Nov 22, 2012, 4:10 am
Last edit by: jackal
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-- a place to just relax and have some fun. Stop in and see what's happening! 
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The Alaska Airlines Bored Room
Aug 19, 2021, 3:12 pm
#7171
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Over the Bay Bridge, CA
Programs: Jumbo mas
Posts: 38,654
Having flown with Alaska a few days ago from SFO to DCA (in U, one pulled pork and one omelet), I dropped by the Library of Congress this mid-morning, but was stopped by Capitol Police at Pennsylvania and Second. No, I wasn’t driving a truck. Have rescheduled my timed visit for tomorrow.
Have rescheduled my timed visit for tomorrow.
Aug 23, 2021, 10:03 am
#7172
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
another rant about AS IT
scenario: logged in on the full AS website; go to "My Trips" and select a reservation
c'mon, people, this is beyond stupid
- select "Cancel"
- select "Deposit the credit to My Wallet"
- maybe 75% of the time, the system *makes me log in again*
- yesterday I cancelled two trips in succession *and had to log in each time*
c'mon, people, this is beyond stupid
Aug 23, 2021, 10:11 am
#7173
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Over the Bay Bridge, CA
Programs: Jumbo mas
Posts: 38,654
scenario: logged in on the full AS website; go to "My Trips" and select a reservation
c'mon, people, this is beyond stupid
- select "Cancel"
- select "Deposit the credit to My Wallet"
- maybe 75% of the time, the system *makes me log in again*
- yesterday I cancelled two trips in succession *and had to log in each time*
c'mon, people, this is beyond stupid
Aug 23, 2021, 12:45 pm
#7175
Join Date: Jun 2018
Programs: Alaska, Bonvoy, HH
Posts: 482
scenario: logged in on the full AS website; go to "My Trips" and select a reservation
c'mon, people, this is beyond stupid
- select "Cancel"
- select "Deposit the credit to My Wallet"
- maybe 75% of the time, the system *makes me log in again*
- yesterday I cancelled two trips in succession *and had to log in each time*
c'mon, people, this is beyond stupid
Aug 23, 2021, 1:40 pm
#7176
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Mountain Time Zone
Programs: AS Million Miler/Marriott Lifetime Titanium/ IGH Ambassador
Posts: 5,992
IT has never been one of AS strong suits I know this first hand for t he past 20 years of flying them.
Sep 25, 2021, 8:34 am
#7177
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: SFO
Programs: AS, UA, WN, IHG Diamond Elite, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Gold, CET 7*
Posts: 3,301
Sharing of banned pax lists; I'm with DL on this one and hope AS would participate.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/24/delt...twitter%7Cmain
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/24/delt...twitter%7Cmain
Sep 25, 2021, 1:50 pm
#7178
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
Programs: ʙᴏɴᴠo̱ʏ Au, IHG Au, HH Dia, Nexus, Pilot FlyingJ Preferred
Posts: 5,336
This isn't about protecting anyone, this is about increasing the punishment for anyone that an airlines puts on its ban list for whatever reason. Legitimate cases are met at the gate by the police, arrested, and then convicted. They aren't going to be flying anyone for a while.
Let's see how many banned on multiple airlines there are first. My guess is far fewer than power tripping FAs and GAs with bad attitudes (which are very very tiny minority fortunately, but like unruly or dangerous passengers, it only takes one to make a bad experience).
Let's see how many banned on multiple airlines there are first. My guess is far fewer than power tripping FAs and GAs with bad attitudes (which are very very tiny minority fortunately, but like unruly or dangerous passengers, it only takes one to make a bad experience).
Sep 25, 2021, 9:32 pm
#7179
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 12,598
This isn't about protecting anyone, this is about increasing the punishment for anyone that an airlines puts on its ban list for whatever reason. Legitimate cases are met at the gate by the police, arrested, and then convicted. They aren't going to be flying anyone for a while.
Let's see how many banned on multiple airlines there are first. My guess is far fewer than power tripping FAs and GAs with bad attitudes (which are very very tiny minority fortunately, but like unruly or dangerous passengers, it only takes one to make a bad experience).
Let's see how many banned on multiple airlines there are first. My guess is far fewer than power tripping FAs and GAs with bad attitudes (which are very very tiny minority fortunately, but like unruly or dangerous passengers, it only takes one to make a bad experience).
strange artifact in the EWR AC
Oct 8, 2021, 6:53 am
#7182
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263
I remember when they installed one of those in my High-school. You could call long-distance free of charge but needed a dime to make a local call. Oops!!! DTMF was quite a step up from the rotary dial. "Press 1 for infinite hold!"
James
James
Oct 8, 2021, 10:02 am
#7183
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Over the Bay Bridge, CA
Programs: Jumbo mas
Posts: 38,654
Phew. I just unfolded a piece of paper from a recent conference, and lo and behold, that is where I placed the pepper packets (from the lounge) from a previous AS trip. As I was already getting pre-travel anxiety that on my next trip, where I've already ordered the shredded pig bits bowl, that it would once again, not have enough flavo(u)r, and that if I forget to take pepper packets from the lounge, I would be sorry. Now I can rest easier, knowing that I've placed the PPPs* on my luggage.
I do not expect that AS will have upgraded its product to the PPGs** that Emirates used on my recent trip.
*Personal Pepper Packet
**Personal Pepper Grinder
I do not expect that AS will have upgraded its product to the PPGs** that Emirates used on my recent trip.
*Personal Pepper Packet
**Personal Pepper Grinder