I know Rudi will be back in Seattle in a couple of months and there are quite a few Seattle area members here....so....what about an official FlyerTalk get-together?

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Great idea, the big question is WHEN???

I have to see if I can swing some time off.

I'd love to go to Seattle again!

Good beer, good coffee, good people- Seattle has everything! Why not? It is my second favorite place in the US after only NYC! Although I hear from my friends in the Great Northwest that the city is being ruined by so many transplanted New Yorkers (they don't mean Punki!).

Yes, absolutely. I'm from the Northwest and would love to see the area again. Also, UA has some good fares DEN-->SEA right now

Speaking of those fares Q-L... From the UA website:

Here are examples of United's off-peak sale fares (roundtrips):

San Francisco-Seattle: $98
Denver-Seattle: $228
Chicago-Seattle: $248
Washington, D.C.-Seattle: $448
New York City-Seattle: $448

The fares must be purchased at least 14 days in advance of travel and within 24 hours of making reservations but no later than July 23, 1999. They require a Saturday night stay and are non-refundable. These fares are available for travel between July 27 and September 30. All fares are subject to availability; seats are limited and may not be available on certain high-demand
flights. At these prices, customers should book early for best availability.

That's an especially good deal for you SFO and ORD folk:

$/mile (rounded to nearest cent)
SFO 0.07
DEN 0.11
ORD 0.07
IAD 0.10
LGA 0.09

Other airlines are matching UA and DL already has a $198 fare DEN-SEA.

I'd be interested to fly up to SEA. Just let me know once something is finalized. If possible, don't do it on Labor Day weekend. Isn't the YYZ FT gathering on 17-19 SEP 1999?

It'd be great to meet in SEA, I probably won't have any time off until between Christmas and New Years and I doubt if you all would want to do it then...however, if US happens to have an e-saver that weekend, I might be tempted...besides, I'd really like to tour the Boeing plant.

I would also be interested in a Seattle meet.
It's less than a 4 hour drive from PDX, plus I've got some customers in the area I can see.

I am planning on going to both Seattle and Bellingham sometime in August. Someone plan a date and I will try to arrange my travel around that date.

I propose meeting at the Metropolitan Grill in city center. If Rudi participates, I know he will approve of this location.

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This is probably (after January-99 and may-99) my last visit to SEA for this year - sorry.

Friday, Sep-3[*]AC 22 HNL - YVR Vancouver 23:30 - 08:02*

Saturday, Sep-4[*]UA 6852 YVR - Seattle 11:13 - 12:04[*]1:05 PM SAFECO Field: Mariners-Boston Red Sox (sect 129, row 38, seat 13)[*]7:00 PM teatro ZinZanni with Punki & Joe[*]until I drop going dancing with Punki & Joe[*]SEA-TAC airport Marriott

Sunday, Sep-5[*]UA 2109 SEA - San Francisco 09:00-11:05

OK, let me propose a date of Aug 21-22.

AusTXHiker: Yes Sep 17-19 is the YYZ FTGT.

I was just there 7/5-7/9 and wish someone had thought about this earlier. However I did meet some AOK FTers in both SFO(6/26-DGOLDS) & SAN(7/1-CAPTAINMIKE).

Count me in for the future, but I show up more during Seattle's delightful winter.

My usual routes are either MKE-SFO-SEA-PHX-MKE or MKE-PHX-SEA-SFO-MKE, obviously designed to maximize NWA miles through a combo of NWA & Alaska flights. This routing, open jaws on NWA -MKE/PHX & SFO/MKE and Alaska - PHX/SEA/SFO usually costs less than a MKE/SEA roundtrip.

If you want to set it for the weekend of 8/21, and if the weather is fine, we would be up for hosting a group sail. We moor at Elliott Bay Marina and from there it is a lovely short sail to tour downtown. We could even dock up and have a late lunch at Anthony's.