ANKY N KURTIS TRAVEL

Introduction 介紹

First Class - ultimate luxury and a great way to travel... except we're in the U.S.  If you're not familiar with flying within the U.S., things are a bit different.  'First Class' refers to business class as far as domestic flights are concerned.  On international routes, the term 'Business Class' would be used instead.  What's more, flying First Class does not automatically grant you lounge access. Read the fine print below taken from Alaska Air's website:

頭等艙 - 終極奢華和絕佳的旅行方式...但美國除外。如果您不熟悉在美國境內飛行，情況會有所不同。 “頭等艙”其實是指國內航班的商務艙。 在國際航線上會使用“商務艙”一詞。 此外，乘坐頭等艙並不會自動授予您貴賓室使用權。 請閱讀以下取自阿拉斯加航空網站的細則：

'Lounge access is granted to passengers traveling on a paid First Class or a First Class award ticket on flights operated by Alaska Airlines where one flight has a distance of at least 2,100 miles on the day of the flight only, to all lounges in that day's itinerary, including connecting flights that are less than 2,100 miles. Lounge access is not included for family or other guests not traveling in First Class.​​​​​​'

乘坐由阿拉斯加航空運營的航班的付費頭等艙或頭等艙獎勵機票的乘客，如果航班在飛行當天的飛行距離至少為 2,100 英里，則可使用休息室(一張機票當日計算)，少於 2,100 英里的轉機航班。 不乘坐頭等艙旅行的家庭或其他乘客不可以使用休息室。 '

Since our flight to San Francisco this morning was only 806 miles in distance, lounge access was not granted.  That being said, if you hold elite status with Alaska Airlines or from another airline in the Oneworld alliance, you will be eligible for lounge access.

由於我們今天早上飛往舊金山的航班距離只有 806 英里，因此沒法使用貴賓室。 雖然是飛行里數少過2100英里，但是您擁有阿拉斯加航空或 寰宇一家成員金卡身份，您也可以有資格使用貴賓室。

Check-in 辦理登機手續

Since Alaska Airlines does not fly directly from Vancouver to San Francisco, I had to fly through Seattle.  Upon check-in, I was handed 2 boarding passes.  Though on my return trip, I only received 1 boarding pass that can be used for both flights (as you can see below).

由於阿拉斯加航空沒有從溫哥華直飛舊金山的航班，所以我必須經西雅圖轉機。 辦理登機手續後，我拿到了兩張登機證。 但在回程中，我只收到了一張可用於兩個航班的登機證（如下所示）。

1 boarding pass is used for multiple flights of the same day 一張登機牌可用於同一天的多個航班

First class guests and elites can use the priority check-in counters but since there was only 1 staff handling this line, it would've been quicker if I just used the kiosks. 

頭等艙的客人和金卡會員可以使用優先值機櫃檯，但由於只有 1 名工作人員處理這區域，速度有點慢。如果我只使用自助值機櫃檯，速度會更快。

Priority Check-in Counters 優先值機櫃檯

Lounge 貴賓室

While I'm not eligible to use an airline lounge, I have access to the Plaza Premium Lounge thanks to my credit card.  The lounge is located near gate E87 in the transborder terminal (aka U.S. Terminal).  This lounge has just been renovated so everything looks modern and new.

雖然我沒有資格使用貴賓室，但由於我有信用卡，所以我可以使用環亞機場貴賓室。 貴賓室位於跨境航站樓（又稱美國航站樓）E87 號登機口附近。 這個休息室剛剛翻新過，所以一切看起來都很現代而且很新。

Food offerings in this lounge is also quite decent.  It consists of:

這個貴賓室提供的食物也相當不錯。 它包括：

• Scrambled eggs 炒雞蛋
• Sausage 香腸
• Hash browns 土豆煎餅
• Bacon 煙肉
• Assorted pastries 什錦糕點
• Mini cakes 迷你蛋糕
• Iced tea 冰茶
• Fruit juice 果汁
• Coffee & Tea 咖啡和茶

Hot food should be offered in any lounge in my opinion, unlike the Air Canada lounge 我認為任何的貴賓室都應該提供熱食，這與加拿大航空貴賓室不同

A very spacious lounge with various types of seatings offered 非常寬敞的休息室，提供各種類型的座位

The bathroom also features a shower 浴室還設有淋浴

The Flight - YVR to SEA 

航班 - 溫哥華飛往西雅圖

The boarding process began with with pre-boarding, meaning that those with special needs, travelling with small kids and active military personnels may board first.  After pre-boarding, those who are seated in First Class and hold 100K status with Alaska Airlines (the airline's highest published status) may then board.

登機過程從預登機開始，這意味著有特殊需要的人、攜帶小孩旅行的人和現役軍人可以先登機。 預登機後，坐在頭等艙且持有阿拉斯加航空 100K 身份（該航空公司公佈的最高身份）的乘客即可登機。

It's always excited to board an airline you haven't flown with before 登上從未乘坐過的航空公司總是令人興奮的事情 

Flying us down south today is an E175 with registration N400SY, which is essentially a SkyWest aircraft that flies for Alaska Airlines.  Apart from Alaska Airlines, SkyWest also flies for the other 3 major U.S. airlines - American Airlines, Delta and United Airlines.

