Alaska Airlines Joins the Star Alliance Network (April Fools!!)

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Apr 1, 2010, 11:08 pm

#16

maokh

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Originally Posted by SFO777

High school canceled today?

Yeah, so I spent the day booking some more tickets in F that my rich parents pay for, so I can qualify for MVP Gold 75K by the end of summer vacation.

Oh wait, thats United757 ...

Apr 1, 2010, 11:38 pm

#17

United757

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Originally Posted by maokh

Yeah, so I spent the day booking some more tickets in F that my rich parents pay for, so I can qualify for MVP Gold 75K by the end of summer vacation.

Oh wait, thats United757 ...

Oh no you didn't.....

Apr 2, 2010, 4:35 am

#18

ByrdluvsAWACO

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I cant believe some people fell for this. I spotted the joke once I saw Star in the thread title. Using OW or that other alliance would have made it more believable.

Apr 2, 2010, 7:30 am

#19

98103

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Very nice attempt, particularly because some actually fell for it. I'm always more impressed with subtler hoaxes.

Apr 2, 2010, 9:17 am

#20

ANC

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Originally Posted by ByrdluvsAWACO

I cant believe some people fell for this. I spotted the joke once I saw Star in the thread title. Using OW or that other alliance would have made it more believable.

LOL exactly

Wonder if anybody fired off an angry email to AS for joining Star,

Apr 2, 2010, 12:10 pm

#21

beckoa

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Originally Posted by 98103

Very nice attempt, particularly because some actually fell for it. I'm always more impressed with subtler hoaxes.

Is it that some 'fell' for it... or wanted to keep the fun going

Apr 2, 2010, 12:14 pm

#22

doog

Join Date: May 2005

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Originally Posted by beckoa

Is it that some 'fell' for it... or wanted to keep the fun going

Are you suggesting that I did not put forth my new route suggestions with the utmost seriousness?

Apr 2, 2010, 2:29 pm

#23

beckoa

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Originally Posted by doog

Are you suggesting that I did not put forth my new route suggestions with the utmost seriousness?

I actually misread that at first

... question is, did AS operate any of those before? (Since AS did run to Eastern Russia 'back in the day')

Apr 2, 2010, 10:09 pm

#24

Points Scrounger

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Originally Posted by beckoa

(Since AS did run to Eastern Russia 'back in the day')

Ah, yes .... "Big Sam"

(I'm nothing if not observant)

Apr 5, 2010, 6:31 pm

#25

alaskamatt

Join Date: May 2006

Location: ANC

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Alaska Airlines did serve these cities with regular scheduled service, in addition to VVO, UUS, and KHV - all on one big circle route. Now that was a heck of an MD-80 flight.

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Originally Posted by doog

ANC - GDX (Magadan)
ANC - PKC (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy)