{"id":5343,"date":"2020-12-27T22:59:48","date_gmt":"2020-12-27T14:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=5343"},"modified":"2021-06-27T01:19:09","modified_gmt":"2021-06-26T17:19:09","slug":"20201227as","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/27\/20201227as\/","title":{"rendered":"Flight Log of Alaska Airlines Flight 2555 and 6 from Reno to Washington DC via Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"

The last day of my 2020 Lake Tahoe trip as I would be flying back from Reno to Washington DC, with a connection in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

\"Sunset<\/a>

<\/br>Sunset Glow<\/p><\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

With lots of elite qualification promotions in 2020 from Alaska Airlines, towards the end of it I was one trans-con flight short of their entry-level elite. This largely prompted me to choose Alaska over other carriers for my flight from Reno back to Washington DC, despite their not-so-optimal itinerary with 3.5 hours of layover at Los Angeles. At 140 dollars with taxes, it came out more expensive than the other flights I took in 2020, but it’s nonetheless reasonable given that I only booked about 3 weeks in advance.<\/span><\/p>\n

My first leg would have me depart from Reno at 8am, which gave me ample time to grab breakfast from the hotel front desk and pack my stuff in the morning, that\u2019s when I found out that Alaska Airlines crew were also staying at Hyatt Place Reno Airport. <\/p>\n

After a short drive to the airport garage, I dropped off the rental car for the past week, as the rental workers were beginning their day by clearing off last night\u2019s after-hour returns. They did seem more thorough about cleaning cars than inspecting them.<\/p>\n

Flight 2555 from Reno to Los Angeles<\/h3>\n
\"Check-in<\/a>

<\/br>Check-in Area<\/br>Pretty narrow and not a lot of activities.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\"Sculpture\"<\/a>

<\/br>Sculpture<\/br><\/p>\n

A reminder of the many ski resorts near Lake Tahoe. This could be related to 1960 Winter Olympics that was hosted in the region.<\/div>\n

<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Terminal<\/a>

<\/br>Terminal Interior<\/br>Too early for most business to open.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

\"Slot<\/a>

<\/br>Slot Machines<\/br><\/p>\n

A constant reminder that one was in a legal gambling state. Just that I saw few people actually sitting in front of them playing.<\/div>\n

<\/p><\/div>\n

Since I purchased the dirt-cheap “saver” option from Alaska, seat assignment happened at the gate. (One should be able to choose from the back of the plane, but those seats were all occupied when I booked my ticket.)<\/span> Alaska Airlines wasn’t blocking seats on its regional fleet in December 2020, but the lady at the gate understandably left the seat next me empty since I was by myself.
\nShe did try but fail to revive a broken printer and wrote seat numbers by hand instead.<\/p>\n

\"Alaska<\/a>

<\/br>Alaska Air E175 (N633QX)<\/br>My plane to Los Angeles.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Once onboard, it seemed that Alaska\u2019s E175 didn\u2019t come with moveable head rests (only American had those?)<\/span>, which certainly limited the level of comfort especially on longer flights.<\/p>\n

\"De-icing\"<\/a>

<\/br>De-icing<\/br><\/p>\n

Our captain didn\u2019t feel comfortable about the patches of dew on the wings, so he ordered this process.<\/div>\n

<\/p><\/div>\n

And soon after that, we were in the air.
\nHere’s GPS tracking:
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