Originally Posted by Gardyloo
Actually, if your FFP allows rewards on AS, the trip to the Chain (DUT etc.) is a decent use of 20K miles IMO, or 15K if you don't go all the way to DUT (several other airports that would give an interesting glimpse of the Peninsula and inner chain.)
The only problem with any of the PenAir flights down the chain is the fish factories - they'll block book every possible seat on some flights just to move their workers as the "catch" demands. The only way to get on then is to pay the US$500 ANC-DUT. This must be a real money maker now that the SAABs are pretty near 100% sure of landing in DUT whereas the old 732s were lucky if they COULD land in DUT (with the dodgy winds and cumulo granite clouds).