Having spent several years flying to ANC on AS to visit my now late father-in-law I can tell you the flights are always full. Even in the dead of winter. However, we've never been bumped. Very odd indeed! Often we got the last seats on the plane but were never bumped.

Tim had a good idea - spend a few days in Anchorage. You just might like it. A while back I wrote a mini trip report for a short visit in ANC. Click the following link to read it:

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