Days of cancellations and bad weather in Seattle and beyond have ensnared Alaska travelers: 'Everybody's trapped. Everybody's tired.'
Erin Rose grabs her luggage from baggage claim at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport as her son Oliver Rose, 4, waves goodbye to a passenger they met during their flight from Chicago on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021. The pair left Finland on Dec. 26 and spent four days in Chicago due to a delayed flight.
About 20% of Alaska Airlines flights departing from Seattle, a major hub for the airline, were canceled on Wednesday and Thursday. Megan Holland was ensnared in a series of travel woes starting Sunday afternoon, when she was supposed to fly from her home in Anchorage through Seattle to San Jose, California.
“The people from Juneau were kind and supportive of each other,” King wrote over email. “As we departed Seattle I wanted to shout out loud ‘yeah — we did it we are headed to Juneau!’ And then noticed many of my fellow passengers were sleeping so I kept my excitement to myself.” At Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, unclaimed luggage piled up and snaked around baggage claim carousels Wednesday and Thursday. According to Alaska Airlines, it could take several days to reunite bags with their owners.
Megan Peters, a spokesperson for the Anchorage airport, emphasized that people should arrive at least two hours before their flights to make time for parking and getting through security. She also said the airport recommends that travelers who are concerned about upcoming flights reach out directly to their air carriers.
Garvey, whose original point of departure was Philadelphia, felt lucky to have made it back to Anchorage in the wee hours of Wednesday morning — not tremendously later than their original itinerary.
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