AS F seat pitch is just horrid. This is being remedied within the year as pitch and recline is going up (at the expense of a row in the 738s). Meal services on "shorter" flights is also, shall we say, "not the best." And this includes ANC/SEA. Yet the crews, on an average day, are amongst the best in the domestic skies.
I trust that AS is serious about becoming a national player and won't squander at least the first opportunity to please VX flyers. Recall that they didn't ever have much historical competition on most of their nonstop route structure. Now with SNA as your home base, you may be flying the Eskimo more. I'm trying to give you some optimism.
As for the fish, I can't wait to see the fish, which will no doubt, fly more comfortably home than you apparently will.
