Review of Alaska Airlines flight from Fairbanks to Seattle in Domestic First

• Basle - Amsterdam KL / J, Fokker 70: http://flight-report.com/en/report-6366.html
• Amsterdam - Detroit DL / J, Airbus 330-300: http://flight-report.com/en/report-6378.html
• Detroit - Chicago DL / F, MD -88: http://flight-report.com/en/report-6399.html
• Chicago - Atlanta DL / Y, A320: http://flight-report.com/en/report-6441.html
• Atlanta - St Louis DL / Y, MD90: http://flight-report.com/en/report-6447.html
• St Louis - Detroit DL / Y, B717-200: http://flight-report.com/fr/report-6459.html
• Detroit - Chicago DL / F, A319: http://flight-report.com/en/report-6468.html
• Chicago - Minneapolis DL / F, E175: http://flight-report.com/en/report-6469.html
• Minneapolis - Seattle DL / F, B757-300 http://flight-report.com/en/report-6495.html
• Seattle - Fairbanks AK / F, B737-900ER: http://flight-report.com/en/report-6592.html
• Fairbanks - Seattle AK / F, B737-700: Ways to soon to fly back :(
• Seattle - Paris CDG DL / J, B767-300ER
• Paris CDG - Basle AF / Y, ATR72

After a wonderful time in Alaska, it is already time to go back to France. At that point of time, I must say that I was very sad. I loved every moment in Alaska… People are friendly and welcoming, the landscape is amazing, the temperature was terrible ;)
That's the Fairbanks airport, lovely wooden floor, very nice little airport:

Morning's departure board, not that busy:

There is a flight for Prudhoe Bay, top north of the Dalton Highway. That's the place where most of America's oil is extracted and the start point of the trans-alaskan pipeline. Should you once wish to see the Arctic Ocean from there, forget it, you can't access to the bay, as there is a check point leading to it because of the oil fields. However, if you register to special tours, access can be granted, but no walk in allowed. Barrow is a better option, easily reachable by plane, and … via Prudhoe Bay ;)

Next to us:

Dawn is coming over this B1900D from ERA Aviation, a local company operating intra Alaska flights:

My plane is arriving from Anchorage with a light load of 10 pax. Meaning landing, offboarding, boarding ;)

I managed to board first in order to take some cabin shoots, but a guy was already seated at the seat next to mine, speaking with a lady seated at the seat on the opposite of the row. How did they manage to board before me? I learnt short after that he is Fairbanks'major with his assistant, and they boarding via tarmac.

Legroom and welcome water:

Plane next to us:

Safety card 737-700 :

A welcome coffee will be offered as well:

Alaska Air Alaska's network:

Push back on time and we see the japanese coach arriving :)
In fact, FAI is an international airport, with year round connections to Japan, and summer only to Germany with Condor.
That's a part of the interesting Everts Air Cargo fleet, with, among others, DC6, Curtis C46, DC9 and other old stuff:

As the sun is rising, we are taking off:

Beautiful views of the airport and the frozen Chena River:

Digiplayers, as for the inbound flight:

A first coffee round for everyone, with … savoury snacks. What a strange idea, at least for Europeans, at 08:50a!!

A very good breakfast plate, plated in the galley, and seconds for people asking more:

A visit to the lavatory after the b'fast:

The cabin carpeted wall:

And a baileys with some snacks… What else:

Soon enough we start our descent towards SEA, with nice views of the city:

And some ground spotting to finish: