Yeah San Diego has the largest concentration of DoD personnel (active, civilian, and contractor) than anywhere else on the planet, never mind all the other federal agencies out here. This has been needed for a very long time. It was also not really feasible to do it on AS previously as there is no SAN-LAX regional, and the SEA/PDX/SFO choices all left before you could get up there from SAN.

SFO used to be doable back on the A321, it left later in the day, so you took the first flight up in the morning to catch it, and get the last flight home on the way back. Used to see that thing chock full of politicians, even sat across the aisle from Nancy Pelosi on one flight. But if there was even a whiff of IRROPS the whole thing went pear shaped.

So I have been slumming it on AA through DFW... this will be a nice change of pace.