Can I expect a summer fare sale?
Mar 8, 2011, 1:29 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: JNU
Programs: AS MVPG; AAdvantage;Delta Silver
Posts: 89
Can I expect a summer fare sale?
Planning for summer cross-country family travel, would like to know if AS summer fare sales are likely. JNU-SEA-ORD or vicinity (DTW, GRR, TVC, etc).
Hate to buy now and have a sale announced next week. If I did that, does AS honor any low fare deals?
Thanks!
Sue
Hate to buy now and have a sale announced next week. If I did that, does AS honor any low fare deals?
Thanks!
Sue
Mar 8, 2011, 1:39 pm
#2
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: JNU
Programs: HH D, AS MM/MVPG for life/AL, Awesome Wipes VIP Club, NEXUS, Hertz 5-Star Gold
Posts: 2,893
Mar 8, 2011, 4:17 pm
#3
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Intermountain West
Programs: Too many to list
Posts: 12,088
As long as the crisis continues in the Middle East/Africa we will see airfares (and gasoline for your car) go UP, UP, UP. Buy now for summer/fall travel.
Mar 8, 2011, 4:21 pm
#4
Join Date: Jan 2008
Programs: AS MVPG, CO, NW(now DL), Flying Blue
Posts: 6,554
buy now! If the fares drop you can always reticket and get a credit. Like Philemer said, expecting any good sales right now.....I wouldnt count on it. There will be surely some sales although they'll play the up the price the day before the sale begins gimmick
Mar 8, 2011, 11:00 pm
#5
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: SEA
Posts: 242
How does this work out if you buy with a companion pass?
If not for AS's friendly policy, I don't agree with the "buy it now for summer and fall." I'm looking at a few legs where they've sold no seats and the price is $300+ one way transcon. They can try and raise that more, but no one is going to buy it.
If not for AS's friendly policy, I don't agree with the "buy it now for summer and fall." I'm looking at a few legs where they've sold no seats and the price is $300+ one way transcon. They can try and raise that more, but no one is going to buy it.
Mar 9, 2011, 12:36 am
#6
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend, Moderator, Information Desk, Ambassador, Alaska Airlines
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: FAI
Programs: AS MVP Gold100K, AS 1MM, Maika`i Card, AGR, HH Gold, Hertz PC, Marriott Titanium LTG, CO, 7H, BA, 8E
Posts: 42,953
Wirelessly posted (beckoa's PWP wonderous device: BlackBerry9000/4.6.0.304 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/102)
You'd still get a refund, but only one for two people... (As there was one fare paid)
Originally Posted by StrandedinLA
How does this work out if you buy with a companion pass?
If not for AS's friendly policy, I don't agree with the "buy it now for summer and fall." I'm looking at a few legs where they've sold no seats and the price is $300+ one way transcon. They can try and raise that more, but no one is going to buy it.
If not for AS's friendly policy, I don't agree with the "buy it now for summer and fall." I'm looking at a few legs where they've sold no seats and the price is $300+ one way transcon. They can try and raise that more, but no one is going to buy it.
Mar 9, 2011, 10:37 am
#7
Join Date: Jan 2008
Programs: AS MVPG, CO, NW(now DL), Flying Blue
Posts: 6,554
How does this work out if you buy with a companion pass?
If not for AS's friendly policy, I don't agree with the "buy it now for summer and fall." I'm looking at a few legs where they've sold no seats and the price is $300+ one way transcon. They can try and raise that more, but no one is going to buy it.
If not for AS's friendly policy, I don't agree with the "buy it now for summer and fall." I'm looking at a few legs where they've sold no seats and the price is $300+ one way transcon. They can try and raise that more, but no one is going to buy it.
Mar 9, 2011, 10:44 pm
#8
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Danville, CA, USA;
Programs: UA 1MM, WN CP, Marriott LT Plat, Hilton Gold, IC Plat
Posts: 15,722
I would not complain about the transcons, I'm seeing $250 roundtrips from SF to Las Vegas. That used to be the highest fare, not the lowest one.
Mar 10, 2011, 8:33 am
#9
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: SEA
Posts: 242
I just don't buy the oil argument when Alaska doesn't use that for pricing.
Case in point, my retired inlaws (who thus are happy with connections), are flying SEA - MDT. Alaska wouldn't even give the SEA-ORD-MDT option (last leg on AA). Instead, Alaska sold them SEA-PDX-ORD-MDT for $165 total each way this summer. That fare is around $100 less than Alaska wants SEA-ORD or even the PDX-ORD leg on the exact same flight.
In my case, I just went with Jetblue for $100 less and no checked bag fee and am sitting on my companion pass.
Case in point, my retired inlaws (who thus are happy with connections), are flying SEA - MDT. Alaska wouldn't even give the SEA-ORD-MDT option (last leg on AA). Instead, Alaska sold them SEA-PDX-ORD-MDT for $165 total each way this summer. That fare is around $100 less than Alaska wants SEA-ORD or even the PDX-ORD leg on the exact same flight.
In my case, I just went with Jetblue for $100 less and no checked bag fee and am sitting on my companion pass.
Mar 10, 2011, 11:29 am
#10
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: AS MVP, PriorityPass, Global Entry
Posts: 748
It's just one factor in pricing. Competition, airport fees, and many other factors go into determining the price of a ticket. Regardless, rising oil prices will increase cost for the airlines, and therefore prices have to go up.
Mar 10, 2011, 3:25 pm
#11
Join Date: Jan 2008
Programs: AS MVPG, CO, NW(now DL), Flying Blue
Posts: 6,554
I just don't buy the oil argument when Alaska doesn't use that for pricing.
Case in point, my retired inlaws (who thus are happy with connections), are flying SEA - MDT. Alaska wouldn't even give the SEA-ORD-MDT option (last leg on AA). Instead, Alaska sold them SEA-PDX-ORD-MDT for $165 total each way this summer. That fare is around $100 less than Alaska wants SEA-ORD or even the PDX-ORD leg on the exact same flight.
In my case, I just went with Jetblue for $100 less and no checked bag fee and am sitting on my companion pass.
Case in point, my retired inlaws (who thus are happy with connections), are flying SEA - MDT. Alaska wouldn't even give the SEA-ORD-MDT option (last leg on AA). Instead, Alaska sold them SEA-PDX-ORD-MDT for $165 total each way this summer. That fare is around $100 less than Alaska wants SEA-ORD or even the PDX-ORD leg on the exact same flight.
In my case, I just went with Jetblue for $100 less and no checked bag fee and am sitting on my companion pass.