SDC-PAE vs. SEA
May 17, 2019, 10:19 am
#16
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Co-terminal just means that the airline considers the airport to be in the same metro area. From 17H of the contract of carriage:
Alaska doesn’t allow SDC switches between the vast majority of these co-terminal groups.
Alaska will make no refund if transportation is provided from the point of Schedule Irregularity to the ticketed destination or Stopover airport, or a co-terminal as determined by Alaska. Examples of co-terminal airports include, but are not limited to:
- Burbank/BUR, Long Beach/LGB, Los Angeles/LAX, Ontario/ONT, Orange County/SNA
- Orange County/SNA, San Diego/SAN
- Houston Bush/IAH, Houston Hobby/HOU
- Palm Springs/PSP, Ontario/ONT
- Oakland/OAK, San Francisco/SFO, San Jose/SJC
- Washington-Reagan/DCA, Washington-Dulles/IAD, Baltimore/BWI
- Newark/EWR, New York/JFK, New York/LGA
- Seattle/SEA, Bellingham/BLI
- Bellingham/BLI, Vancouver/YVR
May 18, 2019, 7:52 pm
#17
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This is really useful information; it should be somewhere easily accessible.
Yesterday when changing my SFO-LAX flight, it didn't click in my head that I should switch to an SNA flight, despite the fact that I'm staying in Huntington Beach. The result was a Lyft ride that was more expensive than AND took longer than my flight. At least I got to fly in F on a pmVX.
Anyway I just SDCed my return to SNA-SFO. My first time on an Embraer too. Despite the fact that EF is showing F1, the seat map shows 4 empty, so I don't know if some underselling of F is going on. Either way, it's fine.. short flight.
Should I get a choice of chocolate or drink on Horizon? Or is that AS only?
Yesterday when changing my SFO-LAX flight, it didn't click in my head that I should switch to an SNA flight, despite the fact that I'm staying in Huntington Beach. The result was a Lyft ride that was more expensive than AND took longer than my flight. At least I got to fly in F on a pmVX.
Anyway I just SDCed my return to SNA-SFO. My first time on an Embraer too. Despite the fact that EF is showing F1, the seat map shows 4 empty, so I don't know if some underselling of F is going on. Either way, it's fine.. short flight.
Should I get a choice of chocolate or drink on Horizon? Or is that AS only?
Last edited by VegasGambler; May 18, 2019 at 8:00 pm
May 18, 2019, 8:16 pm
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May 18, 2019, 8:52 pm
#19
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This is really useful information; it should be somewhere easily accessible.
Yesterday when changing my SFO-LAX flight, it didn't click in my head that I should switch to an SNA flight, despite the fact that I'm staying in Huntington Beach. The result was a Lyft ride that was more expensive than AND took longer than my flight. At least I got to fly in F on a pmVX.
Anyway I just SDCed my return to SNA-SFO. My first time on an Embraer too. Despite the fact that EF is showing F1, the seat map shows 4 empty, so I don't know if some underselling of F is going on. Either way, it's fine.. short flight.
Should I get a choice of chocolate or drink on Horizon? Or is that AS only?
Yesterday when changing my SFO-LAX flight, it didn't click in my head that I should switch to an SNA flight, despite the fact that I'm staying in Huntington Beach. The result was a Lyft ride that was more expensive than AND took longer than my flight. At least I got to fly in F on a pmVX.
Anyway I just SDCed my return to SNA-SFO. My first time on an Embraer too. Despite the fact that EF is showing F1, the seat map shows 4 empty, so I don't know if some underselling of F is going on. Either way, it's fine.. short flight.
Should I get a choice of chocolate or drink on Horizon? Or is that AS only?
James
May 18, 2019, 9:36 pm
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2nd one is still 20 min from check-in, so, no way to tell. It seems pretty clear to me that they are underselling F and overselling Y on that flight, most likely by by 2-3 seats (seat map shows 4 seats in first, econ cabin full. Inventory is F1 Y2)
May 18, 2019, 9:39 pm
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Last month I had a PDX SEA flight that was delayed 1.5hrs due to ATC at SEA, after a while they started asking anyone in the gate area that was on one of the three delayed flights to SEA if they wanted to go to PAE on a flight that would leave in 20 mins. They even got those with checked bags moved over. he GA said it was a co-terminal and that is why they could offer the chance to change our flights.
May 22, 2019, 3:44 pm
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I have never tried asking for an SDC between DAL and DFW since rule says co-terminals not allowed but it sounds like you might get lucky if you call? I will at least try next time...