AS Announces SEA-IAD Starting 3/11/15
Nov 13, 2014, 7:14 am
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AS Announces SEA-IAD Starting 3/11/15
http://splash.alaskasworld.com/Newsroom/ASNews/ASstories/AS_20141113_045701.asp
Daily service starting March 11, 2015
Departs SEA @ 9:20 am
Arrives IAD @ 5:20 pm
Departs IAD @ 6:20 pm
Arrives SEA @ 9:15 pm
With this, AS will now serve all three DC area airports.
Daily service starting March 11, 2015
Departs SEA @ 9:20 am
Arrives IAD @ 5:20 pm
Departs IAD @ 6:20 pm
Arrives SEA @ 9:15 pm
With this, AS will now serve all three DC area airports.
Nov 13, 2014, 8:11 am
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I suspect this is more down to the popularity of DCA (expensive ticket vs. connections on AA/DL, upgrades impossible) and lack of additional DCA slots than any inherent attractiveness of Dulles. I'm happy to have the AS option though, especially if the tariff is cheaper than DCA.
Nov 13, 2014, 8:14 am
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if SEA <--> IAD is a CR7 they are going to have to stop in MSP to refuel in both directions ... and even then MSP-SEA is marginal
no surprise here, it's the same as DCA (at least for the first week or two)
no surprise here, it's the same as DCA (at least for the first week or two)
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Nov 13, 2014, 8:53 am
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Nov 13, 2014, 9:12 am
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Nov 13, 2014, 9:13 am
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Nov 13, 2014, 9:17 am
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Well its only been a decade or so?
Welcome back AS.
When is the metro supposed to open? And can AS partner with LH for lounge access
Well its only been a decade or so?
Welcome back AS.
When is the metro supposed to open? And can AS partner with LH for lounge access
Nov 13, 2014, 9:18 am
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You mean ONT? 
Originally Posted by formeraa
Well, now we know where the SEA-LGB aircraft went! 
Nov 13, 2014, 9:20 am
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SEA-RDU hopeful here...
Another thought- UA ran this route too, but is trimming its service back. Thought it would be too tempting for AS...
Originally Posted by PV_Premier
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though, i was really hoping for SEA-CLT...
though, i was really hoping for SEA-CLT...
Another thought- UA ran this route too, but is trimming its service back. Thought it would be too tempting for AS...
Nov 13, 2014, 9:24 am
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The Silver Line won't make it all the way to IAD's doorstep for another 4 or 5 years. They are starting work on the concrete stanchions now. In current state the Metro reaches as far as Wiehle Avenue / Reston, and then you get a $5 bus from there which runs on 30-minute headways. It's still a pain in the neck getting out there, and the C/D gates at Dulles are terrible -- though who knows where AS will gate there? Maybe the close-in Z gates.
Here's an interesting write-up on the "decrepit" / ignored state of Dulles while DCA is in line for a $1 billion expansion project.
http://greatergreaterwashington.org/...t-theres-hope/
Here's an interesting write-up on the "decrepit" / ignored state of Dulles while DCA is in line for a $1 billion expansion project.
http://greatergreaterwashington.org/...t-theres-hope/