今天帶我們南下的是一架註冊號為 N400SY 的 E175，它本質上是一架為阿拉斯加航空執飛的 SkyWest 飛機。 除阿拉斯加航空外，SkyWest 還執飛美國其他 3 家主要航空公司——美國航空、達美航空和聯合航空。

The first class cabin is laid out in a 1-2 configuration.  This means that solo travellers can avoid having a seat neighbour.

頭等艙按1-2佈局佈局。 這意味著獨自旅行者可以避免與鄰居坐在一起。

Upon boarding, a box of water was placed on the armrest of each seat.

登機後，每個座位的扶手上都放了一箱水。

The E175s are great for solo travellers E175 非常適合獨自旅行者

The only amenity provided was this box of water 唯一提供的便利設施就是這盒水

Since the flight down to Seattle was merely 45 minutes, there was no inflight service and nothing notable can be mentioned.  The flight went by pretty quickly and we soon touched down in Seattle.  We disembarked at the E gates, which is where most Alaska Airlines' flights operate in and out of Seattle.

由於飛往西雅圖的航程只有 45 分鐘，因此沒有機上服務，也沒有什麼值得注意的地方。 航班很快就過去了，很快我們就降落在西雅圖了。 我們在 E 登機口下機，這裡是大多數阿拉斯加航空進出西雅圖的航班的所在地。

We arrived in this beautiful morning sun 我們在這美麗陽光的早晨時間抵達

The Layover 中途停留

My layover at Seattle was about 2 hours.  There isn't much to do at this airport but there are shops and restaurants for you to kill some time.  If you enjoy exploring airport terminals, you can do so on foot within the main terminal (A, B, C, D and E gates) or take the driverless train to the satellite terminals (S and N gates).  If you prefer to rest somewhere quiet, gates A10 - 14 tend to be less busy.

我在西雅圖停留了大約兩個小時。 這個機場沒什麼可做的，但有商店和餐館供您消磨時間。 如果您喜歡探索機場航站樓，您可以在主航站樓（A、B、C、D 和 E 登機口）內步行，或乘坐無人駕駛火車前往衛星航站樓（S 和 N 登機口）。 如果您想在安靜的地方休息，A10 - 14 號登機口往往不太擁擠。

If you have a tight connection and you're not familiar with the airport, it's worth your time to study the map beforehand

如果您的轉機比較緊張並且對機場不熟悉，那麼值得您提前花時間研究一下地圖

The Flight - SEA to SFO 航班 - 西雅圖前往三藩市

The second and last flight of this journey took us back to the same aircraft that I flew in from Vancouver.  The same crew were also onboard where she warmly welcomed me back into the same seat - 2A.  

這次旅程的第二趟也是最後一次航班帶我們回到了我從溫哥華起飛的同一架飛機。 同樣的機組人員也在船上，她熱情地歡迎我回到同一個座位 - 2A。

Walking back onto the same aircraft 走回同一架飛機

Similarly, a boxed water was placed on my seat and we departed earlier than scheduled.

同樣，我的座位上放了盒裝水，我們比預定時間提前出發了。

Once airborne, the seatbelt sign was switched off and the inflight WiFi also became available.  The WiFi is free to use to access the entertainment system with your own device.  If you need internet access, you can purchase an addon for just $8 USD.  But hey, let's disconnect from the world for just a while.

起飛後，安全帶指示燈關閉，機上 WiFi 也可用。 您可以免費使用 WiFi，用自己的設備訪問娛樂系統。 如果您需要互聯網接入，只需 8 美元即可購買插件。 但是，還是讓我們暫時脫離這個世界吧。

Bring an iPad or tablet with you if you know the plane you're flying on is not fitted with IFE screens

如果您知道您乘坐的飛機沒有配備 IFE 屏幕，請隨身攜帶 iPad 或平板電腦

The movie options don't really fit my likings and so I only went with some short documentaries to past the time.  

電影選項不太符合我的喜好，所以我只看了一些簡短的紀錄片來打發時間。

As I pre-ordered my meal before my flight, I was confirmed my meal option by the crew where it was then being promptly brought out.

由於我在航班起飛前預訂了餐食，機組人員確認了我的餐食選擇，然後立即將其送出。

The meal I ordered was a protein plate, which consists of a boiled egg, grapes, cheese, apples slices, pita bread and a salmon dip.  The meal tasted fine but the portion was a bit small.

我點的餐是蛋白質盤，由雞蛋、葡萄、奶酪、蘋果片、皮塔餅麵包和鮭魚醬組成。 這餐味道不錯，但份量有點小。

It tasted better than it looks 味道比看起來更好

There was not anything notable about the service on this flight but on my return journey, there was 1 crew who was really enthusiastic and proactively offered us refill of drinks and snacks.  She also made good use of her humour to fill the cabin with joy.

這趟航班的服務沒有什麼值得注意的地方，但在我回程時，有 1 位機組人員非常熱情，主動為我們補充飲料和小吃。 她還充分利用自己的幽默感，讓機艙裡充滿了歡樂。

Finally, we arrived slightly behind schedule despite departing earlier due to an going maintenance at San Francisco airport, and an aircraft failing to clear our gate upon our arrival.

最後，由於舊金山機場正在進行維護，而且一架飛機在我們抵達時未能通過登機口，雖然我們提前出發，但我們還是稍微晚了一點。

Welcome to SFO, home to United Airlines! 

歡迎來到美國聯合航空公司 (United Airlines) 的總部 -- 三藩市舊金山機場 ！