Originally Posted by number_6
Rumor has it that the ORD-ANC flight from past years will not be resumed in 2005 but might be an AS codeshare, hopefully DFW-ANC will be on AA metal but that remains to be seen. At the moment it is in the AA schedule and bookable so your ticket can be issued and AA will reroute you if the flight schedule is changed.
Actually AA is showing 2 daily flights ORD-ANC for the summer, in addition to the one AS metal flight. Still just the one DFW-ANC flight, although with AS entering the SEA-DFW business alongside their almost-partner AA, with through-plane service from DFW to ANC, I honestly wouldn't be shocked to see AA reconsider this service in future. The ORD connections to the east coast are important to both AS and AA during cruise season. Once the oil and gas biz re-heats in Alaska I expect to see more Texas-Alaska nonstops in the offing.