American/Alaska air beware

My next trip not for a few months or more.This year 2024 has been hell. One problem after another. Had my home owner insurance dropped.

car problems.Old lady aches and pains. I will take Alaska again.Have a mileage plan.Later in 2025 hope to go back

to New Orleans and take a short Caribbean Cruise. May take alternate airlines. Alaska has limited flights.Last year I went on the river cruise Memhis to New Orleans. No gambling on the river boat. Yet in New Orleans stayed Harrahs I would like to spend more time in New Orleans.

Hope you get back to Vegas soon. Have a fun cruise!

Never at least miss my birthday. That's next year with luck I make it to 81!

I expect you're being honest here.

That, to you, the minor inconvenience of walking from one modern airport terminal to another outweighs the time, effort, cost, and peril of an 8,000 mile road trip.

Because what could go wrong on a drive like that?

    The rationale makes one wonder ....

Dan, I'm sure you're aware that taking an airline flight involves many, many more steps than just walking from one terminal to another. Map it out in your mind: you pack your bags and load them in your car. Now,  you either drive to your destination (one step, however long it takes) or drive to the airport, find parking, take a shuttle to the terminal, stand in line to check your bags and get a boarding pass, walk to the gate, wait for your flight, stand in line to board, fly to your destination (hopefully, no plane changes), disembark, wait for your bags to arrive, schlep the bags to the car rental area, rent a car, schlep your bags to that car, load up, and head for your hotel.

Guess what! I drove, and I got there an hour ago--and I didn't have to rent a car when I got there!

I would drive if closer.Done it a few times.For me a 10 hour drive. Longer with stops. Now that I have reached the ripe old age of 80 I rather fly.Nevertheless I did have a bad experience last trip.I did complain and got a $100 voucher.