As anyone who has been following drama in the airline industry knows, there has been a big battle going on between Alaska and Delta in Seattle. A couple of years back Delta wanted to expand in Seattle, and used Alaska to help them. However, when they didn’t need them anymore, they kicked them to the…
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That's interesting about the location specific United Club access. I think it's more a matter of convenience versus a partnership. My guess is that to keep up with DL they need to broaden the scope of Boardroom access. AA helps but still leaves some gaps.
At PHX, UA and AS are in Terminal 2 while the 3 Admirals Clubs in PHX are in Terminal 4. And the United Club is actually closer to the AS gates than UA's. You actually go beyond the UA gates to get there. However, since the CO-UA merger, that club is notorious for over crowding.
I mainly fly SEA-SFO and SEA-AUS, so as long as they keep the Cathay lounge access in SFO I'll be happy as a clam.
I wonder if Alaska will move their check-in and ticketing counters out from South Terminal in ATL (currently only for DL and AS) into North Terminal (all other domestic airlines.)
Lucky - I'll be transiting DFW soon. Arriving in the AM on an AS red eye out of SEA, and connecting later in the day to an EK flight. As an Alaska Board Room member, would I (and spouse) have access to the AA Admirals clubs in Dallas? The access policies just say that you have to be flying on an AS or AA ticket "same day"...does that hold true for just an arrival "same day"?
The UA move is very interesting. AS and UA had long been sorta-enemies since UA was so dominant on the West Coast and AS their only real rival out there. But now that UA has all but given up on LAX, I wonder if we'll start to see some increasing signs of friendliness between AS and UA -- especially if AS and DL ever sever ties, AS would probably like to have a backup major partner to "keep AA honest", so to speak.
As a resident Delta-hater here, I'd have to say this is good news. The more Alaska can grow independently (they've added nice DC area service to LAX recently), outside of the weird big-brother relationships with Delta, the happier I'll be. The arrangement always seemed "forced" to me anyway- I can only hope AA and Alaska team up in an even more meaningful way.
It's a bummer for me because I fly AS out of SLC and use the Skyclub often. Now it's back to the concourse!