WestCoastTravel

Lately it really feels like Alaska has basically walked away from SFO. Almost every flight I look at for work or personal trips routes me through SEA or LAX, even when it makes zero sense. Mexico is the worst. Seeing Cabo or Loreto with 15 to 20 hour layovers in LAX is just...

Another traveler told me Alaska’s planning to swap out the widebodies on HNL routes for 737s, using the bigger planes for long-haul flights instead. Anyone else heard that? Would be a bummer to lose the lie-flat seats on HNL–LAS.

First time trying Alaska on a short West Coast hop and I’m honestly amazed. I booked the cheapest Saver fare expecting chaos, but everything went so smoothly easy check-in, friendly gate agents, super clean plane. I even volunteered to gate-check my bag and they upgraded me from...