WILCO737 From Greenland, joined Jun 2004, 8533 posts, RR: 78 Posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 3622 times:
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Hey there guys...
I am planning a trip to Alaska next year in May.
I want to start in JNU, then ANC and FAI and then back home to FRA...
Has anyone a good idea which flights or which route I can take? I thought about Condor! They fly FRA-ANC-FRA... but being in that shit old 763s for so long?! in Tourist class?!
I thought about going via SEA, but there are only 2 airlines flying to SEA from Europe, which makes it bloody expensive and I have to connect at least 2 times to get to JNU...
LHStarAlliance From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 3600 times:
Quoting LY7E7 (Reply 1): try to non-rev on a cargo LH plane to ANC Smile
that´s what I wanted to say , If you maybe have a LH "Mitarbeiter" familiar you could fly with them for 25% . If you don´t have I don´t know If you can fly them
I think it goes when the captain says yes.
TK787 From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 4114 posts, RR: 13 Reply 4, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 3598 times:
AS is the only choice for the first part of the trip.
I found an itenierary from SEA-ORD on AS connecting to to FRA on Air India for $451, not bad..
Reyes27 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 3581 times:
Quoting TK787 (Reply 4): AS is the only choice for the first part of the trip.
I found an itenierary from SEA-ORD on AS connecting to to FRA on Air India for $451, not bad..
TK787 From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 4114 posts, RR: 13 Reply 7, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 3555 times:
KELPkid From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 5962 posts, RR: 4 Reply 10, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 3491 times:
How about this:
LH FRA-PDX, AS (via QX) PDX-SEA, AS SEA-JNU (assuming a direct SEA-JNU flight exists...I don't have an AS timetable handy..)?
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Geotrash From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 326 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 3471 times:
Stylo777 From Turkey, joined Feb 2006, 2874 posts, RR: 12 Reply 12, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 3443 times:
i don't know the fares (i haven't got an access to amadeus or s.th. like that) but you can try the other way around what means to travel east-bound instead west-bound for example
FRA-NRT / LH or NH
NRT-SEA / UA or NW
SEA-JNU / AS
or
FRA-TPE / CI
TPE-ANC / CI
ANC-JNU / AS
my tip: be aware of AI on FRA-ORD. In this case DE is better 1000 times. The 747s are old, scrabby and almost every day delayed.
BoomBoom From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 13, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 3418 times:
Quoting WILCO737 (Thread starter): but being in that shit old 763s for so long?! in Tourist class?!
I flew this in early summer (ANC-FRA; June 4, returning June 22; $522 rt). Both coming and going I had three seats to myself in the middle and also I could get up and have two window seats. Condor also offers comfort class for twice the fare.
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Quoting TK787 (Reply 4): I found an itenierary from SEA-ORD on AS connecting to to FRA on Air India for $451, not bad..
AA737-823 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 5381 posts, RR: 11 Reply 14, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 3417 times:
Okay, living in Anchorage, I am gonna recommend a change to your itinerary.
START in Anchorage, just for the sake of making things easier. Have your shinding in and around southern Alaska, and then travel to the other regions.
I am a Continental fan- I would choose FRA-IAH-ANC. That's a one stop itinerary, in comfortable, brand-new jets.
But there are other routes and carriers that would probably be just as convenient. You could Delta it up... FRA-ATL-ANC. They do an TL-ANC nonstop 763 in the summers. Not the newest planes, but convenient.
Oh, idea, American FRA-ORD and then Alaska's nonstop ORD-ANC...
If you limit yourself to STARTING in Juneau or Fairbanks, you're cutting yourself down on options, and that typically means higher prices as a consequence.
Gunsontheroof From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 3462 posts, RR: 11 Reply 15, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 3366 times:
WILCO737 From Greenland, joined Jun 2004, 8533 posts, RR: 78 Reply 16, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 3343 times:
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Quoting AA737-823 (Reply 14): Okay, living in Anchorage, I am gonna recommend a change to your itinerary.
START in Anchorage, just for the sake of making things easier. Have your shinding in and around southern Alaska, and then travel to the other regions.
I am a Continental fan- I would choose FRA-IAH-ANC. That's a one stop itinerary, in comfortable, brand-new jets.
