This flight is actually a leg of the “milk run” - the particular flight originates in Seattle, and stops in Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Juneau and Anchorage. Travelers are able to book any independent legs of this run, and overall the planes fly fairly full. It’s a very important service to the southeast of Alaska.
@@aps_ak7088 I was reading about the milk run...very interesting! Is it subsidized by the state, or is it profitable enough to pay its own bills? I didn't realize it was that popular. If its as full as you say, they might not need a subsidy.
@@stevenkramer6217 I do believe it’s subsidized somehow through the rural/essential air service program. Alaska mostly uses 737-700s on these routes. While the Anchorage- Juneau leg is usually the fullest, there is definitely enough passengers most days to fill up the majority of the plane, as for those living in Petersburg, Wrangell or Ketchikan, this is the link to either Seattle or Anchorage.
Yes it’s as someone mentioned it’s part of EAS and therefore the contracts for the flights have to provide a certain amount of flight frequency as well as a certain number of seats available 👍. There’s also another “milk run” that goes from Seattle to Juneau to Yakutat to Cordova to Anchorage. Typically they were often served by 734 combis but those were all retired several years ago. Been on the milk run more recently but i haven’t been on the JNU-YAK-CDV-ANC run since 2003 and we were on a 737-200 combi
Very enjoyable video, thanks!
I’m surprised they used a 737 for a flight this short. Seems it’d be more economic to use something smaller…
This flight is actually a leg of the “milk run” - the particular flight originates in Seattle, and stops in Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Juneau and Anchorage. Travelers are able to book any independent legs of this run, and overall the planes fly fairly full. It’s a very important service to the southeast of Alaska.
@@aps_ak7088 I was reading about the milk run...very interesting! Is it subsidized by the state, or is it profitable enough to pay its own bills? I didn't realize it was that popular. If its as full as you say, they might not need a subsidy.
@@stevenkramer6217 I do believe it’s subsidized somehow through the rural/essential air service program.
Alaska mostly uses 737-700s on these routes. While the Anchorage- Juneau leg is usually the fullest, there is definitely enough passengers most days to fill up the majority of the plane, as for those living in Petersburg, Wrangell or Ketchikan, this is the link to either Seattle or Anchorage.
Yes it’s as someone mentioned it’s part of EAS and therefore the contracts for the flights have to provide a certain amount of flight frequency as well as a certain number of seats available 👍. There’s also another “milk run” that goes from Seattle to Juneau to Yakutat to Cordova to Anchorage. Typically they were often served by 734 combis but those were all retired several years ago. Been on the milk run more recently but i haven’t been on the JNU-YAK-CDV-ANC run since 2003 and we were on a 737-200 combi
@@stevenkramer6217 I believe it an EAS run