Review of Alaska Airlines flight Seattle → Calgary in Economy

INTRODUCTION

This is the last flight in my travels, and it's en-route to home in Calgary. This will also be my first time flying Alaska Airlines.

BOARDING AND INFLIGHT

I couldn't get any pictures of SeaTac airport or the boarding gate as I was dead tired and slept almost the entire layover. I was only able to start taking pictures as soon as I was settled in my seat. 

Cabin view of the Embraer 175. I prefer to fly this aircraft over an A320 as the seating configuration is nicer, with nobody more than one seat away from the aisle. 

There was no seatback TV onboard, however there was Alaska Airlines free wireless entertainment available, as well as free texting inflight which I found to be a wonderful feature for the airline. 

This flight was also late pushing back as a tray table had to be fixed. 

There were a few flights ahead of us during takeoff sequence, therefore we had to wait a few minutes.

Soon after, the aircraft rolled down the runway and was en-route to Canada.

Rotation and Initial Climb

Views of the city during ascent.

It was a nice afternoon for flying.

CABIN SERVICE

The flight time was estimated to be just over an hour, so only a snack and drinks were served. These Biscoff cookies were great! It was my first time trying them and I've never heard of them before. My aviation friends who've flown Alaska told me that the cookies served onboard were one of the best snacks on a plane they've had. I definitely agree!

After service was done, I handed my logbook to one of the crew.

DESCENT AND ARRIVAL

Not long after, it was time to land at YYC International Airport.

As soon as the plane entered these clouds, it was complete turbulence until landing.

Final approach into YYC International

Last few seconds in the air

Touchdown at Calgary International Airport

Taxi to the terminal was not long and we were parked near a Westjet Dreamliner, the newest addition to their fleet.

After all the passengers have disembarked, one of the flight attendants returned my logbook and apologized that all the information couldn't be filled up but did invite me to the cockpit and ask the pilots if they could fill up the rest of the missing information. I agreed and went up to the flight deck where the first officer greeted me and signed my logbook.

A shot of the Embraer 175 flight deck as the first officer fills up my logbook.

Afterwards, we bid each other goodbye and it was the usual arrival procedures. This officially marks the end of my 2019 summer vacation! 

Do check out my other flight reports if you haven't read them yet.