So, I was googling this subject since I have been a long time commuter from PDX to OAK. I was in San Diego last month, headed to SFO, and the VX ticket person told me that they are in the works of heading to PDX and this is SUPPOSED to happen end of Spring 2010. This is hearsay, but hey, it did come from a VX employee. Apparently, there has been a bit of a holdup with the unrelated lawsuit Alaska filed last year (and lost).

I have been flying the OAK - PDX route for a while on Horizon and/or Alaska (to get the bigger plane for the first class upgrade) and overall they are great, they're mileage plan is great, and I enjoy them. But after flying First Class on VX, or even Main Cabin Select for that matter, I will fly out of SFO instead of OAK and leave Alaska in a heartbeat. They're that much better.

My 2 cents..... ^