text: Alaska was my preferred carrier on the west coast until I decided to make the jump to loyalty program for a much larger network I always have liked Alaskas level of service however and if I am flying somewhere that is more convenient for Alaskas routes then it is my top pick For PDXLAS my normal carrier requires a twoleg journey which is stupid So Alaska is my goto They have multiple nonstop flights per day and at least some of the planes have been updated with the new power outlets at every seat And of course gogo in flght wifi nnWhile airline service across the board is a mere shadow of what it used to be as far as the current standards go Alaska still wins in my book unless you put it up against Virgin which has pretty rad service too That said the folks who work these flights are nice and friendly As much as the seat sizes and baggage nonsense make it feel like cattle call in Economy the crews on the ground and in the air do not contribute to it at all And when flying to and from LAS where it seems the majority of people do not listen or cannot understand basic rulesetiquette they offer a firm display of reminders that I wish all gate agents would Like turning people away from boarding when they are trying to board ahead of their group Or not letting people with rollers on in the group that is supposed to be boarding without rollers My one main gripe with boarding is that they do offer earlier boarding to people who only have bags that will fit under the seat Guess what Those people still mostly put those bags in overhead Frankly if they offered gatecheck where I could get my bag at the gate on the other end I would be happy to send my roller below But otherwise it is all out battle for those overheads nnAside from my main issue with their boarding processes I dig the rest of the way they do things at Alaska And I will keep digging it especially on this route