Thanks to Northwest for the 26 day notice

My phone rang this past Thursday... I didn't recognize the 866 number but I answered it. Turns out it was an automated dialer from Northwest airlines letting me know that I should check in with Alaska Air when I fly to Denver. What made this unexpected is that I don't fly to Denver until early August. I usually do request flight information be sent to me via text, but usually they send me something a couple hours before my flight, maybe even two days before. Not 26 days.