Nov 22, 2012, 4:10 am
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-- 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
Jun 12, 2019, 11:34 am
#6721
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 1,637
Jun 12, 2019, 4:27 pm
#6722
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: EWR
Posts: 2,112
Sitting in an Aloft in Long Island City, and realized the entire breakfast area was AS cabin crew. Seems interesting they are put up in Long Island City for flights out of JFK. Unless the delays/cancellations forced them that far out. Then again a few months ago the Hilton midtown had a whole bus load of AS cabin crew as well, seems like a very scattered area to put the crew on layovers.
Jun 13, 2019, 8:11 am
#6723
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Mountain Time Zone
Programs: AS Million Miler/Marriott Lifetime Titanium/ IGH Ambassador
Posts: 5,987
It's always interesting to see where airlines have their crew hotels. For some of the Asian airlines I've seen crews at the former Holiday Inn Civic Center (now BEI Hotel) when flying to/from SFO, though I suppose since they may there for a bit longer for an international turn it makes sense to be a bit closer to the city. Also because multiple asian airlines used that hotel the breakfast options used to contain a significant number of Asian items.
Jun 20, 2019, 9:02 am
#6725
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: LAX
Programs: AS MVPG, IHG Diamond Elite
Posts: 1,445
So long as you have a same day departure from an airport, I've never heard of someone being turned down for accessing a different part of the terminal. If anyone questions you or tells you you're heading to the wrong terminal, just tell them you're heading there to access the lounge before your flight.
Jun 20, 2019, 9:52 am
#6726
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263
So long as you have a same day departure from an airport, I've never heard of someone being turned down for accessing a different part of the terminal. If anyone questions you or tells you you're heading to the wrong terminal, just tell them you're heading there to access the lounge before your flight.
Due to TSA regulations, partner lounges may not be available when the lounge is in a different terminal than your flight.
At least a disclosure is made that it will be TSA that grants/denies airside access to a terminal you are not flying from.
James
Jun 20, 2019, 12:13 pm
#6727
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: sometimes, strangely, I find myself at home
Programs: I need to do better in managing my affiliations. Oops, I overshot the runway for status next year.
Posts: 649
So long as you have a same day departure from an airport, I've never heard of someone being turned down for accessing a different part of the terminal. If anyone questions you or tells you you're heading to the wrong terminal, just tell them you're heading there to access the lounge before your flight.
Note: A TSA agent may inform you that your are trying to enter the "wrong" terminal for your departure. Really this should be considered a helpful bit of information and such information would be welcome for any traveler that may accidentally waste time in the wrong line. I have never been turned away when I say "thanks but I am heading to a lounge in this terminal"
Also, as rettSEA mentioned, this is for departures. It may be helpful to know that a used boarding pass doesn't work at an ARRIVAL airport to get you in through the checkpoints once you exit airside. So once at your destination, no arrival lounging in a different terminal.
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Jun 20, 2019, 5:38 pm
#6728
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: Alaska Airlines
Posts: 658
Random question - trying to help my parents with maximizing their traveling.
Both my parents are MVP. If one of them books an itinerary with both of them together on it, can get on the first class wait list?
Normally MVP can only wait list when traveling solo, but if your guest is also an MVP, does the system take that into account?
I think it does, based on what they described to me - but I also cannot be 100% certain they're recalling how they booked accurately to me
Both my parents are MVP. If one of them books an itinerary with both of them together on it, can get on the first class wait list?
Normally MVP can only wait list when traveling solo, but if your guest is also an MVP, does the system take that into account?
I think it does, based on what they described to me - but I also cannot be 100% certain they're recalling how they booked accurately to me
Jun 22, 2019, 2:01 pm
#6729
Join Date: Jan 2017
Programs: AS 100K, Marriott Titanium, Delta Gold, United Silver
Posts: 250
Random question - trying to help my parents with maximizing their traveling.
Both my parents are MVP. If one of them books an itinerary with both of them together on it, can get on the first class wait list?
Normally MVP can only wait list when traveling solo, but if your guest is also an MVP, does the system take that into account?
I think it does, based on what they described to me - but I also cannot be 100% certain they're recalling how they booked accurately to me
Both my parents are MVP. If one of them books an itinerary with both of them together on it, can get on the first class wait list?
Normally MVP can only wait list when traveling solo, but if your guest is also an MVP, does the system take that into account?
I think it does, based on what they described to me - but I also cannot be 100% certain they're recalling how they booked accurately to me
Jun 22, 2019, 6:39 pm
#6730
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
Jun 24, 2019, 10:09 pm
#6732
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Alaska
Programs: AS MVPG
Posts: 131
Jun 26, 2019, 12:21 pm
#6733
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
Programs: ʙᴏɴᴠo̱ʏ Au, IHG Au, HH Dia, Nexus, Pilot FlyingJ Preferred
Posts: 5,336
Total unsubstantiated speculation-- QX will be the so far unannounced launch customer for the SpaceJet M100, and will exit their shrunken Q400 fleet entirely.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/19/airl...al-market.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/19/airl...al-market.html
Jun 26, 2019, 1:02 pm
#6734
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Mountain Time Zone
Programs: AS Million Miler/Marriott Lifetime Titanium/ IGH Ambassador
Posts: 5,987
Total unsubstantiated speculation-- QX will be the so far unannounced launch customer for the SpaceJet M100, and will exit their shrunken Q400 fleet entirely.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/19/airl...al-market.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/19/airl...al-market.html
Jun 26, 2019, 1:28 pm
#6735
Join Date: Jun 2019
Programs: AS MVPG75K / HIlton Diamond
Posts: 29
Total unsubstantiated speculation-- QX will be the so far unannounced launch customer for the SpaceJet M100, and will exit their shrunken Q400 fleet entirely.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/19/airl...al-market.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/19/airl...al-market.html