Sep 18, 2014, 2:35 pm
Last edit by: IceTrojan
Fast Dash Sale FT Procedures & Information:
- Please post in this thread if you encounter a Fast Dash Sale that is live.
- Please limit discussion in this thread to expired/previous offers, and speculation to when the next dash may be.
- Sales tend to last two hours, starting at 11 AM PDT/PST and ending at 1 PM PDT/PST
- Generally are on Wednesdays, but not every week nor month
- Short hops and transcons have appeared
- Sometimes announced via twitter, but visible on AS' homepage
- Remember one can always cancel within 24 hours
- Fares still eligible for upgrades and can be combined with companion certs too.
The Consolidated Alaska Airlines Flash Sale thread
Sep 10, 2014, 1:02 pm
#46
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fast dash sale on NOW
$49 one way several city pairs, $79 for others
eg, SMF-SEA $49 multiple dates in October
prices good until 1pm PDT
eg, SMF-SEA $49 multiple dates in October
prices good until 1pm PDT
Sep 10, 2014, 2:35 pm
#49
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Sep 10, 2014, 2:50 pm
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it was two hours but by the time i signed into twitter and saw the sale there were only 45 minutes remaining 
looking back at the AS twitter feed it seems there have been several flash sales in the last few weeks that i missed.
looking back at the AS twitter feed it seems there have been several flash sales in the last few weeks that i missed.
Sep 10, 2014, 4:53 pm
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Sep 10, 2014, 9:59 pm
#54
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I hate these ideas of quick sales. I have a job. I can't scan twitter all day waiting for one of these damn things.
Every time I see that I missed one, it makes me angry at AS. Doesn't matter what the routes were (which I generally can't see after the fact anyway).
So kudos to the jackass that came up with this idea! ^
Every time I see that I missed one, it makes me angry at AS. Doesn't matter what the routes were (which I generally can't see after the fact anyway).
So kudos to the jackass that came up with this idea! ^
Sep 11, 2014, 7:35 am
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I hate these ideas of quick sales. I have a job. I can't scan twitter all day waiting for one of these damn things.
Every time I see that I missed one, it makes me angry at AS. Doesn't matter what the routes were (which I generally can't see after the fact anyway).
So kudos to the jackass that came up with this idea! ^
Every time I see that I missed one, it makes me angry at AS. Doesn't matter what the routes were (which I generally can't see after the fact anyway).
So kudos to the jackass that came up with this idea! ^
Sep 11, 2014, 9:01 am
#56
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I hate these ideas of quick sales. I have a job. I can't scan twitter all day waiting for one of these damn things.
Every time I see that I missed one, it makes me angry at AS. Doesn't matter what the routes were (which I generally can't see after the fact anyway).
So kudos to the jackass that came up with this idea! ^
Every time I see that I missed one, it makes me angry at AS. Doesn't matter what the routes were (which I generally can't see after the fact anyway).
So kudos to the jackass that came up with this idea! ^
I also do not do Twitter nor tweet, and FB is also something I'm not glued to all day, so AS needs to realize that they need to broaden their distribution channels, unless they really don't want folks taking advantage of these flash sales. #Fail.
Sep 11, 2014, 9:30 am
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i think that it should be possible to set up an RSS feed to your inbox from AS twitter feed, so that you get their tweets but don't have to have a twitter account. the only reason that i caught this one is because i follow SEA-SMF on *gasp* airfare watchdog and they emailed me. i need to figure out how to set up this RSS feed and if i'm successful, i'll post about it.
Sep 11, 2014, 11:36 am
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My wild theory. This is a fare sale tactic intended to undercut the competition, particularly DL, while keeping it short enough to not give DL enough time to match the fares.
Pretty smart move on AS part, but yes I agree the communication channels should be better. Maybe offer customers the option to receive fast dash fare sale text message?
Pretty smart move on AS part, but yes I agree the communication channels should be better. Maybe offer customers the option to receive fast dash fare sale text message?