1.) Aircraft: Airbus A320. Second time flying with Allegiant Air, fourth time overall experiencing an ultra low-cost carrier. Being that this is a flight on a ULCC, expectations had to be managed regarding the type of service from this airline and catered to my needs and travel style by paying for the extras on top of the base fare; in my case, I paid for seat selection as well as for a carry-on bag in order to utilize the overhead storage bin.
2.) Flight Time: Approximately 1 hour, 30 minutes
3.) Flight was relatively on-time thanks to a decently-quick turn-around, which was appreciated.
4.) Being a firm believer in the fact that flying commercial (whether it be full-service or low-cost carriers) is much more enjoyable with at least a drink to enjoy while en route, I again "splurged" on myself by purchasing a drink and snack from the buy-on-board menu.
5.) Flight was full but given the short duration, it was tolerable. And the crew were pleasant people. Overall, the flight did it's job of getting me from Point A to Point B, which is what the primary task of any low-cost carrier should ALWAYS be!
Photos from the flight:
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| Allegiant Air Airbus A320-214 (N285NV), the plane that would take me home arriving on its inbound flight from Portland as AAY1590. |
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| N285NV taxiing up to the gate. Unlike the A320 I flew on coming into Idaho Falls, this airframe is second-hand in Allegiant's fleet. It was first built in 2012 at Airbus' Toulouse factory and delivered to Cebu Pacific Air as RP-C3238 before Allegiant took it on. Not bad for an 11-year old airframe. |
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| Airborne and turning westbound with a glimpse of the Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve, albeit through a dirty window... |
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| Leveled off and well-on our way to PDX. |
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| Near Sun Valley as we continued westbound. |
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| Nearing Boise as we continued westbound. There were quite a few areas under overcast skies, so the views got even more limited as we kept going westbound. |
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| Crossing int Oregon over the Snake River near Ontario, Oregon. |
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| Passing The Dalles as we descended into Portland. There was definitely some significant weather north into Washington. |
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| Passing by Hood River as we continued descending into Portland. |
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| Passed through a solid overcast layer, welcome back to western Oregon. |
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| A view of Portland-Troutdale Airport as we turned onto final approach for Runway 28R at PDX. |
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| Another angle of Troutdale Airport. |
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| After landing rollout, we cleared 28R and taxied to the gate, ending a week-and-a-half of vacation. |
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