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Old Aug 4, 2016, 7:19 pm
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What Inaugural Flight will you be on?

May 11: SEA-IND
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Old Aug 4, 2016, 7:50 am
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What's the big deal about being on an inaugural from one city to another? Isn't the same as any other flight or do they do something special?
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Old Aug 4, 2016, 7:59 am
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you get a certificate, and generally cake at the departure gate
(but, more important, you get FT bragging rights )
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Old Aug 4, 2016, 9:18 am
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AS already flies the E175 SEA-OKC
for some reason i thought it was PDX-OKC they were flying.

shows how often i think about going to OKC i guess

well in any case i'm still surprised about ICT over the others, as well as TUL for that matter.
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Old Aug 4, 2016, 9:21 am
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^^ AS. Always love to see new routes.
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Old Aug 4, 2016, 11:13 am
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Originally Posted by jrl767
you get a certificate, and generally cake at the departure gate
(but, more important, you get FT bragging rights )
Would they have the cake and certificate in IND? The flight originates from SEA and I am IND based.

Actually tempted to take this as I have been dying for this nonstop for a while. Price isn't bad actually but it is too far out for me to book yet.
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Old Aug 4, 2016, 11:52 am
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Originally Posted by bgriz18
Would they have the cake and certificate in IND? The flight originates from SEA and I am IND based..
I also took the IAD-SEA (re)inaugural last year, which was obviously the return of the SEA-IAD flight, and have the certificate for that hiding somewhere (possibly at home in SEA) ... iirc there were refreshments (cake, cookies, etc) available at the gate at IAD
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Old Aug 4, 2016, 12:03 pm
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Has there ever been an inaugural on a weekend? It's tough when you work all week to take a weekday flight.
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Old Aug 4, 2016, 12:04 pm
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Originally Posted by bgriz18
Would they have the cake and certificate in IND? The flight originates from SEA and I am IND based.
usually they do a little something in both directions for the 'inaugural' flight originating in that city. at least based on reports here. i've never done an inaugural before despite holding tickets on a couple in the past. maybe on SMF-SAN i'll finally get to do one.
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Old Aug 4, 2016, 7:18 pm
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Originally Posted by bgriz18
Would they have the cake and certificate in IND? The flight originates from SEA and I am IND based.

Actually tempted to take this as I have been dying for this nonstop for a while. Price isn't bad actually but it is too far out for me to book yet.
I imagine that IND will put on quite a show.

RDU did too as did PHL. BNA had singing pilots. And ANC-KOA... that was just tropical

Guess I've been on a handful myself
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Old Aug 4, 2016, 8:14 pm
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Originally Posted by beckoa
I imagine that IND will put on quite a show.

RDU did too as did PHL. BNA had singing pilots. And ANC-KOA... that was just tropical

Guess I've been on a handful myself
and I will be sharing a row with beckoa^^
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Old Aug 4, 2016, 8:49 pm
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Originally Posted by beckoa
Just booked AS768 for 5/11/16
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and I will be sharing a row with beckoa^^
I'll look for you guys in IND ... 12.5k miles for the AA positioning flight from DCA, return flight (AS767) was $204 with U space available

inquiring minds want to know ... why did AS re-number the SEA-BWI turn? it used to be 767/768
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Old Aug 12, 2016, 9:14 pm
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AS opens IND, ICT
From airlineroute:
Alaska Airlines yesterday (03AUG16) announced additional new routes launch in spring 2017, currently available for reservation. From Seattle, the airline plans to operate 1 daily flight each to Wichita and Indianapolis. Planned schedule as follow.
Seattle 每 Wichita eff 13APR171 daily with Skywest Embraer E175
AS3424 SEA1155 每 1713ICT E75 D
AS3425 ICT1810 每 1955SEA E75 D
Seattle 每 Indianapolis eff 11MAY171 daily 737-800

AS768 SEA0955 每 1710IND 738 D
AS767 IND1810 每 1959SEA 738 D


IND is a no-brainer, but ICT? Wasn't expecting that one, at least for a few years.
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Old Aug 12, 2016, 9:28 pm
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Been there, done that
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alask...es-2017-a.html
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Old Aug 12, 2016, 9:45 pm
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I'll bet there is some corporate business in or near Wichita that promised AS a certain volume. Otherwise, there must be other cities with higher priority.
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Old Aug 12, 2016, 10:02 pm
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Ready for SEA...Direct...
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