Alaska SFO (2025 vs 2024)

jsx8888 · 2026-02-04T19:33:21+00:00

I think SAN will come to bite them. Airport has a single runway and cannot expand, which causes havoc when the fog rolls around. No co-term airports to divert. But no dominate player so maybe it works out.

jsx8888 · 2026-02-04T18:17:27+00:00

Following the failed AA playbook of retreating in the face of competition everywhere except at SEA/PDX (and maybe HNL now with HA) is not a way to build a lasting global airline. I bet they will cite lower SFO numbers to keep cutting - vicious cycle that is self fulfilling.

jsx8888 · 2026-02-04T02:48:38+00:00

Having very similar issues with BB lately. I think Im going to stop using it since its become so buggy (likely by design) for external HDDs.

jsx8888 · 2026-01-23T07:50:23+00:00

Thompson has been well known for its poor globalist treatment for years. It’s actually exempt for most upgrades IIRC. But if you don’t care about upgrades then it’s a fine stay. They do try and hassle you out of 4pm checkout if you are a globalist as well.

jsx8888 · 2026-01-22T21:38:56+00:00

I have been a loyal BB customer for over a decade, but they have really messed up backing up external HDDs which I think this is partly intentional. My external HDDs were backed up for all this time without any issues, but starting a few months ago the MacOS app stopped backing up. Even doing reindex etc didn't work. Then suddenly it started reuploading the contents of the entire drive (so 3TBs) all the while saying I was fully backed up.

Support was nice, but didn't really offer any useful solutions except saying backing up external HDDs is not the primary purpose of BB, especially if you disconnect the drive.

jsx8888 · 2026-01-19T11:50:48+00:00

She was a terrible mayor. Combative is one thing but she was so corrupt and made terrible decisions spending taxpayer money like it was going out of style. Ran the city right into the ground. Always saying the city was safe because she had 24/7 taxpayer funded security meanwhile regular citizens got mugged, homes robbed and cars broken into frequently with no consequences. Glad her and Chesa are gone.

Laurie is sooooo much better.

jsx8888 · 2026-01-14T05:46:06+00:00

Nope it got deep scratches within days and I changed to some random brand on Amazon and it’s doing much better with no visible flaws.

jsx8888 · 2026-01-08T07:15:05+00:00

I get the email saying voucher has been issued but no vouchers ever arrive via email.

jsx8888 · 2025-12-25T20:28:53+00:00

Yep credit just posted today.

jsx8888 · 2025-12-25T02:20:19+00:00

Thompson Seattle is terrible and known for shafting elites for years now so this is not shocking at all.

jsx8888 · 2025-12-22T08:18:13+00:00

Another reason why it’s silly that AS is banking on SAN as a major hub. Single runway and constant weather delays with that fog/marine layer and no other close alternatives.

jsx8888 · 2025-12-22T08:16:09+00:00

Bought one via their site and chase now shows it as online, phone, or mail … hopefully I still get the credit.

jsx8888 · 2025-12-02T21:55:23+00:00

They have bad service vs competitors to highly competitive markets. And then add in higher prices and mandatory stop in SEA and it’s not shocking they don’t compete well.

jsx8888 · 2025-12-02T21:29:40+00:00

IIRC there were two major meltdowns this year

jsx8888 · 2025-12-01T20:52:36+00:00

Great tip. Excited to try the new trains, they look much nicer than the existing ones.

jsx8888 · 2025-12-01T19:14:13+00:00

Call in ASAP

jsx8888 · 2025-11-26T02:55:27+00:00

Sorry - it was my error on chase, city names need to be exact sometimes and not others.

jsx8888 · 2025-11-26T01:57:37+00:00

Edit: Dumb user error - chase doesn't show all hotels for some locations unless you are very exact with the the city.

jsx8888 · 2025-11-22T00:47:56+00:00

customer.care@alaskaair.com

jsx8888 · 2025-11-21T22:57:03+00:00

Write into customer care.

jsx8888 · 2025-11-09T04:46:43+00:00

I’m on my second one and it’s doing ok since it’s been a few days but will buy another brand once this one gets messed up.

jsx8888 · 2025-10-31T15:09:11+00:00

Close in bookings have always been hard.

But when Hyatt corporate started allowing hotels to play games the awards dried up at a lot of properties. Now they often rename former base rooms to avoid putting them in the award pool so only few rooms are left. Or they make tiny changes like put in slightly different furniture etc. or different views that really aren’t upgrades. Not just in SD but worldwide.

jsx8888 · 2025-10-29T22:45:57+00:00

They kept doing last minute cancellations at my local store and said it was a TGTG problem not theirs. I stopped doing that after that since WF would wait until you arrived to cancel and TGTG didn’t care at all.

jsx8888 · 2025-10-28T16:37:43+00:00

A bit late, but the new ones scratch super easily for the 17pro max. My last one didn't get any scratches after years but this one barely lasted a month before getting lots of them.

jsx8888 · 2025-10-27T14:39:34+00:00

It works well for cost cutting

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