Escape from Kodiak!
Jul 5, 2008 | 11:17 pm
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Escape from Kodiak!
I came to this beautiful little spot to do some work with the US Coast Guard. Now, the weather has turned decidedly worse, and no one is getting in or out. The ferries to...anywhere don't show back up until Monday Jul 7. Alaska Airlines is trying to get their planes in, but the fog/ceilings are so low that they just turn around and go right back to ANC.
Ahhhh....Alaska! More sushi at The Powerhouse, I guess...
Ahhhh....Alaska! More sushi at The Powerhouse, I guess...
Jul 6, 2008 | 3:54 am
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I've never been to Kodiak. Would love to sometime (if airfares weren't so high...). I have a friend who runs a flightseeing service down there with a standing offer for a tour of the island, too.
Strange how different the weather is just a few hundred miles away. It's lightly sprinkling here in ANC, yet it's storming so bad in ADQ that the airport is virtually shut down.
Hope there's enough of a break in the morning to make eggs benedict at F Street...if you miss that, though, don't leave ANC without saying hi!
Strange how different the weather is just a few hundred miles away. It's lightly sprinkling here in ANC, yet it's storming so bad in ADQ that the airport is virtually shut down.
Hope there's enough of a break in the morning to make eggs benedict at F Street...if you miss that, though, don't leave ANC without saying hi!
Jul 6, 2008 | 6:23 am
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When I was in (or should I say 'on'?) Kodiak, a very popular passtime was asking if the plane had come in. The plane! The plane!
We would stay in a cafe drinking coffee until there was an actual sighting of the plane on the ground and then go to the airport.
Escape possible!
That's Kodiak!
We would stay in a cafe drinking coffee until there was an actual sighting of the plane on the ground and then go to the airport.
Escape possible!
That's Kodiak!
Jul 6, 2008 | 6:26 am
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Things are looking good according to the ANC arrivals website...
Code:
Kodiak Alaska Airlines 7240 C7 Sun 07:55 Kodiak Alaska Airlines 48 C0A 2 Sun 08:56 Kodiak Era Aviation Alaska Airlines 887 4887 Sun 09:50 On Time
Jul 6, 2008 | 7:02 am
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Update:
There are 2 flights this morning. AS has added a 737 at 7am for those who have been stranded here the last few days, and the scheduled 737 at 8am. I am on standby for the 7am, confirmed on the 4pm. Keeping my fingers crossed.
There are 2 flights this morning. AS has added a 737 at 7am for those who have been stranded here the last few days, and the scheduled 737 at 8am. I am on standby for the 7am, confirmed on the 4pm. Keeping my fingers crossed.
Jul 6, 2008 | 12:14 pm
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OK, Alaska scheduled an extra 737-700 for this morning to accomodate all the stranded pax, in addition to the regularly scheduled 737-400 "combi" flight. Both flights landed at ADQ around the same time, thanks to what I can only describe as some really intrepid flying by some damn good pilots. The weather in Kodiak was awful again this morning, very very low fog and lots of rain. I would have lost a bet on whether those planes would have landed. When my flight took off from ADQ, we did not break through the cloud deck until at least 10,000 ft AGL or higher. I don't know what the AS company minimums are for landing a 737, but I am pretty certain both ANC-ADQ flights this morning were right on the edge.
I am at ANC right now, continuing soon to SEA and OAK. I love flying Alaska, very very nice, helpful people (and good F seats.) Many thanks to a couple brilliant and caring agents at ADQ, Judy and Jacqueline, two angels who rebooked and rebooked again until I finally left. ^ ^ :-:
I am at ANC right now, continuing soon to SEA and OAK. I love flying Alaska, very very nice, helpful people (and good F seats.) Many thanks to a couple brilliant and caring agents at ADQ, Judy and Jacqueline, two angels who rebooked and rebooked again until I finally left. ^ ^ :-:
Jul 6, 2008 | 12:35 pm
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OK, Alaska scheduled an extra 737-700 for this morning to accomodate all the stranded pax, in addition to the regularly scheduled 737-400 "combi" flight. Both flights landed at ADQ around the same time, thanks to what I can only describe as some really intrepid flying by some damn good pilots. The weather in Kodiak was awful again this morning, very very low fog and lots of rain. I would have lost a bet on whether those planes would have landed. When my flight took off from ADQ, we did not break through the cloud deck until at least 10,000 ft AGL or higher. I don't know what the AS company minimums are for landing a 737, but I am pretty certain both ANC-ADQ flights this morning were right on the edge.
I am at ANC right now, continuing soon to SEA and OAK. I love flying Alaska, very very nice, helpful people (and good F seats.) Many thanks to a couple brilliant and caring agents at ADQ, Judy and Jacqueline, two angels who rebooked and rebooked again until I finally left. ^ ^ :-:
I am at ANC right now, continuing soon to SEA and OAK. I love flying Alaska, very very nice, helpful people (and good F seats.) Many thanks to a couple brilliant and caring agents at ADQ, Judy and Jacqueline, two angels who rebooked and rebooked again until I finally left. ^ ^ :-:
Jul 6, 2008 | 1:02 pm
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Jul 6, 2008 | 5:41 pm
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