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Old Apr 15, 2023 | 12:25 pm
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January 2023

(January 2023 cont.)

1/25/2023 Wednesday LAX-SFO-LAX
AS1049 LAX-SFO B739 $9.30
UA2034 SFO-LAX A320 $8.60

Leave home 610am
Car Parked 659am
Reach Airport 721am
Flight Departs 751am
Flight Arrives 923am
BART Departs 1010am
BART Arrives 1110am
Arrive Class 1126am
Leave Class 404pm
BART Departs 413pm
BART Arrives 850pm
Flight Departs 1026pm
Flight Arrives 1154pm
Airport Landside 1204am
Reach Parking Lot 1223am
Arrive Home 1254am

8am flight means more traffic on the way to LAX..







Upgraded to first class



spice it up!







"Bullet train"..



Dinner with friend in San Mateo before heading back to SFO



last flight of the day down to LA











Terrible legroom on UA.. economy minus



Completely full flight



City of sin..



1/27/2023 Friday LAX-OAK-LAX
WN2328 LAX-OAK B738 $5.60+1858 WN points
WN169 OAK-LAX B38M $5.60+1858 WN points

Leave home 620am
Car Parked 658am
Reach Airport 714am
Flight Departs 824am
Flight Arrives 936am
BART Departs 956am
BART Arrives 1038am
Arrive Class 1111am
Leave Class 148pm
BART Departs 158pm
BART Arrives 240pm
Flight Departs 322pm
Flight Arrives 438pm
Airport Landside 446pm
Reach Parking Lot 519pm
Arrive Home 626pm









Bulkhead row



I can literally walk through without paying..



Korean fried chicken for lunch



Back to LAX on a Max 8



Nice plate



Relax and recharge during the weekend







1/30/2023 Monday LAX-OAK-LAX
WN2328 LAX-OAK B738 $5.60+1858 WN points
WN2055 OAK-LAX B737 $5.60+1858 WN points

Leave home 629am
Car Parked 720am
Reach Airport 740am
Flight Departs 821am
Flight Arrives 947am
BART Departs 956am
BART Arrives 1042am
Arrive Class 1057am
Leave Class 712pm
BART Departs 714pm
BART Arrives 754pm
Flight Departs 816pm
Flight Arrives 937pm
Airport Landside 942pm
Reach Parking Lot 1010pm
Arrive Home 1043pm

Last trip for January!



Taking off to the east, quite rare for LAX







Riding AC transit to campus



Quiet campus



Since it's my birthday.. friends gave me a surprise







They bought a cake for me, much appreciated!



Then I had to rush to BART station to catch the last flight back to LA.. wish I could hang out with them longer..



A rather empty flight down to LA



got my own row



Bye bye SF!



Riding basic economy shuttle to my parking lot, it's always crowded like this..



Summary:
January 2023
7 trips to school, 13 flights (9 WN, 3 AS, 1 UA), used SDC 9 times.
BART: $16.15
Airport Parking: $21.00
Gas: $204.64
AS: $19.36 (after 20% off from gift cards) PLUS 5000 miles
WN: $50.40 PLUS 14454 points
UA: $8.60

Excluding mileage value, cash total: $320.15

Started in January, I booked more flights on southwest rather than Alaska because of the sale during cyber Monday. Meanwhile, the convenience of OAK airport plus a robust schedule on this route gives me extra two hours of sleep comparing with flying Alaska. Most fares booked this semester are using miles/points, so the cost is significantly lower than last semester where I purchased cash tickets for some of them. Thanks for reading my January update! I will try to post the February and March update soon!
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