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Alaska Airlines
Posted on 6/13/25 at 5:20 pm
Posted on 6/13/25 at 5:20 pm
How is Alaska Airlines? I typically fly United or American, but there is a direct AA flight that looks attractive. Their boarding process/open seating gives me pause since it will be a 4+ hour flight and I am traveling with two kids. Appreciate any feedback.
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Posted on 6/13/25 at 5:40 pm to craazyjose
Flew with them to Seattle out of MSY. We were able to pick our seats when buying the flights. No issues with them at all.
Posted on 6/13/25 at 5:53 pm to craazyjose
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Their boarding process/open seating gives me pause since it will be a 4+ hour flight and I am traveling with two kids
They don't have open seating on Alaska. If you buy the cheapest ticket, then you'll have your seats assigned to you at check-in. Regular tickets you pick your seat. The only two things I'm not a fan of on Alaska is using personal entertainment devices and their operations at SEA seeming like a zoo at certain times of the day, but those are small nitpicky items.
20 minute baggage guarantee if you end up checking luggage. Usually friendly flight attendants
Also a small note, AA is usually referred to as American Airlines, AS is Alaska Airlines
Posted on 6/13/25 at 5:59 pm to craazyjose
I have flown them a couple of times between Fairbanks and Seward to Seattle. No problems with them.
Posted on 6/13/25 at 6:00 pm to craazyjose
I’ve only flown once
R/T New Orleans to Seattle
Only direct flight out of NOLA to Seattle at the time
Flight out was scheduled for 6:30am. Got to the airport at 5:15am. Flight was delayed almost 5 hours til 11:15am. I had even booked a hotel the night before close to the airport to be on time.
Would never fly this airline again.
R/T New Orleans to Seattle
Only direct flight out of NOLA to Seattle at the time
Flight out was scheduled for 6:30am. Got to the airport at 5:15am. Flight was delayed almost 5 hours til 11:15am. I had even booked a hotel the night before close to the airport to be on time.
Would never fly this airline again.
Posted on 6/13/25 at 6:49 pm to craazyjose
I have flown a few times with no issues.
Posted on 6/13/25 at 8:02 pm to craazyjose
Alaska is a great airline. Maybe the best US carrier I've flown.
Posted on 6/13/25 at 8:11 pm to SportsGuyNOLA
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Flight out was scheduled for 6:30am. Got to the airport at 5:15am. Flight was delayed almost 5 hours til 11:15am. I had even booked a hotel the night before close to the airport to be on time.
Would never fly this airline again.
You’re soon going to be out of airlines to fly if this is your criteria baw
Posted on 6/13/25 at 8:12 pm to Zappas Stache
quote:They're a step above Delta, and Delta is about 6 steps above the others.
Alaska is a great airline. Maybe the best US carrier I've flown.
Posted on 6/13/25 at 8:23 pm to craazyjose
My only real issue with AS is their all narrow body fleet. Flying cross country on a 737 isn’t fun.
Yes I know most other airlines do it too. I actively look for a widebody jet on transcon flights.
Yes I know most other airlines do it too. I actively look for a widebody jet on transcon flights.
Posted on 6/13/25 at 10:17 pm to craazyjose
They are the best domestic airline, especially since they bought out Hawaiian, what was the other top domestic airline.
Posted on 6/14/25 at 12:19 pm to SportsGuyNOLA
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I’ve only flown once
R/T New Orleans to Seattle
Only direct flight out of NOLA to Seattle at the time
Flight out was scheduled for 6:30am. Got to the airport at 5:15am. Flight was delayed almost 5 hours til 11:15am.
We might have been on the same flight. Same story. I got a notification the night before saying it would be delayed, but I called and couldn’t get confirmation. Crew at the airport weren’t there early so took forever to check bags in.
That being said, plane was clean. Crew was nice. Return trip was good. I’d fly them again. I’ve had worse experiences with other airlines.
Posted on 6/14/25 at 7:26 pm to craazyjose
Flying MSY - SEA direct on June 25th. Hopefully no delays or cancellations
Posted on 6/16/25 at 6:58 am to FourchonRoad
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Flying MSY - SEA direct on June 25th. Hopefully no delays or cancellations
Follow back up here and let us know. I have same direct flight soon thereafter.
Posted on 6/16/25 at 6:58 am to CuseTiger
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is using personal entertainment devices
What do you mean by this?
Posted on 6/16/25 at 7:35 am to Ziggy
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is using personal entertainment devices
What do you mean by this?
They don't have seatback screens, and make you connect your device to their wifi to consume content.
Posted on 6/16/25 at 7:38 am to LemmyLives
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They don't have seatback screens, and make you connect your device to their wifi to consume content.
Ahhh gotcha. Is WiFi free or?
Thanks
Posted on 6/16/25 at 8:24 am to craazyjose
Far better than American Air. I used to like flying them when they had Delta mileage credits. Close to par with Delta service levels, above United.
Posted on 6/16/25 at 9:31 am to LemmyLives
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You can connect to the WiFi for free to get the entertainment, but getting to the Internet will cost you $8.
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