Get Priority Boarding in Alaska Tomorrow If You’re Wearing an “Ugly Sweater”
If you’re planning to fly to Alaska tomorrow, you might want to wear your favorite holiday sweater.
December 20 is Ugly Sweater Day, and in honor of this holiday, Alaska gives guests wearing any holiday sweaters priority boarding.
The promotion applies to all Alaska and Horizon Air flights and is valid only on December 20th. As for when “priority boarding” occurs, you will be able to board after group B. So if you are flying first class or have status with Alaska, then you will be better off in your original setting. boarding group.
Given that tourists tend to travel with a little more luggage than usual, this Priority Boarding has the potential to make a difference when boarding with a suitcase and have to check at the exit because the top baskets are full. If you’re traveling with luggage that you don’t want to check, this can be a good way to make sure you don’t need it.
And if you are flying tomorrow, heed this reminder of mine to also download your airline’s app to your phone if you haven’t already, even if you are not flying to Alaska.
In addition to determining when to board, your airline’s app can act as your boarding pass, when you inevitably lose your paper pass, can alert you to delays and allow you to change your seat at the last moment.
This seat change option is perhaps the most useful at this time of year. If you’re currently assigned a bad seat, check your airline’s app about 30 minutes before your flight. The airline will start nudging elite customers to the best seats, leaving their old seats (which are probably better than yours) ready for acceptance.
And if you are flying to Alaska on the 20th and have access to the lounge, it is worth stopping there on the way to the exit, even if you are not wearing a sweater. All Alaska lounges will be serving complimentary snowflake lattes and mocha mochas throughout the day, as well as a “special hot toddy cocktail” as part of the celebration.