Hey guys! Here is a trip report about my flight back to Kansas City
Flight: WN 2988
Route: OAK-MCI-BWI
Reg: N447WN
Route:OAK5 OAK LIN PEONS INSLO DTA J84 EKR DVV
MCK J130 PWE RBA3
Departure: 1:55 Arrival: 7:30
Going to the Airport
I was really sad to be coming back to Kansas, where it was 20 degrees, instead of 70! and it was also SNOWING!!!!! I'm not a cold weather person, lol
but the drive to the airport was smooth, my uncle dropped me there, I really like the way the Oakland airport is designed!
Arriving at the Airport
Oakland International Airport is fairly easy to use, but not as easy as MCI. Check-in was easy, a typical friendly Southwest agent, and no lines! Security was a breeze, they weren't friendly, but I guess they aren't really there to be friendly... but I had no problems with them at all! I got to the airport at around noon for a 2pm departure, so I had some time! I spent some time looking for an Oakland Raiders Jersey that one of my friends asked me if I could get, and I spent a lot of time looking for the shop where they sold them. I finally found it, and guess what??? IT WAS FREAKING $68!!!!!!!!! WTF!!! and get this! IT WAS ON CLEARANCE!!!!!! It was originally $80! WTF?!?!?! WHO THE HELL WOULD PAY THAT FOR A RAIDERS JERSEY?!?!? They aren't even that good! (sry if i offended anyone...but it's true...) This just shows how overpriced stuff at airports can be!
Here are some pictures that I took while waiting for my flight to board. Sorry about the color and glare in some of them, OAK really needs to clean their windows!!!
A 737 being pushed back..
I think the 737 with winglets looks sharp!
OAK NEEDS TO CLEAN ITS WINDOWS!!!
I really wish my flight departed from the newer section of T2, but I was stuck with the older section...the newer section is awesome and clean! The older section is alright...
an HP jet...probably to Phoenix, or Las Vegas...maybe Philly, or Pittsburgh...but I doubt it...
One of the seats in WN's "new" boarding area that they came out with sometime last year! I like these! The fact that they also have plugs makes me really happy!
Boarding
I checked in EXACTLY 24 hours before! and got A25!!! How could that happen? and my mom got A35.... idk...but I at least got into the better part of the 'A' group!
the poles
N447WN at the gate..
the view out of my window.
the view out of my mom's window.
with the tower in the background!
back to my window! with an incoming bird!
Taxi and Takeoff
This wasn't a 'fun' taxi at all... not in terms of how the plane was taxiing, but it helped me remember that I have to go back to Kansas... lol, I like my friends and stuff, but I just hate KS...I would enjoy it more if it was actually interesting, and not cold...
Here is the Safety information! for those of you who like to listen to it! I ALWAYS listen to it! not b/c of the info, I know that already... I just like listening to it! idk why! lol Sorry for the quality of the videos, I had to reduce them so they wouldn't take forever to upload!
To me it was weird how they turned the plane completely around when it was being pushed back! i enjoyed it, but I'm not used to it! I guess that's the way OAK was designed! At the airports I regularly fly out of (MCI,DEN,SFO) I'm used to just doing a straight push back... this was interesting though!
Here are some pictures from the taxi and takeoff
HP Jet
Terminal 1
another shot of the HP jet
You can't be in Oakland without getting a picture of a FedEx jet!
Heading out to RWY 29
A biz jet getting ready to takeoff
Looking back at OAK
A WN jet getting in line behind us
REJECTED for Heat haze , lol
The bizjet took off and left...but we were still holding our position, I was wondering why we were not moving. Then I realized that an aircraft must be coming in to land, I quickly turned my camera on and pointed it out of the window, and just as soon as I did that, a WN bird cought my attention! I didn't have enough time to zoom in
Then we started our takeoff roll!
Here is a video of the takeoff
Here are some pictures I got after takeoff!
East Bay
Oakland
Turning East
A shot of the Oakland Airport from the air... RWY 29/11
Oakland
East Bay. This looks WAY different than Kansas!!
A view of the bay, with a major sun reflection!
