP Gold100K, AS 1MM, Maika`i Card, AGR, HH Gold, Hertz PC, Marriott Titanium LTG, CO, 7H, BA, 8E
Posts: 42,953
Currently watching a show on Netflix about people traveling from Australia and New Zealand to Thailand for cosmetic surgery. As expected the show some quick cuts of a Thai Airways plane. Then they show a video clip of a plane landing and its Alaska Airlines. I guess its cheaper to buy stock video of AS landing in the US than to get a clip of a plane landing in Phuket?
I know... that'd be very bizarre.
Greetings from 2A on JL 10. Didn't know they gave out wifi in the front...
Apr 4, 2018, 9:00 am
#6408
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Anchorage, AK
Programs: Lifetime AS 1MM & MVPG, AS MVPG100K, AA, DL, HH-G
Posts: 8,259
Apr 4, 2018, 9:16 pm
#6409
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
Programs: ʙᴏɴᴠo̱ʏ Au, IHG Au, HH Dia, Nexus, Pilot FlyingJ Preferred
Posts: 5,336
Ugh. Upcoming work trip approved day after looking at flights. P zeroed out overnight. Now $800+ to upfare from lowest coach. Yeah, no thanks. F7 D7 P0 with only three seats taken on a 16 seat seatmap (I know, I know... seatmaps are not predictors of cabin bookings...). Cmon AS Revenue Management, just add one back to the P bucket...
Sure hope the waitlisted segment clears. Anyone know where P falls on the fare class upgrade spectrum? I couldn't find it on the AS chart. Maybe it's not eligible?
As a Gold, I'm still behind any 75K so fingers crossed...(
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Apr 8, 2018, 6:57 pm
#6410
Join Date: May 2017
Location: SEA
Posts: 355
Woo hoo! Pleas have been answered! P6, er P5 now.
Sure hope the waitlisted segment clears. Anyone know where P falls on the fare class upgrade spectrum? I couldn't find it on the AS chart. Maybe it's not eligible? As a Gold, I'm still behind any 75K so fingers crossed...
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Sure hope the waitlisted segment clears. Anyone know where P falls on the fare class upgrade spectrum? I couldn't find it on the AS chart. Maybe it's not eligible?
As a Gold, I'm still behind any 75K so fingers crossed...(
)
Apr 18, 2018, 4:50 pm
#6412
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Mountain Time Zone
Programs: AS Million Miler/Marriott Lifetime Titanium/ IGH Ambassador
Posts: 5,990
AF reward space showing back up
IS it me or is AF starting to show back up for reward space ? So far I am only seeing coach from the west coast to Europe hopefully some biz will show up. BA is awful so is AA with AIR FRANCE being the better option to Europe
Apr 18, 2018, 6:20 pm
#6413
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
Programs: ʙᴏɴᴠo̱ʏ Au, IHG Au, HH Dia, Nexus, Pilot FlyingJ Preferred
Posts: 5,336
Apr 18, 2018, 7:25 pm
#6415
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Mountain Time Zone
Programs: AS Million Miler/Marriott Lifetime Titanium/ IGH Ambassador
Posts: 5,990
I hate to say this but you got me !!! I did not pay any attention to AF dropping us. $#$%#@%is That leaves BA and AA crossing the eastern pond! Icelandic Air is there as well took them once ok, just ok.
Apr 18, 2018, 11:26 pm
#6416
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
Programs: ʙᴏɴᴠo̱ʏ Au, IHG Au, HH Dia, Nexus, Pilot FlyingJ Preferred
Posts: 5,336
I liked their EuroBusiness although the upright recline was a bit too far back. No plastic tray over the middle seat so could raise the armrests and the catering blows away AS F by a country mile, certainly on a comparable length.
Apr 19, 2018, 6:21 am
#6417
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Mountain Time Zone
Programs: AS Million Miler/Marriott Lifetime Titanium/ IGH Ambassador
Posts: 5,990
But their food was worst than BA
Apr 19, 2018, 10:17 am
#6418
Join Date: May 2017
Location: SEA
Posts: 355
The secret to BA catering is to always pre-order the chicken tikka on any flight that has it, and otherwise ask the CSR to set aside a steak to be cooked rare. It'll come out medium well, but it's better than the usual shoe leather. And occasionally it even ends up as medium rare!
Apr 19, 2018, 2:08 pm
#6419
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Over the Bay Bridge, CA
Programs: Jumbo mas
Posts: 38,631
The secret to BA catering is to always pre-order the chicken tikka on any flight that has it, and otherwise ask the CSR to set aside a steak to be cooked rare. It'll come out medium well, but it's better than the usual shoe leather. And occasionally it even ends up as medium rare!
