Comments on: Las Vegas Vacation: Allegiant Air Flight from Bellingham to Las Vegas

By: anna

anna — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:15:08 +0000

hey REP the whole 3 oz. containers in a zip-lock bag is now a airline rule in order to force you to check bags that is a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) rule. This is for national security purposes. Just an FYI.

By: REPribb

REPribb — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:14:57 +0000

This information is all outdated. We had decided that we could pack whatever we needed in our carry-on bags because of the high charge for checked bags. We hadn’t flown in some time and so were unaware of the airlines requirement that items such as make-up, sun block, hand lotion, etc. be in 3 ounce containers and these containers must be put in ziplock bags if they are in your carry-on. What a farce this is. To avoid having to throw away a lot of the things we needed we had to check one carry one. THEY CHARGED US $40.00 FOR CHECKING THE ONE SMALL BAG. We all boarded the plane which was hot and some 10 minutes or so after everyone was on board the pilot came on the intercom and gave us some long winded story about maintenance on the aircraft being due. We would all have to exit the plane, taking all of our personal things with us (carry-ons, etc.) until the maintenance was performed. We overheard a flight attendent talking to another attendent saying that this was a real screw-up because the plane had been parked for 4 hours until it was time for the flight. The maintenance should have been done during the time the plane was parked. An hour or so later we were able to board once again. Our seats were at the very front and so we boarded last as the boarding order was from the back of the plane to the front. So, OK, this makes sense until you look at the overhead storage for your carry-ons and find that there is none because that space is used for emergeny equipment. I had to go back to row 7 and then on back to row 10 to find spaces for our carry-ons. (This was on the return flight where we had complied with the ridiculous 3 ounce container, ziplock bag requirement and had two bags.) In order to avoid staying in our seats and waiting until everyone else had exited I had to fight the rush of people to get back to our bags in rows 7 and 10. Lessons learned: Never ever sit in the first 5 rows if you can help it. Walgreens sells a little clear plastic bag that zips up and contains three nice little 3 ounce size containers. WE’RE DRIVING NEXT TIME…………

By: symphony

symphony — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:11:54 +0000

I am going to las vages soon !

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:03:29 +0000

Oh no! Don’t tell me that…my mother-in-law lives in Reno! LOL!!! It’s definitely not too far from Monterey-SF. As long as I can get to Monterey I will be a happy girl.

And yes, we are major sci fi geeks in this household. I told my husband we should renew our vows at the Star Trek Experience on the holodeck. That would ROCK!

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 06:31:12 +0000

Hi Jennifer:
You a nerd too? Yah! Nerd Rulez! :-) If you want to get to SF, well, Allegiant flies from Bellingham to Reno for just $39. It’s a 4hr easy drive from Reno to SF.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:32:38 +0000

No wonder why their flights are so cheap- they charge $5 for a box of crackers! LOL!

I definitely want to book a vacation to Vegas for us someday (mainly to go see the Star Trek Experience, nerds that we are), and they have great deals- plus, you can’t beat flying OUT of Bellingham instead of Seatac! (Now if they would only have flights going from Bellingham directly to the bay area in California…)

By: Chubbypanda

Chubbypanda — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 23:20:10 +0000

Don’t worry, Ben. Passionate Eater is mad at me too. I was up in San Francisco three times this summer and wasn’t able to see her. =(

I luv ya’s PE. Someday soon!

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:18:18 +0000

Hi MammaViv:
We did notice that there were some links into chowtimes from Georgia Straight sometime last week. Could you, would you … keep a few copies for us? Let us know once you gotten then.
Ben

By: MammaViv

MammaViv — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:20:08 +0000

Did you know chowtimes.com was mentioned in the Food section of The Georgia Straight July12-19? Let me know if you want me to keep a copy for you.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 02:39:18 +0000

Hi Passionate Eater:
We did make it to San Francisco on this trip. We did get to visit almost all the areas you recommended though — thanks! We had wanted to meet up with you but we just winged this trip because we did not have much time to plan … we literally planned just 1 week before we left Vancouver. Maybe next time. I love San Francisco.