Wingtip and clouds at 35,000 feet
Our Indianapolis to Seattle trip started with an early departure time for Alaska Airlines Flight 501, non-stop to Seattle, which we felt boded well for the rest of our journey. The boarding was easy as we took advantage of the offer to get on early. (Being senior citizens does have benefits.) The flight attendant put my Sleep Apnea machine in the overhead compartment for me, which was helpful as the machine is very heavy.
Our flight took 4 hours and 38 minutes, according to the announcement at the beginning. Sher and I both had books to read stored on our phones. That helped to pass the time, and the one I had was in fact a very good and exciting story. Soon after takeoff the crew began to serve the snacks and drinks. We were at the back of the aircraft’s cabin, so it took a while for the service cart to get to our seats.
The Boeing 737 800/900 is a very long jetliner!
A decent Cabernet Sauvignon from the drink cart
Once we were offered refreshments, we both opted for the red wine offering. At a price of $7.50 we were glad wine was available. As an extra treat, our flight attendant was kind enough to offer us an additional serving at no cost. Wine on board a flight at net $3.75? We’re ok with that!
All in all our first flight with Alaska Airlines was a very pleasant experience from start to finish. We checked our one bag at the counter in Indy and got our boarding passes there. As noted above, boarding was easy. The flight itself was mostly very smooth, only about 5 minutes of “rough weather” was felt. Once we landed and got with our daughter and grandson at the baggage claim we knew we had arrived. Now to start our visit…
Roadtirement 
good to hear everything went smoothly and comfortably for you. Am also taking note re tips for Senior Citizens and Airlines – in case I ever get to go to Adelaide, AUS as planned although I don’t know whether Alaska’ go there. Now you go and enjoy –
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From what I have seen via google, Alaska Airlines does have some agreement with Quantas, I’d check into that way. Hope you can get to Adelaide sometime sooner than later. 🙂
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very kind of you to look it up 🙂 – I have since done the same and realised as a German passport holder and to reduce flying time if minimally, I probably plan on going Qantas from Frankfurt – IF AUS ever open… now to your holidays…
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Hope you can get to AUS sooner than later, Barbara. 🙂
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Nice trip…
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Thank you! We appreciate your visit. We seniors need to stick to stick together. 😉
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Yes sir,
Stay connected and stay happy
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You just about convinced me to take an air flight with all that wine talk.
Sorry. Just about isn’t good enough. 😉
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Just enjoy some wine somewhere… 😉
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Have a great time guys! I use a CPAP every night since 2011…
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They are such a pain. I do not like mine.
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They are a pain, but it’s better than letting heart disease get worse. It’s been 10 years now for me.
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True
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Funny thing is that my cardiologist here thinks that I may not have CHF. It may be lungs from years of smoking before 2002. I do have Apnea though. The test coming up soon will reveal more information.
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Hope your testing will give you answers soon!
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Thanks very much! I think of myself in medical issues like a snowplow. Gotta just push the situation out of the way and keep going! 💪🏻💪🏻
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Nice to hear you both arrived safely. Enjoy!
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Thanks, Suzette!
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Good to hear your flight was smooth and all went well. I know you are going to enjoy your visit..and have fun.
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Thank you! We’re already having a good time.
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Good. I’m glad.
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My brother flies with them a lot and he can’t say enough good things about them. In fact, he won’t fly with anyone other airlines now. Glad you guys had a great experience!
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Thank you for the kind words, and now we have a “fellow Alaska Airlines” traveler! 🙂
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🙂💜
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That’s a kind attendant! I wish you a happy trip! 😁🤍
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Thank you very much!
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Welcome to Seattle!
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Thanks Geoff, it’s good to be here!
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I think Alaska Airlines is the best US airline, Thanks for sharing your a good experience.
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We were very impressed with our first experience with Alaska Airlines. Thank you for chiming in on our blog! 🙂
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