Alaska Airlines from Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport to Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport

Rumor has it that traveling via Alaska airlines from Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport to Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport will provide as much excitement as one can handle without having to fend off a grizzly bear with your tiny in-flight snack. Did you know that the grizzly bear is actually Alaska's official state animal? Oh boy, you're in for a treat!

Now, let's talk transportation. If you're the direct type, a person who doesn't want to dilly-dally, you won't like the sound of 'connecting flights'. But when you substitute 'connecting flights' with the enigmatic term 'one-way', suddenly you feel like you are about to embark on a journey of self-discovery or starring in your own action fueled blockbuster. Catch the last word of that sequence? That's right, 'blockbuster', anything is possible when you can't avoid a layover!

Speaking of layovers, if you have an eagle-eye, you might even spot a real living, breathing... mall. Or airport cafe, which isn't quite as riveting, but still, entertainment is entertainment. If you squint really hard, you might just spy a traveler's most coveted sight - cheap flights. Is that a pearl? No, it’s a round-trip discount. Now you're on a treasure hunt!

However, if you're in the first-class-seats-men's-club-and-nose-in-the-air group (you know who you are), this may be about the time you lose interest. You plan your trip around the availability of Dom Pérignon and the temperature of your cashew nuts. We get it. Pay attention, though, because things in economy class aren't so dire as you've been led to believe.

Apparently, the whole cabin has access to in-flight services (Did they always have that?), so I've heard. There're even rumors of movies back there, and people have been known to smile... Sometimes. We've also heard whispers of the mythical 'baggage allowance,' which according to urban legend does not discriminate based on social status. You can be the richest chap in the world and still only be allowed two bags. They also charge you extra if you can’t lift your suitcase into an overhead bin. This is not because they believe in equality, but due to the fact their employees are not trained for weight lifting.

So, folks, if you were thinking about those last-minute flights deals and you've read this far, you might as well take the plunge. Booking that flight is less terrifying than was that one summer with aunt Edna in Florida. That would be a great story to tell, but we have other letters to type! Remember, the best time to book is whenever you are still conscious enough to remember your name. Preferably not in the middle of a red-eye flight or after a hard day's night.

Frequent flyer? Don't forget your mileage program. It’s just like those coupon cards you get after your tenth coffee, only it's hundreds of dollars more expensive and you need to fly halfway across the globe to get your freebie. Plus, there's the added bonus of radioactive sunburn if you fly too close to the sun. Who knew science could be so much fun?

So, be it a return journey, a one-way trip to oblivion, a quest for the perfect airfare or the comedy of errors that is flight cancellation policy studies, remember - there’s an art to enjoying the flight journey and it all begins and ends with marvelous Alaska - where the sun doesn't set for half the year and polar bears and penguins have never met. Now, isn't that a random enough fact to finish off?