Nov 22, 2012, 4:10 am
Last edit by: jackal
Welcome to the 
-- a place to just relax and have some fun. Stop in and see what's happening! 
-- a place to just relax and have some fun. Stop in and see what's happening! 
The Alaska Airlines Bored Room
Aug 23, 2018, 9:22 pm
#6481
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Between SFO and STS
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold, United Serf, Delta Gold
Posts: 731
Aug 23, 2018, 9:37 pm
#6482
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS
Posts: 2,293
Aug 24, 2018, 7:18 am
#6483
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Mountain Time Zone
Programs: AS Million Miler/Marriott Lifetime Titanium/ IGH Ambassador
Posts: 5,991
Didn't AS try SFO-ANC and never really took hold ? I flew it once wasn't too bad
Aug 24, 2018, 11:02 am
#6484
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Between SFO and STS
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold, United Serf, Delta Gold
Posts: 731
Aug 24, 2018, 12:21 pm
#6485
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
I think @beckoa was a big fan of it! It makes more sense again now as it is a hub-hub route and would allow for both AS and partner international connections plus perhaps a goodly amount of cargo. Maybe a 738?
Aug 24, 2018, 5:24 pm
#6486
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Mountain Time Zone
Programs: AS Million Miler/Marriott Lifetime Titanium/ IGH Ambassador
Posts: 5,991
Aug 27, 2018, 6:16 pm
#6487
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: SEA
Programs: AS 100K, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 876
https://www.pointswithacrew.com/hey-...imate-rewards/
Alaska has started matching. I'm seeing $129 one way fares. Talk about a hell of a cheap mileage run.
Alaska has started matching. I'm seeing $129 one way fares. Talk about a hell of a cheap mileage run.
Aug 27, 2018, 11:56 pm
#6488
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: BLI
Programs: Alaska MVPG
Posts: 206
https://www.pointswithacrew.com/hey-...imate-rewards/
Alaska has started matching. I'm seeing $129 one way fares. Talk about a hell of a cheap mileage run.
Alaska has started matching. I'm seeing $129 one way fares. Talk about a hell of a cheap mileage run.
Aug 28, 2018, 7:57 am
#6489
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: SEA
Programs: AS 100K, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 876
I know right. If I wasn't already going to hit 75k I'd be all over this. Now if only the flights could have been this cheap for my Nov trip to Kona.
Aug 29, 2018, 1:38 pm
#6490
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: ANC
Programs: Alaska 100k
Posts: 1,012
Having the QX blues today. First delay was due to late inbound. Second delay was due to a mechanical. They fixed that, announced boarding, but then there was a new mechanical. They quickly fixed that, but then the crew had been reassigned. They found a new crew that would show up 3 hours later.
I changed to an AS operated flight (and lost my F seat
) and the agent told me QX has been having a rough morning.
I changed to an AS operated flight (and lost my F seat
) and the agent told me QX has been having a rough morning.
Aug 29, 2018, 6:13 pm
#6491
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263
Having the QX blues today. First delay was due to late inbound. Second delay was due to a mechanical. They fixed that, announced boarding, but then there was a new mechanical. They quickly fixed that, but then the crew had been reassigned. They found a new crew that would show up 3 hours later.
I changed to an AS operated flight (and lost my F seat ) and the agent told me QX has been having a rough morning.
I changed to an AS operated flight (and lost my F seat
) and the agent told me QX has been having a rough morning.
My QX flight to Seattle was delayed 2 hours 20 minutes on Monday. My A380 QF 8 First award DFW-SYD had a mechanical on Tuesday and was cancelled. I am on the flight tonight. It left me in Dallas with no accommodation and a reservation past the cancellation window in Sydney.Marriott was gracious to reduce my reservation by a day without penalty and Qantas offered compensation for a hotel night & F&B in Dallas.
Currently I am in the Premium AA lounge in Terminal D. What a dissapointment this place is. It looks like it has been a while since anyone cleaned up. Food offering is dismal and proudly piled on plastic plates, easily eaten with plastic utensils, and washed down with house wine in plastic cups! Wow! AA should be ashamed and I am sure QF isn't happy about it either. AC in SFO is a better experience.
All the flying for fun. If we didn't have IRROPS what would we all talk about? lol
Aug 29, 2018, 6:56 pm
#6492
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Mountain Time Zone
Programs: AS Million Miler/Marriott Lifetime Titanium/ IGH Ambassador
Posts: 5,991
Having the QX blues today. First delay was due to late inbound. Second delay was due to a mechanical. They fixed that, announced boarding, but then there was a new mechanical. They quickly fixed that, but then the crew had been reassigned. They found a new crew that would show up 3 hours later.
I changed to an AS operated flight (and lost my F seat ) and the agent told me QX has been having a rough morning.
I changed to an AS operated flight (and lost my F seat
) and the agent told me QX has been having a rough morning.
Sep 3, 2018, 10:34 pm
#6493
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 87
Got to fly on the Salute to Service (?) plane from IND-SEA AS501 today. Oddly there were two 737s at IND (IND-SFO had already left, so wasn't that flight running late). The app and everything said gate B5 (at which was parked the usual old-paintjob plane), but we actually departed from the StS plane next door. Gate agents were on the radio a lot and pilot said something about catering being late (I think he said from Chicago, but I don't really know how catering works).
First flight as MVPG (hoping for an upgrade), spent T-24 to T-2 at 3rd on wait list. 1 and 2 got upgraded at T-2, and after T-2 a couple popped up in front of me, but they only made it to PC (which I had declined in favor of 17D).
Got no free drink or chocolate bar or anything: are there any perks for MVPG in Y?
First flight as MVPG (hoping for an upgrade), spent T-24 to T-2 at 3rd on wait list. 1 and 2 got upgraded at T-2, and after T-2 a couple popped up in front of me, but they only made it to PC (which I had declined in favor of 17D).
Got no free drink or chocolate bar or anything: are there any perks for MVPG in Y?
Sep 4, 2018, 9:39 am
#6494
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: LAX
Programs: AS MVPG, IHG Diamond Elite
Posts: 1,445
You should've gotten a drink at least, and a thank you for being Gold. They won't always "offer" the free drink, but you shouldn't be charged for your first one if seated in main cabin. They will sometimes do chocolates, but that's not always the case (they run out, aren't catered, etc).
Sep 4, 2018, 11:45 am
#6495
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Mountain Time Zone
Programs: AS Million Miler/Marriott Lifetime Titanium/ IGH Ambassador
Posts: 5,991
You should've gotten a drink at least, and a thank you for being Gold. They won't always "offer" the free drink, but you shouldn't be charged for your first one if seated in main cabin. They will sometimes do chocolates, but that's not always the case (they run out, aren't catered, etc).
I think the chocolates you're referring to are on Horizon flights.