Portland International Airport (PDX) News

[downtownpdx]

Omg that’s a nightmare!

[mhays]

I'll give Alaska credit for a positive in the end. I finally got out of Miami on American to Chicago. The following morning at O'Hare (after the second free hotel night), I got to my Seattle Alaska gate multiple hours early, as they were nearly done boarding an earlier version of the same flight. I asked the agent if I could switch and got the last seat.

[PlantDad]

Originally Posted by mhays

Don't remind me of Alaska service in Florida. In May their problems in Miami meant an additional TWO nights before I got back to Seattle.

That sounds awful. I've never had communication be that bad. Hopefully you were compensated more than just a hotel room for the delays.

[maccoinnich]

There isn't really a lot in this Portland Business Journal story that would be news to anyone reading this thread, but I did find it funny Mayor Wilson getting a bit over-excited about Alaska's growth at PDX (and Alaska not saying "never" to long haul flights...)

In his remarks, Mayor Keith Wilson all but promised nonstop flights to Asia and Europe from a Portland Alaska operation that will be "bigger than SeaTac."

After the event, COO Berry dialed down expectations a bit.

"Mayor Wilson jumped the gun a little" on international routes, he said.

While local leaders do not hide their hopes for a PDX direct connection to a destination outside North America, airline officials are circumspect. Berry points out that Alaska offers 12 long-haul flights from the Pacific Northwest, and its international destinations include Tokyo, Seoul, Rome and London.

But Berry left the door open a bit on future routes, not ruling out future global destination and saying "as Portland grows, we see opportunity to do more."