ANC/LAX/DCA and Other Odd Routings for MR
Jan 1, 2011, 4:55 pm
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ANC/LAX/DCA and Other Odd Routings for MR
I was considering a MR to start the year off and to make use of my 50% off PFD cert. Using Alaskaair.com, I tried ANC/DCA but it won't give me the routing through LAX, only through SEA. I tried using multi-city, but that drives the price up. The AS web site gave me the LAX routing in the past (for the same price as the SEA routing) and it was easier to get an upgrade than going DCA/SEA and it racked up more miles. Any suggestions on how to get the LAX routing for the same price? Any suggestions for getting other odd routings just to accummulate miles?
Jan 1, 2011, 6:17 pm
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SPECIFIED ROUTE: 0001 ANC-CHI-WAS ANC-SEA-PDX-SEA-SFO-LAX-WAS ANC-JNU-SEA-PDX-SEA-SFO-LAX-WAS
I can play around with it a bit more when I have more time and see if I can figure out why. I had issues last year trying to get a route via LAX when choosing a stopover in SEA, even though the stopover shouldn't have affected things. Weird.
FWIW, the best CPM out of ANC right now is MCO. That's where I'm going on my 50% off certificate.
Jan 1, 2011, 8:35 pm
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UA, US, AA, DL, F9, and CO are all offering ANC - WAS at 1/2 that price. So, you could use your 50% off coupon to get the same fare offered there, or take a MR on AA or DL...likely to include 1 or more segments each way on AS as codeshares and save your 50% coupon for when AS offers a competitive fare out of ANC...
Jan 2, 2011, 12:52 am
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UA, US, AA, DL, F9, and CO are all offering ANC - WAS at 1/2 that price. So, you could use your 50% off coupon to get the same fare offered there, or take a MR on AA or DL...likely to include 1 or more segments each way on AS as codeshares and save your 50% coupon for when AS offers a competitive fare out of ANC...
Jan 2, 2011, 2:06 am
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Jan 2, 2011, 10:43 am
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Jan 2, 2011, 6:49 pm
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Jan 3, 2011, 9:40 pm
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Thanks, Jackal, for the MCO suggestion. I'll take a look at that too. I thought I'd have a better shot at upgrades with the SEA/LAX/DCA routing, however.
Jan 4, 2011, 6:53 am
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Actually it looks like some days have gone down. I tried feb 7 -10 and found 379++ each way on the route 805.10 AI. It ends up being the cheapest and the most miles. It seems to be avail days before and after
To view the fare basis on the alaska page. Once you select the itin and you get to the page where you get the upsell for hotels and cars. Right above the summary of charges there is a view Fare and Baggage Rules link. Click on that to expand. The fifth bullet down from there is View all Fare Rules. Click on that and follow the instructions.
All booking engines have a similar function. Its basically the fine print and its always hard to find if your not looking
Actually it looks like some days have gone down. I tried feb 7 -10 and found 379++ each way on the route 805.10 AI. It ends up being the cheapest and the most miles. It seems to be avail days before and after
To view the fare basis on the alaska page. Once you select the itin and you get to the page where you get the upsell for hotels and cars. Right above the summary of charges there is a view Fare and Baggage Rules link. Click on that to expand. The fifth bullet down from there is View all Fare Rules. Click on that and follow the instructions.
All booking engines have a similar function. Its basically the fine print and its always hard to find if your not looking
Last edited by CDKing; Jan 4, 2011 at 6:55 am
Jan 4, 2011, 10:09 pm
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Hey, thanks, I followed your directions and found the fare basis code no problem. The AS web site is showing me the routing via LAX now, but for some reason it would only give me the direct flight from SEA a few nights ago.
I thought these 50% off PFD certs were going to be a really smoking deal, but the fares are so high right now that 50% off just brings it down to a really good fare sale. It's certainly not what I envisioned 50% off to be. That being said, it looks like a good opportunity to get a MR in and make sure I can requal for gold for next year.
I thought these 50% off PFD certs were going to be a really smoking deal, but the fares are so high right now that 50% off just brings it down to a really good fare sale. It's certainly not what I envisioned 50% off to be. That being said, it looks like a good opportunity to get a MR in and make sure I can requal for gold for next year.
Jan 4, 2011, 11:05 pm
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Hey, thanks, I followed your directions and found the fare basis code no problem. The AS web site is showing me the routing via LAX now, but for some reason it would only give me the direct flight from SEA a few nights ago.
I thought these 50% off PFD certs were going to be a really smoking deal, but the fares are so high right now that 50% off just brings it down to a really good fare sale. It's certainly not what I envisioned 50% off to be. That being said, it looks like a good opportunity to get a MR in and make sure I can requal for gold for next year.
I thought these 50% off PFD certs were going to be a really smoking deal, but the fares are so high right now that 50% off just brings it down to a really good fare sale. It's certainly not what I envisioned 50% off to be. That being said, it looks like a good opportunity to get a MR in and make sure I can requal for gold for next year.
Do you think fares will drop as soon as the PFD coupons are no longer valid??
Jan 5, 2011, 12:38 am
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but doubt it won't be much until after Spring Break...
Jan 5, 2011, 1:12 am
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Oh...yeah...and it would be almost as ironic as the fares that increased just before the PFD sale came out.
Jan 6, 2011, 5:15 am
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Hey, thanks, I followed your directions and found the fare basis code no problem. The AS web site is showing me the routing via LAX now, but for some reason it would only give me the direct flight from SEA a few nights ago.
I thought these 50% off PFD certs were going to be a really smoking deal, but the fares are so high right now that 50% off just brings it down to a really good fare sale. It's certainly not what I envisioned 50% off to be. That being said, it looks like a good opportunity to get a MR in and make sure I can requal for gold for next year.
I thought these 50% off PFD certs were going to be a really smoking deal, but the fares are so high right now that 50% off just brings it down to a really good fare sale. It's certainly not what I envisioned 50% off to be. That being said, it looks like a good opportunity to get a MR in and make sure I can requal for gold for next year.
), and I finally found a rather creative routing that made it not quite as painful.I know these high fares aren't due to heavy demand, since all of my flights are still F7 Y7...
