We like taking Alaska Air's non-stop route to LAX out of Seatac. Having said that though, I noticed that Southwest is having an airfare sale right now. There are $99 one way fares from Seattle to LAX or Burbank or Ontario. Some sale fares are still available for non-stop travel (very few) and most that are on sale have 1 or more stops. Check it out!
We always fly Alaska but don't fly into LAX! We always fly into Ontario (John Wayne) it is much closer to DL and not nearly as crowded. Ground transportation is available to DL for a fair price and rental cars are right at the airport.
We fly the airline that has the best deals for the days we want. So far, we've flown United and Southest. Alaska has a kids fly free which also is a good deal.
We always fly Alaska but don't fly into LAX! We always fly into Ontario (John Wayne) it is much closer to DL and not nearly as crowded. Ground transportation is available to DL for a fair price and rental cars are right at the airport.
I agree with damiel - don't fly into LAX. I personally find LAX to be craziness all the time and the traffic more horrible than any other airport I have ever been to. I too suggest the Ontario Airport (ONT) or John Wayne (SNA) - these are actually two different airports. Or if you can get a flight into the Burbank airport (BUR), that would also be ideal as burbank is not that far away from anaheim (it is a smaller airport though, so less flight availability). Here are links to each of the airport sites - http://www.lawa.org/onthttp://www.ocair.com/http://www.burbankairport.com/
On my upcoming and very brief trip, I'm taking Southwest down to SNA, and then because SW's departure options did not meet my needs, I'm taking Alaskan back up. If it weren't for SW's sale going on right now I wouldn't have been able to do it, and because I'm loyal to SW I never would have thought about Alaskan, except that I didn't want to go home as early as 5pm!
We've been twice, and flew Alaska Air both times. The first trip we flew into SNA (Santa Ana aka John Wayne aka Ocean County), the second time to LGB (Long Beach.)
Both times I booked, Alaska had the best prices for the flight dates/times we wanted, but other times I've checked, other airlines had better rates, so just keep checking.
I think our trip last fall (Alaska Air) was around $109/one-way, so roughly $900 for the 4 of us. I just priced a trip we're hoping to take in April, and the best I could see was $139. Though now I'm going to check out Southwest, thanks Bumber!
We always fly Alaska Airlines because non-stop is very important to me. We fly into SNA (Orange County) unless we can save $60.00 or more per person into LAX. It is big and crazy but I don't mind too much if I can save some money.