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Old 02-16-2013 | 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Ferd149
I know NWA would bytch slap Alaska now and again. The story goes that Alaska did something and Wilson and the boys put a 747-200 on the SEA-ANC run one summer and literally gave the seats away. I guess the quid we got for stopping that service was NWA employees (think ANC commuters) got super seniority on Alaska flights on that route. We need one of the old freight dogs to chime in and make sure I have the urban legend correct

Ferd
I flew as an engeneer on the freighter out of ANC and have heard that story told a number of times. I believe it's true. I know for sure that NWA jumpseaters to/from ANC got priority over other offline jumpseaters.