Six Hours in Slimline Coach Seats?! Alaska Airlines 737-800 Economy Class Review SEA to FLL Transcon

How does six hours in economy of a 737 sound to you? I found out in 2019 with Alaska Airlines on a 737 for a transcon flight from Seatac to Ft Lauderdale, Florida.

FLIGHT TAKEN DECEMBER 2019!

Join us on this fourth episode of “Series 3” on Gilbert Travels, where I will review my remaining flights taken prior to stopping travels for the COVID-19 crisis. In a rare move I ended up rushing through the airport after a rental car return, long TSA-pre line and finding a tram to a remote concourse at Seatac, I make it to the gate in time to board an almost 3,000 mile just under six hour flight across the US from its Northwest corner to its southeast corner, one of the nation’s longest domestic flights, in economy on a 737 800 with barebones slimline seating and no built in entertainment. Can Alaska Airlines make this experience an enjoyable one? Watch and find out!

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Today’s Flight: AS 10
Departs: 9:20 AM
Seats: 27 D E F
Route: SEA-FLL, 2,717 mi, 4372 km
Aircraft: 737-800 N548AS delivered January 2005
Approximate in air flight length: 5 hrs 47 min
Runways, Takeoff: SEA 16L, Landing: FLL 9R


Series 3:
Episode 3: Jet Blue Mint Class:    • JetBlue Mint A321 Business Class Coup...  
Episode 4: Alaska 737-800 Economy Class (You are Here)
Episode 5: JetBlue refurbished A320 Economy    • Jetblue’s Improved A320 Economy Class...  

Credits:
Music “Where to?” by Birocratic, “Grut” by Packrick Patrikios, “Fender Bender” by Bad Snacks, and “Jessica” by Joey Pecoraro available on Google Audio Library

Maps generated by Google Earth
Shot on iPhone 11 Pro, GoPro Hero8 Black, and edited with Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2019