We are traveling right after Thanksgiving.

The agent mentioned they were having trouble with this route - I'm not sure how moving the time to a redeye is supposed to help that. In the meantime, we are considering flying out of Vancouver, which is far superior in ease to driving to Seattle and flying from there. Yes, the border is always a question mark but there are options for crossing if the Peace Arch is too busy - Lynden is quite often quiet.

I am on the quest today for new flights to Miami and may even be able to use some FF miles from Vancouver if I am lucky. The hassle factor of this though is just adding to my reluctance to consider Alaska much longer. I currently hold their credit cards for personal and business expenses and am considering going back to my NW cards. I like their 20,000 mile awards though.

BLI Flyer - do you think these Allegiant Air flights out of B'ham might help bring down the prices in general from BLI-SEA? Connections can be made from Las Vegas on to other parts of the country, kind of logic?