Convert Your Virgin America Travel Bank to Alaska Airlines Credit If you have traveled on Virgin America, you may very well have a balance in your Travel Bank. Virgin America offers credits for customer service issues such as broken in-flight entertainment, delays, and offering to get bumped. I have a … Read more
Sale on Alaska Airlines Award Flights Today Alaska Airlines put bunch of their Mileage Plan award flights on sale. Though not advertised, a ton of routes are cheaper when you book with miles for travel in January through the beginning of March. Alaska Airlines flights booked with Mileage Plan miles … Read more
Virgin America Main Cabin Select Upgrade This post is a continuation from my Virgin America Mileage Run. I was able to contact Virgin America prior to my flight to be put on the Main Cabin Select upgrade list. As Virgin America will no longer exist after mid 2018, there has … Read more
Alaska Airlines First Class Pre-Select Today Alaska Airlines is rolling out “First Class Pre-Select” — no, this isn’t Pre√ that gets you through security faster. This is an option on the Alaska app that allows you to pick your meal when flying First Class on certain routes on Alaska Airlines. … Read more
British Airways Cancels My Discounted Ticket Recently I purchased a very good deal from London to Ecuador through British Airways. For $1100, the return ticket was British Airways First Class from London to Miami, and then American Airlines Business Class from Miami to Quito. While I would have to position … Read more
Why I am Considering an Alaska Lounge Membership I fly about 140,000 miles per year. On average that is about 70 flights. That means I am spending about a week each year in airports waiting for flights. Fortunately, I have lounge access at most airports through Priority Pass provided by … Read more
Airline Amenity Kits Today I was doing some cleaning and came upon my stash of airline amenity kits. I have not reason why I have kept them. In most areas of my life I am a minimalist, but for some reason it is hard for me to get rid of … Read more
British Airways Galleries Lounge access for Alaska Airlines MVP Gold Recently I flew SEA-LHR in British Airways’ World Traveller Plus. A Premium Economy ticket does not grant you access to the Galleries Lounge at London Heathrow. However, British recently began granting access to their Galleries Lounges as LHR to Alaska … Read more
Alaska Airlines and Singapore Airlines Partnership Announced Today Alaska Airlines announced a new Alaska Global Partner: Singapore Airlines. Known for their fantastic service including their Suite Class (which I flew last year), Singapore is one of the top global airlines and a former partner of Virgin America. In that sense, … Read more
Alaska Airlines is running a contest to win a seat on the charter flight to view the solar eclipse on August 21. Alaska contests are typically pretty creative, and this one is no different. This is a full solar eclipse and the last one was almost 100 years ago; so … Read more
Virgin America First Class Review This past weekend I finally flew Virgin America First Class. My route was SEA-SFO round trip. I booked the flight back in November for 18,048 Elevate Points (+$11.20 taxes/fees). I had booked the Four Seasons Silicon Valley for an amazing $35 and decided to try … Read more
Sneak Peak: Alaska Lounge in Concourse C at Sea-Tac Today I was able to get a sneak peak at the Alaska Lounge located in Concourse C at Sea-Tac (SEA) International Airport. They are still putting the finishing touches on it before it opens to the public. The new Alaska Lounge … Read more
Alaska Elites have access to Qantas Lounges Starting today, Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan elite members with MVP Gold or Gold 75k status will have access to 13 Qantas operated International Business class lounges and 24 Australian Domestic Clubs when traveling on Qantas. I flew Qantas this past weekend and it would … Read more
Sometimes some levity is needed. Tonight Alaska Airlines very responsive social media team provided that for us. This post is frivolous but hopefully fun; please don’t read too much into it! Tomi Lahren, an alt-right political commentator, was having some problems with her flight from Spokane to Seattle today. She … Read more
Details of Paine Field Passenger Service Last week Alaska Airlines announced they would begin service out of Paine Field (PAE) located just north of Seattle in Everett. Currently the airport is utilized by Boeing. A new passenger terminal is to be built and operated by Propeller Airports. I have received … Read more
