$60), I decided to upgrade to a Business Select ticket for my round
trip flight between Las Vegas and Reno. Since I did not check in
until the day of my trip, I was only given a boarding position of A4.
I did get a coupon for a "free" drink, as well.
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| Southwest Flight 745 LAS to RNO |
After exiting the tram from the D gates, I started following the signs to the A, B and C gates, but noticed one of those ominous signs that notified me that I would need to go through security again if I passed
that point. I stopped immediately and looked around. I noticed a
door that was emblazoned with a Do Not Enter sign beyond which I could
see the tram to the C Gates. I passed through the doors and took the
tram to the C Gates.
The gate agent made her first pre-boarding announcement at 7:34pm and
had us line up at 7:38pm. We boarded the plane at 7:43pm.
As I boarded the plane, a 737-700, I noticed about 10 passengers that
must have been throughs, so I sat myself on the aisle in seat 4D.
Even though I received the email about wifi the day before, this plane
did not have wifi capability, like my flight from Newark to Midway the
previous week.
The flight attendant closed the door at 7:54pm . We pushed back from
the gate at 7:59pm and we took off at 8:07pm.
Since the flight was not full (about 80 passengers), the middle seat
next to me remained empty. In the window seat sat a young woman from
the southern edge of Lake Tahoe. I asked her if she might have an
issue getting there from Reno due tontine wild fires, but she seemed
to think that the fires were on the western side of the lake and would
not hinder the drive.
When the flight attendant came by, I ordered a can of Coke Zero and
with my coupon that I received with my Business Select ticket
purchase, I ordered a Fat Tire Amber Ale. The flight attendant seemed
a bit put off that I ordered two drinks and questioned me to see if I
thought I would have time to drink both. I answered in the
affirmative.
She brought my Fat Tire Amber Ale to me right away, even before she
started to prepare drinks for the other passengers. The Fat Tire came
to me very cold with a bit of ice formed, so it was quite good.
Shortly thereafter she brought my can of Coke Zero with a glass of
ice. For a snack, they handed me two packets of lightly salted
peanuts.
We started making our initial descent at 8:51pm and landed at RNO at
9:07pm and arrived at gate B3 at 9:11pm. I deplaned at 9:13pm.
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