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I know they've done SFO to BOS in the past, but it wasn't very consistent, and wasn't always on all frequencies either. I'm not sure I've ever seen LAX to BOS on anything other than domestic F as well.

From what I can see now, it's on every single frequency, not just a few. And schedule-wise, it starts from October 25th and goes all the way to calendar open in May 2027. I wonder if United saw that a lot of people are booking away to JetBlue Mint on SFO to BOS because of the partnership, so they need to keep up with the hard product.

LAX to BOS also makes a lot of sense since it competes w/ Delta One, AA Flagship, and JetBlue Mint, so this will be much more competitive. Regardless, a really great sign since those transcon flights to BOS can be over 6 hours long.

I suspect these will be the next set of routes targeted for the Coastliners after EWR to SFO/LAX get them.

Truly a clown world we're living in

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I've spent a good chunk of my adult life living here, while I wasn't ever the most frequent Alaska flyer (only ever hit Gold status), but I've pretty much only ever had great experiences with Alaska. It's been fun to see them do their transformation into becoming a global airline.

In my last bit of time here, I'm getting sentimental, it feels silly to be reminiscing about an airline, but Alaska has been great, truly.

I still remember my first flight ever with Alaska, which was ironically supposed to be a Delta flight, which got delayed to the point where I would miss my connection, so I ended up getting rebooked on Alaska to make it home for the holidays. That flight was where I had my first ever Alaska fruit and cheese plate.

I find that the travelers here, regardless of if it's in California, PNW, or wherever, are just that much more pleasant and polite. It generally makes for a calmer and more orderly travel experience altogether.

I know the airports here catch some heat, but whether it's SFO, LAX, SEA, or PDX, I still find them to be quite nice. With a shoutout to SEA, there's nothing as beautiful as seeing Rainier, when you're on an airplane.

Plus y'all have real trains that actually take you to the airport instead of requiring an additional transfer shuttle or bus. In general, I do not look forward to being back on the East Coast with all the chaos, delays, and worse infrastructure.

Unfortunately, the level of service back on the East Coast just isn't there, flights that are longer than SEA to SFO like LGA to ATL, don't even have proper meal services.

Alaska may not be the flashiest or sexiest airline out there, but I feel like they still embody the vestiges of how great the American flying experience used to be back in the day. If I ever find myself traveling back to the West Coast, I'll be sure to find a way to fly Alaska.

I was looking at the website for Related Rentals and they seem to have nice units in UES and appear to be rent-stabilized.

I’m considering apartments at One Carnegie Hill and The Easton on the Upper East Side, and I’d love to hear from current or former residents.

• The Easton, 205 E 92nd Street
• One Carnegie Hill, 215 E 96th Street

I'm unable to tour them in-person since I'm relocating from the other side of the country, but I saw some mixed online reviews and wanted to see if anyone had firsthand experience.

• Building noise: I saw some reviews note that The Easton can have a lot of neighbor/upstairs/hallway noise, which is concerning to me
• Elevators: I've read both of these buildings can have elevator reliability issues.
• Neighborhood: For One Carnegie Hill, how does the area feel day-to-day around the high 90s, in particular 96th and 2nd Ave? I've read this is very close to East Harlem.

Any details, especially from people who have lived there recently, would be super helpful. Thanks!

Since Alaska is going all out into longhaul expansion, I thought it would be an interesting to discuss what are considered Alaska's "premier" routes. Traditionally speaking, other airlines have flown these like the classic JFK-LHR or JFK-LAX routes, but since Alaska is very West Coast focused, I wondered what would be the flagship routes for each hub, it might look a bit different, so I thought it would be a fun exercise, this is my initial take, would love to hear thoughts and different opinions.

• SEA
  • This hub has a few because it's Alaska's largest hub and deserves more mentions
  • SEA to DCA, for domestic, this is AS 1/2 for a reason, flights are very full and fares are high
  • SEA to LHR, for international, Alaska purposefully gave it the AS 100/101 to mark such an critical route
  • Honorable mention for SEA to NRT, which marks Alaska's very first international longhaul flight
• SFO
  • SFO to JFK, it's one of Alaska's top routes by revenue, almost at the 100M per year level. This one is definitely the undisputed king for JFK. It's a flight that even the behemoth of SFO, United Airlines, cannot fly.
• LAX
  • LAX to HNL, this is the top 5 busiest domestic routes for LAX, and Alaska flies multiple widebodies on this flight all year long.
• HNL
  • This hub also gets a few because it has quite an interesting network
  • HNL to JFK, for domestic, this is one of the longest domestic flights in the world, and was the longest one in the US, until BOS to HNL happened
  • HNL to HND, for international, this is a route with a lot of history and importance due to the connection between Japan and Hawaii, and at one point HA flew this 3x daily.
• PDX
  • This one was very tough for me to decide. PDX acts as a reliever hub for SEA, so everything it does feels overshadowed by SEA.
  • PDX to OGG, I chose this one over HNL as HNL feels generic, and the fact that PDX can support up to 2x daily frequencies to OGG and make it to the top 10 list of busiest domestic flights feels impressive for a city the size of Portland.
• ANC
  • ANC to SEA, this is one of the most vital air routes in the US, and in fact is the busiest domestic route in the US during some months of summer. It's a critical connection that unlocks a whole world of connectivity for Alaskans. There are nonstop flights departing every hour during the day, I count almost 19x Alaska frequencies a day at the peak.
• SAN
  • SAN to DCA, Alaska is very proud of its DCA presence and gives them all very low numbers, this is AS 14/15, and Alaska is the only airline to fly SAN to DCA
  • I think another case could be made for SAN to JFK, but compared to the other airlines, Alaska is weaker.

I guess this is the official name of the Alaska/American joint venture.

Alaska honestly doing more for American than the other way around these days.

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