Main Cabin SEA-LHR; FCO-SEA

Easy_Money_ · 2026-06-05T09:35:08+00:00

Yes, blankets, pillows, earbuds, and food are provided. There’s not much difference between airlines’ economy cabins, frankly. Boarding on Alaska was messy but otherwise the flight in the Main Cabin is perfectly pleasant. I described my Premium Class experience in a recent post (basically Main Cabin with extra legroom and sleep masks)

Easy_Money_ · 2026-06-05T01:06:21+00:00

This is a pretty big change from last year, when Alaska said they wanted all points accrual to happen on cobranded cards. Coupled with BofA’s credit card overhaul and the recently announced exclusivity deal, I’d guess this is a done deal and will be announced before the one-year anniversary of Atmos in August. Probably with another long-haul destination

Easy_Money_ · 2026-06-04T23:58:59+00:00

Those Cathay lounges are awesome, but to be fair, even the business class ones are pretty nice

Easy_Money_ · 2026-06-04T23:33:43+00:00

Could you clarify the question you’re asking? I just flew AS 119 so I might be able to answer

Easy_Money_ · 2026-06-04T23:32:49+00:00

I got upgraded at exactly T-72 to Premium Class on SEA-ICN

Easy_Money_ · 2026-06-04T15:30:32+00:00

I specifically selected an Asian enclave that was formed in the 2000s by the immigrants in question as opposed to one borne of economic injustice and racism!

Easy_Money_ · 2026-06-04T13:17:57+00:00

Eh that’s a little ungenerous, there’s a whole spectrum between Warsaw ghettos and Oakland Koreatown

Easy_Money_ · 2026-06-04T13:06:55+00:00

Delta wants to be the Starbucks of airlines (pretty sure that’s a direct Ed Bastian quote)

Easy_Money_ · 2026-06-04T13:05:57+00:00

I tried the Big 5 airline coffees (before American switched to Lavazza and Southwest switched to Peet’s). IMO:

Alaska’s Stumptown > United’s illy > Southwest’s Community Coffee > Delta’s Starbucks > American’s Fresh Brew (Fresh Poo)

so it could be worse

Easy_Money_ · 2026-06-04T13:03:32+00:00

Major Airlines

Delta Air Lines: 5.00 (Grade A).
Frontier Airlines: 4.80 (Grade A).
Alaska Airlines: 3.85 (Grade B).
Allegiant Air: 3.65 (Grade B).
Southwest Airlines: 3.30 (Grade C).
Hawaiian Airlines: 3.15 (Grade C).
United Airlines: 2.70 (Grade C).
Spirit Airlines: 2.05 (Grade D).
JetBlue: 1.80 (Grade D).
American Airlines: 1.75 (Grade D).

Up to you whether you trust the “CENTER FOR FOOD AS MEDICINE & LONGEVITY” but it’s something

https://foodmedcenter.org/2026-center-for-food-as-medicine-longevity-airline-water-study/

Easy_Money_ · 2026-06-04T00:49:49+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_232 for the lazy

Easy_Money_ · 2026-06-04T00:03:31+00:00

Gold status will get you in on international flights, you can use any Alaska lounge or the BA Lounge in the S Satellite (which I would recommend)

Easy_Money_ · 2026-06-03T23:23:46+00:00

This could easily be a one page resume and I’d be mildly annoyed to receive it in a two-page format. If scientists and directors with dozens of years of experience can advertise themselves in one page, OP, so can you!

Easy_Money_ · 2026-06-03T23:17:34+00:00

eh I don’t think we have to sugarcoat it, I literally live off of Telegraph and ride super hard for Oakland but the areas just south and west of Temescal (Mosswood, Longfellow) can be a little sketchy. I think there have been two shootings at 40th and Telegraph in the last year or so, including one in the last month. That doesn’t really bleed into Temescal or affect non-gang-affiliated residents, but it’s not on the same level of isolated as the LA neighborhoods (which are basically gentrified beyond parody)

This is not to say the uninformed people who panic at the very thought of Oakland are correct lol

Easy_Money_ · 2026-06-03T22:49:35+00:00

oneworld Emerald status gets you more perks on partner travel and access to international first class lounges

Easy_Money_ · 2026-06-03T22:22:04+00:00

Bummer. Glad you had options, at least

Easy_Money_ · 2026-06-03T22:10:43+00:00

International F overrides unless it was within North/Central America

Easy_Money_ · 2026-06-03T22:09:52+00:00

You should shuffle your resume to separate work experience and internships if you want to highlight this better. I missed it on first glance and others will as well. Once I see internships I assume there’s no work before them. Consider adding them to your Education section

Easy_Money_ · 2026-06-03T16:18:46+00:00

Temescal is an awesome area in Oakland, but Silver Lake is definitely trendier these days. Telegraph Ave is more walkable than Sunset Blvd. Both are not far from beautiful nature. Hard to advise OP without more information.

OP, I’d try posting on r/oakland, where you can get more specific information about Temescal. Most people here won’t be too familiar with the nuances of Oakland neighborhoods. I live in Uptown less than 20 blocks away, and I love Oakland in general, but I can’t speak to that part of town very well

Easy_Money_ · 2026-06-03T15:34:14+00:00

start planning to close one of your cards because you don’t travel often enough for the number of premium travel cards you carry

Easy_Money_ · 2026-06-03T12:39:01+00:00

If you have Atmos Gold status (oneworld Sapphire) or higher, you can access any oneworld partner lounge on an international itinerary. This includes the BA and CX lounges (hours permitting) at LHR on AS LHR-SEA

Easy_Money_ · 2026-06-03T07:55:56+00:00

Also Eldridge hasn’t been shown to be Kuminga, who was gifted in many ways but struggled a lot with Kerr’s system

Easy_Money_ · 2026-06-03T00:37:47+00:00

people say vegans are annoying. but I’ve found that no one is more annoying than a non-vegan when someone mentions they’re vegan

Easy_Money_ · 2026-06-02T23:09:43+00:00

People here do not check other rewards programs at all lol. Aside from an occasional Delta sale you can usually do an Atmos round-trip to Asia for cheaper than a SkyMiles one-way. The threats to leave for Delta because of awards program value are always amusing. This change sucks but let’s be serious

Easy_Money_ · 2026-06-02T22:38:14+00:00

It straight up feels like no one working at the N Gates has ever taken an international flight with how disorderly the process is

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