In-Flight
This was another AMAZING flight on Southwest!!!! Southwest flight crews are very different from any other airlines' flight crews! They don't get mad when you push the call button, and they are happy,"fun-LUVing" people! This flight crew wasn't joking around, but it was still one of my favorite flight crews ever! They showed all 3 of WN's traits really well! (Servant's heart, Warrior Spirit, fun-LUVing attitude) Usually I am really picky about my flight crews for return flights, because I'm usually in a sour mood, but this flight crew was one of the best I have ever had!!!! (I always say that when I fly WN, because it is always true!) The Southwest cabin crew are usually really freindly also! I talked with one of the pilots at the end of the flight, and he was really friendly! When I talk to pilots/flight attendants on other airlines after flights, they are usually like "Why do you like planes? I'm in one all day and it isn't interesting at all..." but WN pilots & flight attendants are actually enthusiastic about what they do! Which is one of the things I like about them, and another reason why I will keep returning!
The flight attendants kept coming around asking people if they wanted anything! The food service on this flight was better than any other US airline (it's kinda sad how in the US, an airline giving out Nabisco products is considered in my book to be the #1 airline in terms of food...but in asia airlines give out 5 star meals in economy class...) but WN is my FAVORITE AIRLINE!!!
Here is a video of the contrail and wing! It was really cool to see it forming from inside the plane!
Here are some pictures from the flight
Ice was forming on the window...it ruined some of my pictures
The sierra nevadas
Some cabin shots.
Here are some shots of the ice on the window
The sun was starting to set, this was my first ever evening flight! (hard to believe considering I have been flying for over 15 years!)
A view of my full window...with ice...
The sunset and then it was dark! I don't really like night time flights...not so good for photography! but I actually found it kind of relaxing seeing all of the lights and stuff go by! it looked really cool!
Arriving in Kansas City
I was beginning to miss all of my friends & family in CA, and starting to miss CA itself... at least I was able to see my friends here in KS again ....but KS SUCKS! nothing interesting to do here, the weather sucks! and the realization of me probably not being in airplane for another year set in! lol (i'm a true aviation geek!)
Here is a video of the landing! @ Night! RWY 9 comes into view at around 5 seconds...this was a landing on 1L
Here are some shots I got arriving into Kansas City, they are pretty good considering I was using a 4 second shutter, with no tripod! holding it with my hand!!!
This flight was another great WN flight!
This was another great flight on Southwest! It proved to me why I like SWA better than why I like any other airline! After the flight I was able to chat with the pilots and flight attendants, and they were really friendly! While talking to them I kind of forgot that I was back in Kansas, where it was like 20 degrees, and that I had school the next day! I stepped off of the plane happy! then I came out of the jetway sad, because I remembered all of those things, lol
the flight deck of a 73NG
I stepped into the baggage claim area, and IT WAS EMPTY!!! I was standing there waiting for my bags to come out, when a lady from the baggage office came and asked me what I was doing. I told her I was waiting to get my bag. She told me everybody from my flight claimed their bags about 10 minutes ago! I didn't realize I was talking with the flight crew for that long!
Here is a picture of the baggage claim area at MCI...it was taken from the entrance of the terminal, MCI is a really small airport! it is about 60 feet from the entrance to the window!
and a 4 second shutter of a YX jet! N904ME STALKS ME!!! I have seen it the past 5 times I have flown!!!
Here is a picture of all that I got from this trip!!!!
Spirit Magazine, Wings, COLORING BOOK!!!, Cocktail napkin, "Transfer" luggage tag, Normal Luggage tag, flight schedule, ticket jacket, "late check-in" luggage tag, Plastic luggage tag (NOT an SWA gift card, unfortunately!), a bag of peanuts, a bag of pretzels, and some SWA playing cards!!! I got a whole deck of them, I kept 2 of them, and gave the rest to my best friend
here is a macro shot of the wings...
I got the usual stuff from where you normally get it (magazine, ticket jacket, paper luggage tag, cocktail napkin...throughout the flight) but while talking to the pilot the flight attendant handed me a really nice plastic luggage tag, a deck of cards, a coloring book, and a pair of wings!!!! That is something that no other airline would do! I was surprised that they gave me all of that stuff! The items will make my collection a whole lot bigger and better! THANK YOU SOUTHWEST!!!
anyways, SWA is a great airline! They really do have a sense of hospitality, they treat their customers right, and I look forward to booking my next trip on them hopefully in the near future!!!
I hope you all enjoyed my trip report, I would appriciate your comments!
