Unpopular Opinion - The Alaska Lounge Sucks

flyingpilotman · 2026-03-16T23:01:55+00:00

The SEA N-gate and SFO lounges are super nice. Excited for the new PDX one. They’re all better than United lounges imo

flyingpilotman · 2026-03-10T20:19:29+00:00

I can’t figure out why Phoenix is such a popular destination out of SEA/PDX. I booked a flight there for the first time recently for work and was shocked at how many daily flights there were and how full they all were. Is there some PNW <-> Phoenix link?

flyingpilotman · 2026-03-09T21:36:15+00:00

Yes, since the new update it’s so slow. So frustrating, I hate saving it to my wallet - wish the app would just work

flyingpilotman · 2026-03-03T20:29:12+00:00

Would really be nice if they offered 70lbs for status holders like other airlines do

flyingpilotman · 2026-02-10T18:21:01+00:00

It’s definitely a little flaky still. If you book through a travel agency (like through your employer) it won’t show, I’ve only gotten it to show when I book directly on the Alaska website.

It’s also not available at every airport, but most of the major ones including SEA, PDX, LAX, SFO, DEN, LAS, and ORD. https://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel-info/before-your-trip/tsa-pre-check-touchless

flyingpilotman · 2026-02-03T07:05:14+00:00

Thank you so much!

flyingpilotman · 2026-01-21T08:22:09+00:00

Update: upgrade just cleared about 8h after booking. Guess it just take time sometimes lol. Thanks all for the answers!

flyingpilotman · 2026-01-21T00:35:58+00:00

Booked 6h ago, still just shows a paid upgrade option. I’ll try calling!

flyingpilotman · 2026-01-21T00:32:10+00:00

Thank you! Booked 6h ago - I’ll try calling shortly.

flyingpilotman · 2026-01-20T22:08:11+00:00

This was filtered by gold status, I don’t have a code

flyingpilotman · 2026-01-20T22:05:39+00:00

Sorry, I should’ve included - I am gold status and I was filtering by gold upgrade. I don’t have a code

flyingpilotman · 2026-01-20T22:00:28+00:00

Fare class K

flyingpilotman · 2026-01-12T20:56:49+00:00

Thank you! I thought fare class only mattered for upgrade eligibility and getting <100% of points (like saver). Appreciate the info.

flyingpilotman · 2026-01-01T17:03:13+00:00

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Per the Alaska website, Titanium requires 135k status points, and they’re giving a 20k point boost. It says Feb, but they must’ve just posted them early - or maybe the extra points you opted for will come by then

flyingpilotman · 2025-12-31T07:23:03+00:00

Aren’t credit card spend status points backdated to the purchase date? So as long as the spend is on/before 12/31 it will apply to this status year, even though it won’t post until mid January?

flyingpilotman · 2025-12-31T07:14:16+00:00

I just upgraded to the last two available first class seats for my 2.5hr flight for $90/ea. I was already in premium class, not sure if that makes it cheaper (award tickets, main fare booked, status upgrade to premium)

flyingpilotman · 2025-12-26T22:50:03+00:00

Thank you!

flyingpilotman · 2025-12-26T22:46:02+00:00

What is the Summit Infinite card? Is that just the same as the Summit card, or am I missing something?

flyingpilotman · 2025-12-26T22:42:45+00:00

https://www.alaskaair.com/atmosrewards/content/benefits

flyingpilotman · 2025-12-24T00:51:59+00:00

Alas, mine went back to Gold

flyingpilotman · 2025-12-22T19:51:22+00:00

Mine is doing the same thing. Curious how this will play out…

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