When I booked my first-ever flight with Alaska Airlines, I noticed that trading up to first class on my return flight from Seattle to Anchorage would only cost an extra couple of hundred dollars.

Scott Johnson took his first flight in 1971 on a Piedmont 737 from DCA to Richmond. He has over a million miles since then, and travels frequently and reports on his experiences, both good and bad.

Some frequent travelers like to splurge on a first-class plane ticket, but first class on this popular airline feels like ...

Alaska Airlines: First checked bag $35 ... regardless of your cabin class; meanwhile, JetBlue and United restrict basic economy ticket holders to one personal item. For the chronic over packers ...

The Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan consists of basic membership and the MVP Program. The MVP Program is divided into four classes: MVP, MVP Gold, MVP Gold 75K and MVP Gold 100K. The program also ...

using your Alaska Airlines credit card, so you won’t be able to get buy-one-get-one-almost-free on first-class fares. And speaking of fares, you must book a published airfare. That means you can ...