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First class passengers have access to the airline's Alaska Lounge, which has 7 airports. You can contact our Social Care Team around the clock. New Alaska Plus Economy Seat At the end of last year I was writing about how the Alaska Mileage Plan is beginning to sell additional leg room seating this year. As Alaska has always been quite focussed on providing good élite advantages, they didn't really make a lot of money with monetised upgrades for economies seating. So far, only élite members have had acces to additional leg room seating.

From today, Alaska Airlines has launched Preferred Plus airline seat, which are their special legs free economy-style seats: Alaska Airlines now offers more choice for those who want a little more leg room with the introduction of Preferred Plus seat. From today, the Scottish and Home Series will be available to all Mileage Plan members for upgrade fees after MVP, MVP Gold and MVP Gold 75k members have had the option to book them.

The Preferred Plus Upgrade starts at $15 plus taxes and includes a free drink or a drink of red or white water, up to eight inch additional leg room and preferred snowboarding. Row 6, 16 and 17 upgrade can be obtained within 24 hrs of check-in at , via Alaska Airlines, via your local app and at the airports if available.

Previously, only top clients of the plan had the opportunity to book these places. Upgrade for élites are and will remain free from the date of reservation until your travel. Finally, the price for this additional leg room is very cheap, at $15-50 according to flying duration. Remember also that you can only purchase Preferred Plus places up to 24 hrs in advance, meaning that members of the élite will still have priority first.

However, the only potential adverse effects for members of the élite are that there will be fewer last minute prime seating and that you are less likely to have an empty centre saddle on theirs. Do you think the US and Delta élites will have free entry to these places? U.S. Ivy League members get free entry.

The Delta elite cannot have free admittance to these places. It is another silent depreciation for the Delta elite who travel in Alaska. Currently, Delta-Elites are gaining entry to Alaska base and tartan seat, although it appears that this will change immediately with the launch of Preferred Plus. In my opinion, Alaska strikes a good equilibrium between the generation of additional revenues and the non-evaluation of experiences for the elite.

Still, by reselling only Preferred Plus 24-hour tickets, they give members of the élite the opportunity to reserve in these tickets. And the only thing I'm questioning about the new Preferred Plus approach is that they generate $15 million a year in revenues from it. This seems to be very ambitious as they only sell these chairs for 24hrs.

How do you feel about Alaska's preferred plus seat style?

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