Oct 5, 2014, 11:42 pm

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Attendees

Confirmed for any portion:
jackal [ANC, DUT, ANC]
beckoa [ANC, DUT, ANC]
CDKing [ANC, DUT]
FriendlySkies [DUT, ANC]
GrjApp [ANC, DUT, ANC]
BOB W [ANC, DUT, ANC]
monitor [Friday BBQ only]
frantic [Friday BBQ only]
JohnSydney2000 [ANC, DUT, ANC]
thewayofthefuture [ANC second portion; DUT TBD]
violist [DUT, 2nd ANC, BBQ, Fair]
pfbloom [Homer, DUT, BBQ]
lynnevt - pfbloom +1 [Homer only]
rxgeek [ANC, DUT, ANC]
rxgeek +1 [ANC, DUT, ANC]
LIGrin [Denali, BBQ]
lili [ANC, BBQ, State Fair]
WhIteSidE [DUT, BBQ]
BillScann [ANC]
bdnyc [ANC second portion, BBQ, State Fair]
ckpeter [DUT, ANC]
AKronin [BBQ]
AKDan [Friday BBQ Only]
kltye [DUT,ANC]
LIGrin [BBQ, State Fair]
ANC RED-EYE [ANCII, BBQ]

Transportation & Lodging

DUT Lodging

Grand Aleutian: Everyone

Departure to ANC

9/3/15 1:30 pm AS3299 DUT-ANC: bob w, pfbloom [delayed to 5:30]
9/3/15 4:15 PM AS3295 DUT-ANC: beckoa, FriendlySkies, GrjApp, violist, rxgeek, rxgeek+1, WhIteSidE [delayed to 8:15]
9/3/15 6:30 PM AS3297 jackal+1
9/4/15 1:30 PM AS3299 DUT-ANC: JohnSydney2000, ckpeter, kltye
9/4/15 6:30 PM AS3296 DUT-ANC: CDKing

Arrival into ANC

9/3/15 4:19 PM AS93 SEA-ANC lili
9/3/15 5:00 pm AS3299 DUT-ANC: bob w, pfbloom
9/3/15 5:27 PM DL1699 SEA-ANC: bdnyc
9/3/15 7:45 PM AS3295 DUT-ANC: beckoa, FriendlySkies, GrjApp, violist, rxgeek, rxgeek+1, WhIteSidE
9/3/15 10:00 PM AS3297 jackal+1
9/3/15 10:38 PM DL 966 SEA-ANC: frantic & monitor
9/4/15 5:00 PM AS3299 DUT-ANC: JohnSydney2000, ckpeter, kltye
9/4/15 10:00 PM AS3296 DUT-ANC: CDKing

Dinner/drinks on The Deck at Lake Hood - Thursday, September 3 ~8:00 p.m. (immediately after arrival of AS 3295 from DUT) <-- CANCELLED
Happy Hour at Orso bar - Thursday, September 3 ~8:45p.m. (immediately after DELAYED arrival of AS 3295 from DUT) <-- ALTERNATE PLAN IN PLACE

ANC RED-EYE
GrjApp
Bob w
bdnyc
lili

BBQ - Friday, 9/4/15

bob w, jackal, beckoa, GrjApp, violist, rxgeek, rxgeek+1, lili, ANC RED-EYE, bdnyc, ckpeter, kltye, AKronin, monitor, frantic, FriendlySkies, pfbloom, WhIteSidE, JohnSydney2000

Alaska State Fair - Saturday 9/5/15

Code:

DATE CONFIRMED
S=Senior

jackal, beckoa, GrjApp, violist, rxgeekS, rxgeek+1S, lili S, ckpeter, kltye, FriendlySkies, JohnSydney2000, BOB W, BDNYC, LIGrin

Saturday, September 5 Alaska State Fair Trip <-- NEW

Rxgeek, Rxgeek +1
ckpeter
kltye
JohnSydney2000
FriendlySkies
lili

Sunday, September 6 Anchorage Sights Tour II <-- NEW

INSERT YOUR NAME HERE
Rxgeek, Rxgeek +1
ckpeter
kltye
JohnSydney2000

Departure Home

9/5/15 12:45 AM AS108 ANC-SEA: pfbloom
9/5/15 12:50 AM AS122 ANC-PDX: CDKing
9/5/15 5:00 AM AS 730 ANC-SEA: WhIteSidE
9/6/15 12:45 AM AS108 ANC-SEA: FriendlySkies
9/6/15 1:25 PM DL2048 ANC-SEA: frantic & monitor
9/6/15 8:40 PM AA1008 ANC-DFW: GrjApp
9/6/15 11:10 PM AS138 ANC-ORD: ckpeter, kltye
9/7/15 1:25am US520 ANC-PHX: rxgeek
9/7/15 12:35 PM AS 110 ANC-SEA: lili
9/7/15 1:20PM DL1627 ANC-SEA: bdnyc
9/7/15 4:30 PM AS98 ANC-SEA: violist
9/8/15 20:40 AA1008 ANC-DFW: JohnSydney2000

Archive:

Unconfirmed attendees:

