Originally Posted by
NWplatinum
I get Alaska wants to maximize revenue on this flight. But punishing everyone who wants to book on this flight and sending them to Y fare buckets? I’m a loyalists, but I agree with what someone else said, every has their breaking points where I cannot justify a coach ticket that is $200 less than their F.
Sounds like it might be best to book another airline?
My partner and I are going to fly home from LIH to SEA on Dec 31. When we looked last March, AS was charging $899 and Delta was charging $345 for similarly timed flights. We went ahead and booked Delta.
I just checked - the Delta flight is going for $557 with approximately 30 seats left. AS is still $899 with only ~20 seats selected. My guess is that AS will end up selling all of those seats eventually, but at a higher average price than Delta.
They know what they are doing with pricing, but as a consumer there are choices. Its starting to look better and better to book as a “free agent” instead of chasing MVP.