Final Horizon Q400 Flight
Jan 26, 2023, 9:20 pm
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How soon was the actual final (employee only) flight from SEA-PDX taking off after arriving at SEA? One of the AS agents I talked to said they had an employee lottery for the final flight tickets and retirement party upon arrival at PDX--400 employees put their name in the lottery which I honestly think seems kinda low but I guess somebody has to keep running the airline tonight, right? 
Jan 26, 2023, 9:23 pm
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How soon was the actual final (employee only) flight from SEA-PDX taking off after arriving at SEA? One of the AS agents I talked to said they had an employee lottery for the final flight tickets and retirement party upon arrival at PDX--400 employees put their name in the lottery which I honestly think seems kinda low but I guess somebody has to keep running the airline tonight, right?
Jan 26, 2023, 9:29 pm
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Jan 26, 2023, 9:32 pm
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I think I answered my own question with a quick Google search....it looks like it is AS 9985 leaving from C2 at 4pm.
Jan 27, 2023, 6:34 am
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Was definitely a fun flight and a great experience. Was fun getting to meet my fellow Avgeeks. 🤣 Overall I think they did a good job. The special welcome onboard card was a cool momento to take as well.
Jan 27, 2023, 7:11 am
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Lots of recognition in the Spokane paper this morning:
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/20...thwest-horizo/
I'll miss the frequency of the flights.
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/20...thwest-horizo/
I'll miss the frequency of the flights.
Jan 27, 2023, 8:42 am
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Lots of recognition in the Spokane paper this morning:
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/20...thwest-horizo/
I'll miss the frequency of the flights.
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/20...thwest-horizo/
I'll miss the frequency of the flights.
I will miss the Q’s.
Jan 27, 2023, 10:10 am
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Lots of recognition in the Spokane paper this morning:
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/20...thwest-horizo/
I'll miss the frequency of the flights.
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/20...thwest-horizo/
I'll miss the frequency of the flights.
Would have been fun to attend; wasn't in the cards.
Thanks for the pics and memories.
Jan 27, 2023, 10:53 am
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This brings back memories of the transition from the Dash-8 Q200 to the faster Q400 on the SEA-PDX-ACV/RDD-RDD/ACV-PDX-SEA triangle round as the FA's called it. I flew the ACV-SEA route quite a bit during the aughts. Lots of great memories on this aircraft type. I always went for 20A if it was open. It was the "do you want to finish of the bottle of beer?" seat. Other times you would get served first as they were leaving the galley then top you off on their return.
Jan 27, 2023, 9:33 pm
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Jan 28, 2023, 12:04 am
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https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...ibextid=VhDh1V
ha, they caught me. that link didn't work like i thought it would. the close up photo from the outside, I'm in the bear mask peaking out the window
ha, they caught me. that link didn't work like i thought it would. the close up photo from the outside, I'm in the bear mask peaking out the window
Last edited by trektheusa; Jan 28, 2023 at 12:41 am
Jan 28, 2023, 10:16 am
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https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...ibextid=VhDh1V
ha, they caught me. that link didn't work like i thought it would. the close up photo from the outside, I'm in the bear mask peaking out the window
ha, they caught me. that link didn't work like i thought it would. the close up photo from the outside, I'm in the bear mask peaking out the window