Likely:
DeltaWings

Interested:
alphaeagle [ANC, DUT, ANC]
redtigeriii
penegal
bse118
JessicaTam [ANC]
tonei

Next year:
FortFun
PV_Premier
GW McLintock

Transportation & Lodging

Arrival into ANC

8/28/15 12:26am US584 PHX-ANC: rxgeek, rxgeek+1
8/28/15 20:30 DL1088 MSP-ANC: pfbloom, lynnevt
8/29/15 1:24 AM AS143 PDX-ANC: CDKing
8/29/15 19:40 AA2298 DFW-ANC JohnSydney2000
8/30/15 12:26 AM US584 PHX-ANC: GrjApp
8/31/15 11:41AM AS87 SEA-ANC: FriendlySkies
8/31/15 10:20 PM AS99 SEA-ANC: WhIteSidE
9/01/15 1:34 PM AS139: kltye

Sunday, August 30 Anchorage Sights Tour

INSERT YOUR NAME HERE
JohnSydney2000

Monday, August 31 Hatcher Pass/Independence Mine Trip

INSERT YOUR NAME HERE
JohnSydney2000

Arrival into DUT

9/1/15 9:45 AM AS3286 ANC-DUT: rxgeek, rxgeek+1
9/1/15 12:45 PM AS3298 ANC-DUT: beckoa, jackal, bob w, violist, WhIteSidE, FriendlySkies
9/1/15 3:30 PM AS3294 ANC-DUT: Delayed
9/1/15 5:45 PM AS3296 ANC-DUT: GrjApp, ckpeter, kltye, JohnSydney2000, pfbloom, CDKing

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Oct 5, 2014, 5:51 pm

#16

monitor

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Of course, frantic and I are interested but it is definitely too far out to make any sort of commitment.

Also, unfortunately, there is no code share with DL but there is one with AA so either miles from AA (of which we right now have very few) or US (of which we have some) can get us there. We have plenty of time to stoke up on either.

ETA: There better be mileage award tickets of some kind since a quick look showed a weekday revenue RT ANC-DUT north of $1K.

Last edited by monitor; Oct 5, 2014 at 6:01 pm

Oct 5, 2014, 6:12 pm

#17

CDKing

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BOB W

Return flights cannot be booked yet. There will be a mad scramble for them later this week.

Hopefully will get on in time. Worst care 30k full flex award home

Oct 5, 2014, 7:24 pm

#18

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Quote:

Originally Posted by CDKing

Hoping the hosts booked before posting

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDKing

I may have to hop the ferry from DUT back to ANC

That's been on my bucket list for awhile. Talk about high[-seas] adventure. Hard to cram it in with this, though, as the trip from Homer to Dutch takes three and a half days and only runs twice a month. Also, even at the inflated prices of rural Alaskan flights, flying is usually cheaper.

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDKing

Thanks for the advance notice. As usual I'm in (Debating part III). Altough i'm not sure how happy the boss will be when i put in for this and 104 hours off for OZ Fest

Outbound flights booked departing 8/28 BOS-PDX-ANC arriving 1AM on the 29th and ANC-DUT on the 12:30PM flight on Tuesday

EDIT Changed flights to add ANC-DUT segment. Stupidly used my wallet and not the new CC for the travel insurance. After last years weather and last minute boat charter, I will want to be insured.

We do recommend a good travel insurance policy for this trip. That said, we've learned our lesson from last year and have deliberately included some buffer time both on the outbound as well as on the return so folks shouldn't need to have to resort to anything drastic if there are any delays.

PenAir is very good about IRROPS recovery, flying a bunch of extra flight segments at the first sign of clear weather to catch up on any backlog of stuck, displaced passengers. It's not unheard of, though, to get stuck there an extra day, although a review of the flight completion history on FlightAware dating back to the beginning of June this year reveals that there are only a small handful of days where no flights went out and no periods where flights were canceled for more than a single day in a row.

That said, if flights do get canceled, an extra night (hopefully that will remain singular) in a hotel won't be covered by Alaska/PenAir, so trip insurance is probably a good thing in this instance.

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Originally Posted by monitor

I just checked, and DL is seeing the ANC-DUT flight that's available on (for example) 10/10 no problem (25,000 miles round-trip). Confirm it's available in saver space (7.5K one-way) on either AlaskaAir.com or ExpertFlyer (W space) and then plug it into Delta.com and it seems to work.

Quote:

Originally Posted by monitor

ETA: There better be mileage award tickets of some kind since a quick look showed a weekday revenue RT ANC-DUT north of $1K.

Saver award space for 9/1 is already gone. If you want to grab anything on 9/2, it should open up in the next 12-15 hours or so. Under normal circumstances, it would probably disappear within 24-48 hours of being loaded. Given the crowd that's going after it, it will likely disappear within hours or minutes.

Judging by the current award calendar, the few seats made available far in advance are snatched up very, very quickly and then saver award pickings are extremely dry until about three months before departure, at which point some flights do begin to open back up.

So while I would definitely encourage everyone to book as soon as practicable, if you miss out, all might not be lost if you can wait and start looking perhaps sometime next June or July.