Flight: WN 2988
Route: OAK-MCI-BWI
Reg: N447WN
Route:OAK5 OAK LIN PEONS INSLO DTA J84 EKR DVV
MCK J130 PWE RBA3
Departure: 1:55 Arrival: 7:30
Going to the Airport
I was really sad to be coming back to Kansas, where it was 20 degrees, instead of 70! and it was also SNOWING!!!!! I'm not a cold weather person, lol
but the drive to the airport was smooth, my uncle dropped me there, I really like the way the Oakland airport is designed!
Arriving at the Airport
Oakland International Airport is fairly easy to use, but not as easy as MCI. Check-in was easy, a typical friendly Southwest agent, and no lines! Security was a breeze, they weren't friendly, but I guess they aren't really there to be friendly... but I had no problems with them at all! I got to the airport at around noon for a 2pm departure, so I had some time! I spent some time looking for an Oakland Raiders Jersey that one of my friends asked me if I could get, and I spent a lot of time looking for the shop where they sold them. I finally found it, and guess what??? IT WAS FREAKING $68!!!!!!!!! WTF!!! and get this! IT WAS ON CLEARANCE!!!!!! It was originally $80! WTF?!?!?! WHO THE HELL WOULD PAY THAT FOR A RAIDERS JERSEY?!?!? They aren't even that good! (sry if i offended anyone...but it's true...) This just shows how overpriced stuff at airports can be!
Here are some pictures that I took while waiting for my flight to board. Sorry about the color and glare in some of them, OAK really needs to clean their windows!!!
A 737 being pushed back..
I think the 737 with winglets looks sharp!
OAK NEEDS TO CLEAN ITS WINDOWS!!!
I really wish my flight departed from the newer section of T2, but I was stuck with the older section...the newer section is awesome and clean! The older section is alright...
an HP jet...probably to Phoenix, or Las Vegas...maybe Philly, or Pittsburgh...but I doubt it...
One of the seats in WN's "new" boarding area that they came out with sometime last year! I like these! The fact that they also have plugs makes me really happy!
Boarding
I checked in EXACTLY 24 hours before! and got A25!!! How could that happen? and my mom got A35.... idk...but I at least got into the better part of the 'A' group!
the poles
N447WN at the gate..
the view out of my window.
the view out of my mom's window.
with the tower in the background!
back to my window! with an incoming bird!
Taxi and Takeoff
This wasn't a 'fun' taxi at all... not in terms of how the plane was taxiing, but it helped me remember that I have to go back to Kansas... lol, I like my friends and stuff, but I just hate KS...I would enjoy it more if it was actually interesting, and not cold...
Here is the Safety information! for those of you who like to listen to it! I ALWAYS listen to it! not b/c of the info, I know that already... I just like listening to it! idk why! lol Sorry for the quality of the videos, I had to reduce them so they wouldn't take forever to upload!
To me it was weird how they turned the plane completely around when it was being pushed back! i enjoyed it, but I'm not used to it! I guess that's the way OAK was designed! At the airports I regularly fly out of (MCI,DEN,SFO) I'm used to just doing a straight push back... this was interesting though!
Here are some pictures from the taxi and takeoff
HP Jet
Terminal 1
another shot of the HP jet
You can't be in Oakland without getting a picture of a FedEx jet!
Heading out to RWY 29
A biz jet getting ready to takeoff
Looking back at OAK
A WN jet getting in line behind us
REJECTED for Heat haze , lol
The bizjet took off and left...but we were still holding our position, I was wondering why we were not moving. Then I realized that an aircraft must be coming in to land, I quickly turned my camera on and pointed it out of the window, and just as soon as I did that, a WN bird cought my attention! I didn't have enough time to zoom in
Then we started our takeoff roll!
Here is a video of the takeoff
Here are some pictures I got after takeoff!
East Bay
Oakland
Turning East
A shot of the Oakland Airport from the air... RWY 29/11
Oakland
East Bay. This looks WAY different than Kansas!!
A view of the bay, with a major sun reflection!
