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Far East In ANC

PanAm747 From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 4242 posts, RR: 9
Posted (12 years 1 month 13 hours ago) and read 846 times:

I was in ANC last week and I was surprised to see all the Far East carriers there. In the North terminal it was Delta, Canada3000, China Airlines, Korean Air, and some other oriental carriers.

Is ANC such a big tourism spot for them?

If they stopped in ANC to pick up cargo (as ANC leads the world in cargo) why did the pax get off?

Do these airlines make a lot of revenue with their cargo ops to/from the US?

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B7474 From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 247 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (12 years 1 month 12 hours ago) and read 827 times:

China Airlines stops for refueling and also Korean Air.Asiana Airlines also does when it travels JFK-ICN via ANC.

PanAm747 From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 4242 posts, RR: 9
Reply 2, posted (12 years 1 month 12 hours ago) and read 818 times:

But don't the pax get off the plane? They have check in booths so the pax must get off the plane, tour, then get back on.

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Dynkrisolo From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 1835 posts, RR: 7
Reply 3, posted (12 years 1 month 12 hours ago) and read 815 times:

ANC is wildly used as a technical stop for cargo operations. It's necessary because no freighter aircraft has the range to fly nonstop between Asia and the US nonstop. ANC is a cargo hub for NW, I believe.

Watewate From Canada, joined Nov 2000, 2283 posts, RR: 2
Reply 4, posted (12 years 1 month 12 hours ago) and read 810 times:

Pax do get off the plane- for 60 - 90 minutes on most flights. Many airlines have lounges for the elite members- I know KE has one for its members.

Jiml1126 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 5, posted (12 years 1 month 12 hours ago) and read 810 times:

Asiana, Korean Air, China Airlines ONLY use Anchorage as a refueling stop, as a result, I don't think passengers can get off and on the plane. These airlines don't have rights to pick up passengers from Anchorage.

Twotterwrench From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 6, posted (12 years 1 month 12 hours ago) and read 806 times:

Dont' know where you got your info jimbo, but it ain't right. China airlines has a pax flight into anc everyday. Lots and Lots of em get off and go take tours. Asiana also has a daily flight to anc. some of them are through traffice, some get off.

Watewate From Canada, joined Nov 2000, 2283 posts, RR: 2
Reply 7, posted (12 years 1 month 12 hours ago) and read 805 times:

I second Twotterwrench. You can find published fares that originate and terminate in ANC on Asian flights.

Twotterwrench From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 8, posted (12 years 1 month 12 hours ago) and read 803 times:

I have worked for the companies that turn these flights so I am quiet certain about my facts.

JaseWGTN From New Zealand, joined Mar 2000, 816 posts, RR: 1
Reply 9, posted (12 years 1 month 6 hours ago) and read 780 times:

Korean Airlines have stopover rights 3 times a week in ANC where customers may stopover/board the flight.

Asiana only use ANC as a technical stop (passengers spend time in the transit lounge but cannot leave the airport)

China Airlines have stopover rights 5 times a week in ANC where customers may stopover/board the flight

L-188 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 29367 posts, RR: 61
Reply 10, posted (12 years 1 month 1 hour ago) and read 767 times:

You can buy tickets to and from Anchorage on all of these companies. Guy I know at work is planning on doing that for a vacation to Korea. And we did look at fares on Asiana.

During the summer there are many aircraft that run charter flights into here also.

Oh freighter aircraft do have the range to fly US Asia non stop but most don't. Most airlines find it more cost effective to carry revenue freight rather then fuel. And they can limit the number of hours their flight crews have to fly.

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B747 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 245 posts, RR: 2
Reply 11, posted (12 years 1 month ago) and read 760 times:

I have stopped at ANC on Asiana between JFK-SEL. The SEL-JFK was non-stop. On KE it was a non-stop both ways. When on OZ we stopped for 90mins for cargo upload / download, and fuel.They do make you get off, but confine you to the terminal.
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