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Well, for my birthday this year my dad and I went to the airshow in Vegas at Nellis Air Force base. We also went to Phoenix to tour the Arizona State University campus in Tempe. It was a great trip. All the flights were full, including my first flights on WN.
Flight #1:
Alaska Airlines JNU-SEA
Flight 60
Stops:1
Aircraft: 737-400
The day started at a lovely hour of 5am, we got up and jumped in the prearranged taxi. We got to the airport at 5:30AM and since we did web checkin we went upstairs and waited for security to open. At about 6 it opened and we went through. Our aircraft had stayed the night there. I hear some giggling and laughing down the terminal and here come the F/As. It was two females and a male. The two females were laughing, and the male said "You two are way too excited for this hour". Well we boarded and took our seat. We took off on time to KTN. It was dark when we left, and slightly cloudy. We were at cruise for an hour before the descending. During that time there was a snack and beverage service. The snack was Ghardetto type snack. I could eat so many of those. The flight attendants were cracking jokes the whole time.
Here is a pic of our arrival into Ketchikan:
After 45 minutes there, dropping off and picking up new passengers we shut the door and began the journey to Seattle. We took off to the south and headed straight for Seattle. Again, there was a beverage and snack service. This time the snack was a blueberry scone. There was alot of sugar in it, but it was excellent. It was still warm, and was the kind which broke apart very easily. During this hour and half or so cruise I looked out the window, when finally we began descent into SEA.
Here is a pic of our approach:
We touched down,and the flight attendant said something that had the entire back half of the plane laughing. After we deplaned, my dad and I went to get a snack out of the new terminal. The new area in Sea-Tac is awesome, and there is awesome food there.
We then hurried to our next gate, at the very end of the C concourse. We got there and found no aircraft. Dont worry, it showed up, slightly behind schedule though. But we managed to leave on time.
Flight #2
Alaska Airlines Flight 652
Aircraft: Mad Dog
For todays flight we had the MD-80 series aircraft. The MD-80 has awesome performance, but they are not quite as comfy as the 737s. The cabin seems too narrow. Anyways we took off to the south and headed directly to Vegas. Right after takeoff the captain pointed out two landmarks. Mount Rainier, and Mount St. Helens. I managed to snap a pic:
The F/As came through with drinks and snack. Again we got those pretzels, must be my lucky day. As soon as they were done handing out pretzels and drinks, they came through five minutes later with another beverage service. That is a really nice feature. Anyways, I did some homework on this leg
It is hard to do homework while getting thrown about by turbulence.
Here is a pic I took along the way:
We descended on into LAS, this was also my first time flying into Vegas. Here are a couple pics of planes we saw:
We touched down on time and soon we were wandering through the D gates. How to figure out how to get to the C gates where WN is. Little did we know LAS is made up of islands. Well, took the trains over to the main island where we got our WN boarding passes. We didnt realize that you have to go back through security to get to WN gates. That is the only thing I did not like about LAS airport. Well, after standing in line for 45 minutes we went through security and headed to the train to our gate. Here I learned that Las Vegas has awesome sunsets
Well, we had an hour to kill till our flight to PHX. So we called home, and went and ate dinner.
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 737-300
LAS-PHX
After dinner we went and got in the B line. The flight showed up slightly late, so as soon as everybody was off, we started the boarding process. I now admire WNs efficiency. Well, we got on and as I was standing at the entrance waiting for the line to move, the pilot noticed my AS shirt and said "You are wearing the wrong shirt". I then explained that this was my first time with WN and if I liked it, I would by a WN shirt. Well, we got everybody seated and we pushed back on time. The pilots made no warning of the extreme turbulence we were gonna get. They eventually said it was a rough night everywhere on the West Coast. Well, after take off the FAs came through with the peanuts, until they decided it no longer safe to stand
After things calmed down abit, they finished delivering peanuts, and took our drink orders. After everything was done we were already for landing in PHX. We touched down and went to the gate. We then went and called our hotel van, and we went to our hotel after 12 or so hours of flying.
