Experience with new Alaska 171 long-haul Seattle -> Seoul
Just flew main cabin Alaska 171 SEA-> ICN and they def have some kinks to work out
Uncomfy seats aside, they so stingy with the water. They didn’t do any walk-around service serving water which is pretty standard during long-haul flights, nor did they offer self-serve water in the back. Everytime I went to the back galley to ask for water, the attendants seemed so annoyed and also would only fill it half full 😭 and when I asked for more she poured it to 75% 😭😭😭
Also the food quality was lower than I expected. The portion sizes were pretty small, and I’ve had better meals on chinese budget airlines. Lady next to me literally ate rice with 6 pieces of unseasoned tofu LMAO (pic attached). They also only served pretzels -> lunch -> a cookie -> dinner. It is the signature Alaska warm cookie but it’s kind of a heinously tiny snack, considering Hawaiian usually does a nice sandwich on their long hauls. I was surprised the food was bad because Hawaiian flights to-from Japan have pretty good meals, and even the regular for-purchase food on Alaska flights are quite tasty as well.
Good points- lots of bathrooms, never had to wait very long. No wifi, but good entertainment selection tho def lacking in international options.
Overall I’d probably wait a couple months until they get these growing pains worked out and have the wifi up as well. And get a cushion for the stiff aah seats.