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrjApp

CDKing, you beat me to the saver award for 3294, got the dreaded "fare no longer available" after clicking. So got 3296 instead.

I guess that means I'm in!

Glad you made it and always good to see you!

Last edited by jackal; Oct 5, 2014 at 7:34 pm

Oct 5, 2014, 8:57 pm

#19

redtigeriii

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This sounds amazing and I'd love to go, but work will likely be hectic for much of the summer next year...though I'm not 100% certain. I saw the saver space earlier on a couple of the flights, but didn't want to take a seat from someone who was much more sure they'd be able to attend. But if that changes for some reason then I'll be keeping an eye out on award space next summer!

Oct 5, 2014, 10:20 pm

#20

FortFun

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Would love to go, but will depend on teaching schedule that likely won't be set until Feb/March. Will keep it in mind.

Oct 5, 2014, 10:41 pm

#21

GW McLintock

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Posting so I can get updates. Put me down as "interested" for parts I and III. I most likely will not know until literally a day or two beforehand (so leaning towards part III only because the fair sounds cool!) but I might try and head over to ANC

-J.

Oct 5, 2014, 11:19 pm

#22

beckoa

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Glad to see so much interest already. And I'm amazed we got this out 330 days in advance. However with the uniqueness of this destination, and the difficulty both in award space, and the weather component we wanted to get it out there with the best shot of FTers getting seats.

Crazy to think this is the third DO we've had on an island in Alaska too

Oct 5, 2014, 11:52 pm

#23

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ExpertFlyer shows that AS/KS has loaded flights for 9/2/15:

Code:

 Departing 09/02/15 - Wednesday
Flight Stops Depart Arrive Aircraft Frequency
Reliability Available Classes
(Click on the class code for details)
0 Connections              
AS (**) 3298 0 ANC
09/02/15 9:45 AM DUT
09/02/15 12:45 PM SF3
Daily
59% / 38m Y7 Z7 S0 B0 M0 H0 Q0 L0 V0 K0 G0 T0 R0 N0 W2 E0

0 Connections              
AS (**) 3294 0 ANC
09/02/15 12:30 PM DUT
09/02/15 3:30 PM SF3
Daily
69% / 19m Y7 Z7 S0 B0 M0 H0 Q0 L0 V0 K0 G0 T0 R0 N0 W2 E0

0 Connections              
AS (**) 3296 0 ANC
09/02/15 3:45 PM DUT
09/02/15 6:45 PM SF3
Daily
51% / 27m Y7 Z7 S0 B0 M0 H0 Q0 L0 V0 K0 G0 T0 R0 N0 W2 E0

3 flights a day and 2 saver seats (W class) per flight. Last one may not get in early enough for the seafood extravaganza, especially with a 51% on-time performance.

Note, this is not bookable on AS' site yet. But it should be soon.

Oct 6, 2014, 1:55 am

#24

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It appears DUT is not available for QF awards (invalid operating airline)

Nonetheless I'm interested but far from definite.

Oct 6, 2014, 9:22 am

#25

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer

It appears DUT is not available for QF awards (invalid operating airline)

Nonetheless I'm interested but far from definite.

Its not possible via the phone to book?

Thought we tested out most partners- however QF may be one none of us had an easy way to test (no QF points).

And an update: the afternoon departure to DUT on the 2nd has two saver seats open. As does the evening, but that may be too late.

Oct 6, 2014, 10:52 am

#26

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Oooh, this looks like a very fun itinerary! Does anyone know anything about bringing back seafood from DUT? Is it straightforward to get packing boxes (dry ice?), etc... I know Horizon and Alaska are quite used to this kind of stuff for salmon out of Canada, but not sure if there might be special concerns for this route...

Oct 6, 2014, 11:04 am

#27

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Woo-hoo; sounds like a great itinerary! Thanks for posting early jackal and beckoa, I'm on this now.....

NOTE: and by the way, rates at the Grand Aleutian in Dutch Harbor (the only game in town it appears) are $180 per night, or $225 for the junior suite. Main difference I am told, is that the microwave and fridge are already installed in the junior suite...

Are you going to try for any kind of group rate jackal/beckoa ?? Their rez system may not book that far ahead, however, the woman at the desk noted.

Last edited by pfbloom; Oct 6, 2014 at 3:28 pm Reason: added hotel info

Oct 6, 2014, 1:22 pm

#28

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Quote:

Originally Posted by littlegreenmen

Considering this is *the source* for tons of Fresh Alaska Seafood, I think they'll make it work

I plan on bringing some home for sure ^

Oct 6, 2014, 1:23 pm

#29

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Anyone know what the rates are at the Grand Aleutian? Their website say "Call for pricing". Are the organizers going to try to get a group rate?

Oct 6, 2014, 1:32 pm

#30

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BOB W

Anyone know what the rates are at the Grand Aleutian? Their website say "Call for pricing". Are the organizers going to try to get a group rate?

Good question.

Haven't given them a call yet- but with award space on the AS/KS wetlease disappearing so quickly, we wanted to secure flights first.

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