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
Nov 21, 2018, 10:14 am
#6571
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
Programs: ʙᴏɴᴠo̱ʏ Au, IHG Au, HH Dia, Nexus, Pilot FlyingJ Preferred
Posts: 5,336
I love to spend time with my family in a plush airport lounge while traveling. A lounge offers food and drinks, a quiet place to work, and agents to help change our tickets if there are any weather delays or other hiccups.
Nov 21, 2018, 11:18 am
#6572
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: SEA (the REAL Washington); occasionally in the other Washington (DCA area)
Programs: DL PM 1.57MM; AS MVPG 100K
Posts: 21,375
... from Johnny Jet’s Savvy Traveler column in November’s Alaska Beyond p. 41:
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I love to spend time with my family in a plush airport lounge while traveling. A lounge offers food and drinks, a quiet place to work, and agents to help change our tickets if there are any weather delays or other hiccups.
I chuckled a little when reading that.I love to spend time with my family in a plush airport lounge while traveling. A lounge offers food and drinks, a quiet place to work, and agents to help change our tickets if there are any weather delays or other hiccups.
yeah ... which part made you laugh more?
Nov 21, 2018, 12:17 pm
#6573
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Mountain Time Zone
Programs: AS Million Miler/Marriott Lifetime Titanium/ IGH Ambassador
Posts: 5,991
Happy Turkey Day
Nov 28, 2018, 8:11 am
#6574
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Mountain Time Zone
Programs: AS Million Miler/Marriott Lifetime Titanium/ IGH Ambassador
Posts: 5,991
OK this should be a good one What does everyone think about the potential One World agreement ? First it's only a "dating" agreement and two personally what the hell do we really get? We're partners with most except AA and frankly they suck
Nov 28, 2018, 8:55 am
#6575
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
Programs: ʙᴏɴᴠo̱ʏ Au, IHG Au, HH Dia, Nexus, Pilot FlyingJ Preferred
Posts: 5,336
Nov 28, 2018, 12:02 pm
#6576
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Mountain Time Zone
Programs: AS Million Miler/Marriott Lifetime Titanium/ IGH Ambassador
Posts: 5,991
Nov 28, 2018, 12:16 pm
#6577
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263
Nov 28, 2018, 3:26 pm
#6578
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Mountain Time Zone
Programs: AS Million Miler/Marriott Lifetime Titanium/ IGH Ambassador
Posts: 5,991
Travel especially business travel is getting worse by the day and frankly no as much fun as it use to be. As far as miles/points redemption those too are in the toilet. So we are using miles/points/cash to get exactly what we want rather than worrying all the way to the airport or hotel. cost more sure but better than aggravation.
This whole thing is going to be a foot note to the book "who Moved my Cheese"
Nov 28, 2018, 4:08 pm
#6579
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263
Travel especially business travel is getting worse by the day and frankly no as much fun as it use to be. As far as miles/points redemption those too are in the toilet. So we are using miles/points/cash to get exactly what we want rather than worrying all the way to the airport or hotel. cost more sure but better than aggravation.
This whole thing is going to be a foot note to the book "who Moved my Cheese"
This whole thing is going to be a foot note to the book "who Moved my Cheese"
James
Nov 28, 2018, 4:52 pm
#6580
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Mountain Time Zone
Programs: AS Million Miler/Marriott Lifetime Titanium/ IGH Ambassador
Posts: 5,991
Nov 29, 2018, 9:46 am
#6581
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS MM, MVPGold100k, Hilton Diamond, Hertz Presidents Circle
Posts: 1,475
Every time I think I am getting blaze about flying I recall a gentleman I sat next to in FC once. He travels just for fun too, because he loves it, it is his hobby and favorite past time. I had such a great time chatting with him during my flight that I have never forgotten that experience. I loved how that guy chatted up people waiting at the gate, figured out where they were sitting and then after boarding flagged down a main cabin FA to give them slips of paper with the seat assignments and handed his credit card and asked the FA to buy the passengers in main cabin a drink as a nice surprise for them. I find myself doing a "pay it forward" type of thing every once in a while to remind myself of that guy and how much I too love flying.
Nov 29, 2018, 1:37 pm
#6582
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
Programs: ʙᴏɴᴠo̱ʏ Au, IHG Au, HH Dia, Nexus, Pilot FlyingJ Preferred
Posts: 5,336
Flying for fun as a mindset (even if it's a work trip) makes air travel better, or at least bearable. I used to dread flying and did everything I could to avoid it. Getting airsick more often didn't help either. Now I take my placebo meclozine, sit back, and enjoy the ride.
Nov 29, 2018, 5:36 pm
#6583
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: PDX
Programs: DL Plat, UA Plat 1MM, AS MVP, Hyatt Discoverist, Avis Presidents Club, Hertz President's Circle
Posts: 3,938
Hello Bored Room members -- a quick hello from a new arrival. I'm a defector to this forum from the United Mileage Plus forum and the USAirways Dividend Miles forum before that -- I've been everywhere from an active poster to regular lurker in the almost 19 years I've been on FT and am happy to jump into this community. As a PDX-based flyer, I've had my share of flights on AS over that period, but due to my job I was wedded to the Star Alliance for a very long time. A new job, however, brings new opportunity -- and having just achieved the 1M lifetime BIS mile milestone on UA/CO, I decided it was time to make the move over to Alaska and just was matched MVP 75K status. I've got trips to LAX, DCA, BOS and EWR in the next few weeks and can't tell you all how excited I am to avoid DEN, ORD and other United hubs in the dead of winter. Looking forward to being part of the Alaska family!
Nov 29, 2018, 11:13 pm
#6584
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
Hello Bored Room members -- a quick hello from a new arrival. I'm a defector to this forum from the United Mileage Plus forum and the USAirways Dividend Miles forum before that -- I've been everywhere from an active poster to regular lurker in the almost 19 years I've been on FT and am happy to jump into this community. As a PDX-based flyer, I've had my share of flights on AS over that period, but due to my job I was wedded to the Star Alliance for a very long time. A new job, however, brings new opportunity -- and having just achieved the 1M lifetime BIS mile milestone on UA/CO, I decided it was time to make the move over to Alaska and just was matched MVP 75K status. I've got trips to LAX, DCA, BOS and EWR in the next few weeks and can't tell you all how excited I am to avoid DEN, ORD and other United hubs in the dead of winter. Looking forward to being part of the Alaska family!
Nov 30, 2018, 7:18 pm
#6585
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
Programs: ʙᴏɴᴠo̱ʏ Au, IHG Au, HH Dia, Nexus, Pilot FlyingJ Preferred
Posts: 5,336
Keeping the streak alive. Still haven’t flown SEA-PDX mainline on AS. Thank you late arriving crew!^
Reservations agent by text has been fantastic. Even easier than calling in.
Reservations agent by text has been fantastic. Even easier than calling in.