First Flight with Alaska Airlines! | First Class from Newark to Seattle

Airline: Alaska Airlines
Plane: 737-800
Seat: 2C
Flight # 11
*The plane in the thumbnail is a 737-900. I chose it because I like the picture.
Is Alaska Airlines really all it's cracked up to be? That's the question that was on my mind as I boarded my first ever flight with this Seattle based airline last year. About two weeks earlier, I flew to Denver with United onboard their own 737-800, which has similar recliner style seats in their premium cabin, and I had a nice trip. Surely Alaska couldn't do that much better flying the same plane with very similar seats? In this video I'll compare these two flights to see if it's really worth flying with Alaska.
For those who are interested, I sat in seat 3E on my United flight and it was roughly the same price as my flight with Alaska.

[@alejandrokistinggarcia5822]

Alaska is next level. It’s especially great as I live in one of their hub cities, therefore been flying them my whole life. Service and crew are beyond amazing, as everything else.

[@nycflyertravel]

They’re really great!

[@Gacha_chan64]

I also have only went on there Airlines

[@gladfan1989]

Being on the west coast, I exclusively fly Alaska. Their first class tickets are the cheapest around (most bang for your buck), the service is incredible and they are the only US carrier that allows their domestic first class passengers to use their lounges.

[@Sensesfailkid14]

So as long as I ride first class with Alaska I can use their lounge even without having a credit card through them?

[@EverythingFlight]

That chocolate chip cookie looked delicious, and the leg room was way above average!! I have heard so many good things about Alaska Airlines lately, cant wait to try it.

[@BennyLlama]

I've been thinking about flying Alaskan 1st class transcontinental next year and this makes me feel much more comfortable flying an airline I hadn't really heard of before

[@nycflyertravel]

Thanks for watching

[@JPsAviation]

I’ve never flown on them before but I have always wanted to. Great Video!

[@nycflyertravel]

Thanks for watching

[@susanmeredith4957]

Alaska customer service excels. You really see it when something goes wrong. And it does with every airline. But Alaska really takes care of you.

[@aviationwithjeff]

Alaska is a good airline. I usually flew them when i lived in SEA.The service is very consistent. I flew them for the first time in 5 years last August and it felt very similar to my last flight years ago.

[@dianeschroeder3980]

I mostly fly American but I do fly Alaska occasionally. I have to agree, Alaska does take it to another level. During the pandemic, they had the best food and service in first class. Their attention to detail is a notch higher than American. Great video!❤️👍✈️

[@nycflyertravel]

Thanks! I was really impressed with Alaska, the flight attendants were so genuinely nice.

[@adammurphy6845]

Another awesome video!

[@nycflyertravel]

Thanks Adam 👍🏻

[@lifewithpresh5452]

Thanks for the comparison information between flights

[@nycflyertravel]

Thanks for watching

[@rileyshoemake2587]

We live in Atlanta so we always fly delta but we go to the west coast around 2-3 times a year so we are going to try Alaska airlines our next flight to Seattle

[@nycflyertravel]

Thanks for watching Riley! I hope you get to try Alaska soon.

[@sportsMike87]

The most friendly of US airlines

[@nycflyertravel]

The crew were great!

[@pelupelu2a661]

The most amovible scan disks as well 🤣🤣

[@Lwhs995]

Prefer the Alaska, because the ticket usually cheaper than United.And you deserve the sweet service form the crew.

[@nycflyertravel]

Yeah, Alaska offers great value for money. Thanks for the comment!

[@dilianomartin.293]

Me too I've never flew on Alaska airlines o Newark EWR 🇺🇸 just United airlines my favorite airline in Trinidad 🇹🇹 POS. Perfect video man NYC flyer and have a great flight ✈️ to Seattle SEA 👍🏼, hope you can fly to Atlanta ATL 🇺🇸 one day😁❤❤‼️🧔🛫🛬✈

[@Sensesfailkid14]

As long as I’m riding first class, I can use their lounges even though I don’t have a credit card through Alaska air?

[@shamikaatwincmagazine4150]

What's your take on JetBlue Mint? I need to fly from NYC to Cali... I wanna be comfortable, but these fares are kinda crazy.

[@nycflyertravel]

Mint is by far the best, especially on JetBlue’s new A321s. But Alaska was still very comfortable.

[@katiewilliams5643]

I mostly fly Southwest Airlines I don’t like Alaska airlines I was disappointed with there service from Seattle to indianapolis when the weather was poor

[@97I30T]

Alaska is my favorite airline to fly in the US. I just wish that their route network wasn't so limited. I live in the Midwest and there's really no good reason for me to fly on Alaska, unless I'm going to the west coast, Alaska, or Hawaii.

[@nycflyertravel]

They're a really good airline. Hopefully they expand a bit more. Thanks for the comment!