Part two is coming. Too sleepy to continue
Flight #1:
Alaska Airlines JNU-SEA
Flight 60
Stops:1
Aircraft: 737-400
The day started at a lovely hour of 5am, we got up and jumped in the prearranged taxi. We got to the airport at 5:30AM and since we did web checkin we went upstairs and waited for security to open. At about 6 it opened and we went through. Our aircraft had stayed the night there. I hear some giggling and laughing down the terminal and here come the F/As. It was two females and a male. The two females were laughing, and the male said "You two are way too excited for this hour". Well we boarded and took our seat. We took off on time to KTN. It was dark when we left, and slightly cloudy. We were at cruise for an hour before the descending. During that time there was a snack and beverage service. The snack was Ghardetto type snack. I could eat so many of those. The flight attendants were cracking jokes the whole time.
Here is a pic of our arrival into Ketchikan:
After 45 minutes there, dropping off and picking up new passengers we shut the door and began the journey to Seattle. We took off to the south and headed straight for Seattle. Again, there was a beverage and snack service. This time the snack was a blueberry scone. There was alot of sugar in it, but it was excellent. It was still warm, and was the kind which broke apart very easily. During this hour and half or so cruise I looked out the window, when finally we began descent into SEA.
Here is a pic of our approach:
We touched down,and the flight attendant said something that had the entire back half of the plane laughing. After we deplaned, my dad and I went to get a snack out of the new terminal. The new area in Sea-Tac is awesome, and there is awesome food there.
We then hurried to our next gate, at the very end of the C concourse. We got there and found no aircraft. Dont worry, it showed up, slightly behind schedule though. But we managed to leave on time.
Flight #2
Alaska Airlines Flight 652
Aircraft: Mad Dog
For todays flight we had the MD-80 series aircraft. The MD-80 has awesome performance, but they are not quite as comfy as the 737s. The cabin seems too narrow. Anyways we took off to the south and headed directly to Vegas. Right after takeoff the captain pointed out two landmarks. Mount Rainier, and Mount St. Helens. I managed to snap a pic:
The F/As came through with drinks and snack. Again we got those pretzels, must be my lucky day. As soon as they were done handing out pretzels and drinks, they came through five minutes later with another beverage service. That is a really nice feature. Anyways, I did some homework on this leg
It is hard to do homework while getting thrown about by turbulence.Here is a pic I took along the way:
We descended on into LAS, this was also my first time flying into Vegas. Here are a couple pics of planes we saw:
We touched down on time and soon we were wandering through the D gates. How to figure out how to get to the C gates where WN is. Little did we know LAS is made up of islands. Well, took the trains over to the main island where we got our WN boarding passes. We didnt realize that you have to go back through security to get to WN gates. That is the only thing I did not like about LAS airport. Well, after standing in line for 45 minutes we went through security and headed to the train to our gate. Here I learned that Las Vegas has awesome sunsets
Well, we had an hour to kill till our flight to PHX. So we called home, and went and ate dinner.
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 737-300
LAS-PHX
After dinner we went and got in the B line. The flight showed up slightly late, so as soon as everybody was off, we started the boarding process. I now admire WNs efficiency. Well, we got on and as I was standing at the entrance waiting for the line to move, the pilot noticed my AS shirt and said "You are wearing the wrong shirt". I then explained that this was my first time with WN and if I liked it, I would by a WN shirt
. Well, we got everybody seated and we pushed back on time. The pilots made no warning of the extreme turbulence we were gonna get. They eventually said it was a rough night everywhere on the West Coast. Well, after take off the FAs came through with the peanuts, until they decided it no longer safe to stand After things calmed down abit, they finished delivering peanuts, and took our drink orders. After everything was done we were already for landing in PHX. We touched down and went to the gate. We then went and called our hotel van, and we went to our hotel after 12 or so hours of flying.Part two is coming. Too sleepy to continue
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