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Continuing on from my previous part, where I flew in from Seattle on a Boeing 737-900...

Up close and personal with the Split Scimitar on the Boeing 737s!

Another one of twelve regular Boeing 737-900, this one without winglets!

Proudly all Boeing - says the airline based in Seattle! Smile

Yes Airbus fans, here you go!
(JetBlue on its way all the way to Anchorage, AK!)

At Portland, the arrival gate information is provided on screens (as well as the baggage claim). I checked C16, the departure gate for our flight. Flight AS715 was inbound from Salt Lake city. A quick check at the registration - N513AS. A 6.6 year old 737-800. No Boeing Sky Interior, again. However, I zoomed in to the picture of the wing on my phone…there was with a Spilt Scimitar winglet!!!! Awesome, some kind of redemption, at least! Very Happy

THERE IS MY PLANE! Split Scimitar debut for me - oh yeah!

Headed to the gate after a lot of wandering and spotting and McDonalds fish burger. Boarding was announced by the lovely gate agent Anya, who announced a full flight to San Francisco. She offered large bags to be checked in for free (which we took advantage of), and she welcomed veterans and military personnel, followed by the ‘important’ J class and tier holder passengers, and then zones. Same as the B739, the interiors were nice and well maintained. The plane filled up very quickly as the sun rapidly set. Everyone got their USB chords out to fit in to the USB port charger (and a power port in general) to charge their devices. Great thought from Alaska! Welcome announcements made, it was an all John cockpit crew for us to San Francisco! This reminded of the all Vinay cockpit crew I had back in January, on the not-so-nice 9W354 from Delhi to Mumbai. (Coincidentally, I was supposed to be on 9W384, here I was on AS384…and both flights had similar timings!)

Alright, lets get this started already: obligatory winglet shot! Very Happy

Spotted this plane in SEA as well (on SFO-SEA with DL)

Pushback was long..like a lot of taxiway was wasted by pushing all the way back when perhaps a pull-front would’ve saved time and money (then again, I was on the starboard side, so I could not see all the way in front!). A long taxi followed to runway 28L. A full blast take off, there is something very impressive about a jam-packed 737 taking off at night…add to that a set of split scimitar winglets!

Start up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKIcwnXoRdQ
Take off: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Venvr21JfEg

We soon reached 10,000 feet where I checked out the WiFi entertainment. Regular service began slowly, with a wide of drinks and the usual American (crappy) fare. The crew members were really nice, despite their long day, as I found out. I requested for a Ginger Ale, but I was handed a Coke instead. I said.. Oh..Okay, and took the glass. But just before that, she pulled back the drink and asked ‘What did you request for?’ ‘Ginger ale’, I said ‘But I will have the coke anyway!’ She said - I’m so sorry, its been a long long day!’, apologetically pouring ginger ale in the cup. I felt bad, I kinda did. Went through some magazines and stuff and fell asleep for a bit.

Powerport!

An all Boeing fleet!

We then started a rocky descent into San Francisco over the bay area and then into San Francisco’s parallel approach! We were lined up 28R, so I couldn’t see any other plane, if there was one, landing by our side. Another rough-ish touchdown, we quickly taxied off the runway and slowed right down. ‘Welcome to San Francisco ladies and gentlemen, where the time is….oh just check your mobile phones!’ Well, AS do love their cellphone jokes eh? Very Happy

Arrival: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSKoUUlhgh0

Taxied by the United, American Airlines, Virgin America, Delta and Southwest terminals straight to the international terminal! Looks like AS do not have a dedicated concourse! There were 2 777s, one of Philippine Airlines and the other of Cathay Pacific. We parked right next to a JetBlue A321. Disembarkation took some time, we were relaxed. However, it was a long long LONG walk back to the baggage claim! In fact, we passed by the international security check and immigration, this was crazy! Took us almost 25-30 minutes to get to the baggage claim. Ours were the only ones on the carousel. Headed out and waited for our shuttle bus to the hotel. A few days in San Francisco, before heading to Los Angeles!!

That's it for now!

Regards
Jish
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sumantra · Member Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 4685 Location: New Delhi

So this was the Split Scimitar experience! Lovely.
I am a bit confused, now. You went from Seattle to Portland, Oregon.
From Portland, you sent to SFO...is that correct?
Lovely SeaTac spotting, the Alaska birds, and the rest!
Nice `obligatory' shots again...and trust you to check out for coincidences!
A coke, a ginger ale, and a packet of mixed savouries. Or did I miss something here? SFO to LAX...now, looking forward to it.
Cheers, Sumantra.

jbalonso777 · Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 9:59 pm Post subject:

jbalonso777 · Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 8:50 am Post subject:

Videos for this flight -

Start up: https://youtu.be/uKIcwnXoRdQ
Take off: https://youtu.be/Venvr21JfEg
Landing: https://youtu.be/FSKoUUlhgh0
Video trip report: https://youtu.be/YGgRDHyJ11I

Regards
Jishnu
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