In-Flight
This was another AMAZING flight on Southwest!!!! Southwest flight crews are very different from any other airlines' flight crews! They don't get mad when you push the call button, and they are happy,"fun-LUVing" people! This flight crew wasn't joking around, but it was still one of my favorite flight crews ever! They showed all 3 of WN's traits really well! (Servant's heart, Warrior Spirit, fun-LUVing attitude) Usually I am really picky about my flight crews for return flights, because I'm usually in a sour mood, but this flight crew was one of the best I have ever had!!!! (I always say that when I fly WN, because it is always true!) The Southwest cabin crew are usually really freindly also! I talked with one of the pilots at the end of the flight, and he was really friendly! When I talk to pilots/flight attendants on other airlines after flights, they are usually like "Why do you like planes? I'm in one all day and it isn't interesting at all..." but WN pilots & flight attendants are actually enthusiastic about what they do! Which is one of the things I like about them, and another reason why I will keep returning!
The flight attendants kept coming around asking people if they wanted anything! The food service on this flight was better than any other US airline (it's kinda sad how in the US, an airline giving out Nabisco products is considered in my book to be the #1 airline in terms of food...but in asia airlines give out 5 star meals in economy class...) but WN is my FAVORITE AIRLINE!!!
Here is a video of the contrail and wing! It was really cool to see it forming from inside the plane!
Here are some pictures from the flight
Ice was forming on the window...it ruined some of my pictures
The sierra nevadas
Some cabin shots.
Here are some shots of the ice on the window
The sun was starting to set, this was my first ever evening flight! (hard to believe considering I have been flying for over 15 years!)
A view of my full window...with ice...
The sunset and then it was dark! I don't really like night time flights...not so good for photography! but I actually found it kind of relaxing seeing all of the lights and stuff go by! it looked really cool!
Arriving in Kansas City
I was beginning to miss all of my friends & family in CA, and starting to miss CA itself... at least I was able to see my friends here in KS again ....but KS SUCKS! nothing interesting to do here, the weather sucks! and the realization of me probably not being in airplane for another year set in! lol (i'm a true aviation geek!)
Here is a video of the landing! @ Night! RWY 9 comes into view at around 5 seconds...this was a landing on 1L
Here are some shots I got arriving into Kansas City, they are pretty good considering I was using a 4 second shutter, with no tripod! holding it with my hand!!!
This flight was another great WN flight!
This was another great flight on Southwest! It proved to me why I like SWA better than why I like any other airline! After the flight I was able to chat with the pilots and flight attendants, and they were really friendly! While talking to them I kind of forgot that I was back in Kansas, where it was like 20 degrees, and that I had school the next day! I stepped off of the plane happy! then I came out of the jetway sad, because I remembered all of those things, lol
the flight deck of a 73NG
I stepped into the baggage claim area, and IT WAS EMPTY!!! I was standing there waiting for my bags to come out, when a lady from the baggage office came and asked me what I was doing. I told her I was waiting to get my bag. She told me everybody from my flight claimed their bags about 10 minutes ago! I didn't realize I was talking with the flight crew for that long!
Here is a picture of the baggage claim area at MCI...it was taken from the entrance of the terminal, MCI is a really small airport! it is about 60 feet from the entrance to the window!
and a 4 second shutter of a YX jet! N904ME STALKS ME!!! I have seen it the past 5 times I have flown!!!
Here is a picture of all that I got from this trip!!!!
Spirit Magazine, Wings, COLORING BOOK!!!, Cocktail napkin, "Transfer" luggage tag, Normal Luggage tag, flight schedule, ticket jacket, "late check-in" luggage tag, Plastic luggage tag (NOT an SWA gift card, unfortunately!), a bag of peanuts, a bag of pretzels, and some SWA playing cards!!! I got a whole deck of them, I kept 2 of them, and gave the rest to my best friend
here is a macro shot of the wings...
I got the usual stuff from where you normally get it (magazine, ticket jacket, paper luggage tag, cocktail napkin...throughout the flight) but while talking to the pilot the flight attendant handed me a really nice plastic luggage tag, a deck of cards, a coloring book, and a pair of wings!!!! That is something that no other airline would do! I was surprised that they gave me all of that stuff! The items will make my collection a whole lot bigger and better! THANK YOU SOUTHWEST!!!
anyways, SWA is a great airline! They really do have a sense of hospitality, they treat their customers right, and I look forward to booking my next trip on them hopefully in the near future!!!
I hope you all enjoyed my trip report, I would appriciate your comments!
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