Originally Posted by
metaldirtnskin
Well... I guess all I can say to anyone who wouldn't have booked the flight is that they must live in cities where they are far more spoiled for choice, schedule-wise. PDX is a much easier connection but AS cut their EUG-PDX schedule a couple of summers ago when the Horizon pilot shortage struck - and never added them back again. And if I'm willing to drive two hours to PDX then the AS flights won't be the first ones I pick anyway
For many years I was based in YKM so not exactly a hot spot of airline choices and connections. If I had a flight where I thought the connection was unworkable I would drive the two hours to Seattle instead of booking the flight. I am also amazed and the people who will "never fly Alaska again" because they missed a connection. My God, have you ever flown on another airline and tried to connect in SFO, ORD or ATL?