Originally Posted by
dave1013
Here's what Anchorage Daily News travel writer Scott McMurren
has to say on the matter:
I think most interesting is the statement that it's not supposed to be a uniform $30 extra for Main"
The “upgrade” to the main cabin can be expensive. For the ticket to L.A., the cost is $30 each way. According to Tim Thompson, a spokesman for Alaska Air, there’s no set amount for an upgrade to a regular coach ticket. In fact, for a ticket from Anchorage to New York’s JFK Airport, the upcharge was just $12 each way. But the $30 one-way upcharge is consistent with what Delta and United charge.The “upgrade” to the main cabin can be expensive. For the ticket to L.A., the cost is $30 each way. According to Tim Thompson, a spokesman for Alaska Air, there’s no set amount for an upgrade to a regular coach ticket. In fact, for a ticket from Anchorage to New York’s JFK Airport, the upcharge was just $12 each way. But the $30 one-way upcharge is consistent with what Delta and United charge.