air travel novice

SEA_tide
Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:49:04 +0000

I almost always take nonstop redeye flights out of SeaTac when I’m flying east. With the other flights, you’re not getting into Detroit until 5PM or 8:30PM, which doesn’t leave you much time to do anything that day. The airport is generally more quiet late at night and security lines are shorter. My suggestion is find your flights on Delta’s website, enter your Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan number, purchase your ticket, and don’t check a bag unless you have to. Bring some food along (Ivar’s has a location inside the airport), along with a good book and/or iPod if you can’t sleep on planes. The flight will only be in the air for about 3.5 hours.