The Details
- Flight: AS3348
- Aircraft: E175
- Class: Domestic First
- Seat: 3A
- Route: San Francisco (SFO)-San Diego (SAN)
- Distance: 510miles
- Flight Time: 1hr 9min
- Departure: 12:30PM (PST)
- Arrival: 1:38PM (PST)
The Preflight
After landing in San Francisco, I had a two-hour layover before my final flight home to visit family in San Diego. Our aircraft was actually delayed (late inbound from Santa Ana) and the gate staff arranged for a game with big dice for all passengers on the flight. I enjoyed the short game (I did not win) which had a grand prize of free economy tickets anywhere in the Alaska route network.
Boarding began at 11:54AM, six minutes prior to our scheduled departure at noon from SFO. Our E175 today, registration N194SY, was a four-year-old jet delivered to SkyWest in November 2017 and operated on behalf of Alaska Airlines.
The Flight
Alaska Airlines offers a total of 12 Domestic First-class seats onboard their E175s arranged in a 1-2 configuration across four rows. I was seated in 3A for the short flight today.
Each seat offers a pitch of 37.8″ with a width of 21″ as standard across almost all Domestic First-class E175s.
There was a small cup holder in the armrest as well as a 110V outlet.
A simple bi-fold tray table was stored within the aisle armrest.
Awaiting each first-class passenger was the standard Alaska carton of water.
Boarding was quick and we pushed back only 20 minutes late at 12:20PM. We took off from runway 19R at exactly half past noon.
Drinks were offered 10 minutes after take-off from a friendly flight attendant. I went with a Woodfords on the Rocks and a side of Diet Coke.
There was also a snack basket offered on this hour-long flight. Options included Kind Bars, Biscoff cookies, a blueberry cookie, Peatos, and popcon.
There was a single first-class lavatory at the front of the aircraft.
We began our descent at 1:20PM with incredible coastal views. As we approached from the East, we had an expansive view of the US Pacific Fleet and downtown San Diego.
We arrived just 10 minutes late in San Diego and had less than one minute taxi to gate 24. Thanks for the ride!
I appreciated the efforts that Alaska Airlines went to to keep passengers entertained on this delayed flight from SFO. The Domestic First upgrade was appreciated and I would happily fly Alaska Airlines again over their other competitors.