But there are other routes and carriers that would probably be just as convenient. You could Delta it up... FRA-ATL-ANC. They do an TL-ANC nonstop 763 in the summers. Not the newest planes, but convenient.
Oh, idea, American FRA-ORD and then Alaska's nonstop ORD-ANC...
If you limit yourself to STARTING in Juneau or Fairbanks, you're cutting yourself down on options, and that typically means higher prices as a consequence.
Just my suggestions.
Hey there,
that sounds reasonable... I just want to go to JNU as well... but sure, starting at ANC is a good option! Thats why I thought DE, flying in from FRA. Then driving around further south (Kenai Island) and then flying ANC-JNU-ANC and then back to FRA on DE... I just dont know the loads for the DE flights... I can non-rev on them... but its still several months to go, so I dont know...
I found some pretty good fares for AS on the ANC-JNU-ANC routing... less than $300 for those flights...
And btw: LH isnt using 744 anymore to DEN... its 346! Thats what LH intranet says (also for the summer months) but we'll see...
Thank you so much! Good suggetions I'm gonna check about...
Burnsie28 From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 7419 posts, RR: 9 Reply 19, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 3318 times:
NW FRA-DTW-ANC (Seasonal)-JNU, or NW FRA-DTW-SEA-JNU. All the same, get the A333 with Avod, 757 (possibly a 753).
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I would concur with this recomendation. I would take the Condor flight, and have thought about doing it myself. Just to fly over the pole. It will be shorter, and its straight through. Then fly to JNU from ANC. If you want to go to FAI, I would recommend taking the train. It is touristy, as is JNU. I would also recommend, and I might be partial, but getting out to western Alaska. Southwest Alaska is quite pretty, much less touristy, and the cultural experience you would get with the locals will be much better. Plus the fishing is 100X better than the Kenai Peninsula. The kings arent as big, but you dont have to spend 3 days waiting to catch one. Youll be fish on at least once an hour. Good luck.
FlyingNanook From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 830 posts, RR: 13 Reply 21, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 3310 times:
Quoting Bushpilot (Reply 20): you want to go to FAI, I would recommend taking the train. It is touristy
Come on, Fairbanks is nowhere near as touristy as Juneau or any of the cruise ship stops in the southeast. I also recommend the train, at least on one way. You can buy packages through Alaska Railroad (least touristy, least expensive), Princess Cruises, or Holland America/Grey Line that take the train from Anchorage to Denali, spend a couple days in Denali (I highly recommend), then finish the train journey to Fairbanks, spend a couple days in Fairbanks (you really only need 3 or 4 days here, if that), then fly back to Anchorage.
Also, I would go with Condor (who also happen to fly to FAI in summer). A former coworker went to Germany flying on them, and he said it was a very nice flight. Plus it cuts so many hours off your travel time.
Problem is: I dont have that much time! I arrive on the 8th and have to fly back on the 19th... So, it will be ANC, JNU, Kenai Peninsula and maybe FAI... But I dont want to be in a rush all the time... Its my 1st vacataion after 4 months then... So I want to relax as well... But I guess this wont ba a problem in Alaska
Bushpilot From South Africa, joined Jul 2007, 0 posts, RR: 1 Reply 23, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 3285 times:
Quoting FlyingNanook (Reply 21): Come on, Fairbanks is nowhere near as touristy as Juneau or any of the cruise ship stops in the southeast.
I wasnt saying FAI itself was touristy, and certainly not as bad as SE. I was talking about the train ride. It caters mostly to tourists. I lived in FAI for a few years and think its a great town. Especially in the summer. I was up there last year for AFN, but am contemplating a road trip up this summer for solstice.
Quoting WILCO737 (Reply 22): Sounds good what you suggest there... But I am not a lot into fishing, I like the nature and the landscape, doing a bit of hiking or so...
Well fishing is the main attraction out this way, but dont think of it as fishing. It is more like "catching". The hiking is good, as is the birdwatching. We just dont have the access and facilities of the roadsystem. What you get out here is true remoteness, totally pristine areas etc. But it is more difficult to access. You need to know a local with a boat or a plane to make it worth your while, or a full service lodge stay which is spendy It doesnt sound with your timeframe that it would be the best way to use your time. And dont get me wrong, All of AK is great. I feel lucky to have been born and raised here. I just prefer my little neck of the woods.
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Thats what LH intranet says (also for the summer months) but we'll see... 
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