Originally Posted by
Greytop
I used to travel to Petersburg from Seattle on Alaska back in the 70's when they didn't have jet service.
You took a 727 to Ketchikan and then a Twin Otter prop to Petersburg (via Wrangell).
So one end, Ketchikan and the other end Juneau.
The frequency of service was actually much better than when they went to jets.
There were two southbound flights a day and two northbound flights a day. In addition there was one flight to Sitka and one return from Sitka each day.
With the jets, it's one northbound and one southbound a day.
Horizon might actually be better.
I think you need to go look at the schedule again.
Winter schedule has 3 flights to/from SEA and KTN per day 7 days a week, summer has 5, 7 days a week.
3 flights to/from KTN and JNU per day 7 days a week, one is a non stop in the evening.
2 milkruns between KTN and ANC per day, one in the morning through Petersburg and Wrangell, one in the afternoon through Sitka.
I can leave Seattle in the morning and be on time for work in KTN. I can also put in a full day's work and make it to SEA in the evening or ANC/JNU on the same day.
Vast improvement over the 727 days.
I really can't see a Q400 between SEA and KTN, maybe one flight per day in the winter, but those summer flights are packed. Even my flights this weekend was full with every seat taken between SEA and KTN.