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
Oct 30, 2018, 10:36 am
#526
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: YVR, HNL
Programs: AS 75k, UA peon, BA Bronze, AC E50k, Marriott Plat, HH Diamond, Fairmont Plat (RIP)
Posts: 7,832
Here's the link (and mine says code READERSCHOICE2018): Alaska Air F Sale
Oct 30, 2018, 10:39 am
#527
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: Alaska 100K - MM, defender of shoes on the carpeted bulkhead 4ever, AA LT PLT, Hyatt Glob, HH Dia
Posts: 7,443
booking Jan/Feb work trips.
OOOH YES.
Not on GGU seat on any flight. - SO MUCH LOVE on a Monday in January. Tuesday is not better, nor is Wednesday.
Oct 30, 2018, 2:42 pm
#528
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Tucson, AZ USA
Programs: DL-Platinum / AS-PlatPro / Hyatt - Glob / Hilton-Diamond
Posts: 1,573
Oct 30, 2018, 7:54 pm
#529
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 10,904
Dec 4, 2018, 10:49 am
#531
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
Programs: ʙᴏɴᴠo̱ʏ Au, IHG Au, HH Dia, Nexus, Pilot FlyingJ Preferred
Posts: 5,336
Two day flash sale live. Award sale as well for same period.
Dec 4, 2018, 3:55 pm
#532
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 10,904
Hey, they are learning. At least the buy-ups to main aren't universally $30 any more.
The $39 SJC-BUR fares are $54 in main. And I've seen some other fares with $20 buy-ups.
Also this actually appears to be a sale, not an all-around price increase like the Black Friday / Cyber Monday "sales". Too bad they are doing this a week after everyone already spent their money...
The $39 SJC-BUR fares are $54 in main. And I've seen some other fares with $20 buy-ups.
Also this actually appears to be a sale, not an all-around price increase like the Black Friday / Cyber Monday "sales". Too bad they are doing this a week after everyone already spent their money...
Dec 10, 2018, 12:30 am
#533
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Hilton, Hyatt House, Del Taco
Posts: 5,378
Two day flash sale live. Award sale as well for same period.
Leaving Fri afternoon, returning Mon afternoon... main cabin coach fares during "flash sale":
SEA-PHX $564
SEA-LAX $401
SEA-SFO $308
SEA-HNL $576
The only one of these that I thought might be a good deal was HNL.
But that fare stayed the same after the conclusion of this flash sale.
Dec 10, 2018, 12:49 am
#534
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: SEA
Programs: Hilton/Marriott Gold, Accor Silver
Posts: 2,036
This "flash sale" was another joke, at least for the destinations I looked at for Memorial Day weekend.
Leaving Fri afternoon, returning Mon afternoon... main cabin coach fares during "flash sale":
SEA-PHX $564
SEA-LAX $401
SEA-SFO $308
SEA-HNL $576
The only one of these that I thought might be a good deal was HNL.
But that fare stayed the same after the conclusion of this flash sale.
Leaving Fri afternoon, returning Mon afternoon... main cabin coach fares during "flash sale":
SEA-PHX $564
SEA-LAX $401
SEA-SFO $308
SEA-HNL $576
The only one of these that I thought might be a good deal was HNL.
But that fare stayed the same after the conclusion of this flash sale.
Dec 10, 2018, 1:56 am
#535
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Hilton, Hyatt House, Del Taco
Posts: 5,378
And we're not talking Thanksgiving, July 4th, Xmas here.
Yeah Memorial Day, spring break, Labor Day, mid-winter break, etc, etc are also quite busy. But travel-heavy times are generally the only times we can travel for leisure. Same goes for most of our circle of friends/colleagues.
So it just proves sort of the obvious... these flash sales are pretty meaningless to many of us. But if you have a more flexible situation and are content with AS only offering unpopular dates and times on its flash sale, then good for you.
Dec 10, 2018, 9:16 am
#536
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SEA, but up and down the coast a lot
Programs: Oceanic Airlines Gold Elite
Posts: 20,386
Why not? If AS meant for this sale to be truly useful for most of us.
And we're not talking Thanksgiving, July 4th, Xmas here.
Yeah Memorial Day, spring break, Labor Day, mid-winter break, etc, etc are also quite busy. But travel-heavy times are generally the only times we can travel for leisure. Same goes for most of our circle of friends/colleagues.
So it just proves sort of the obvious... these flash sales are pretty meaningless to many of us. But if you have a more flexible situation and are content with AS only offering unpopular dates and times on its flash sale, then good for you.
And we're not talking Thanksgiving, July 4th, Xmas here.
Yeah Memorial Day, spring break, Labor Day, mid-winter break, etc, etc are also quite busy. But travel-heavy times are generally the only times we can travel for leisure. Same goes for most of our circle of friends/colleagues.
So it just proves sort of the obvious... these flash sales are pretty meaningless to many of us. But if you have a more flexible situation and are content with AS only offering unpopular dates and times on its flash sale, then good for you.
(I’ve actually gotten decent results flying on the Saturday of long weekends, shame on me for being flexible I guess.)
Dec 10, 2018, 10:38 am
#537
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
Programs: ʙᴏɴᴠo̱ʏ Au, IHG Au, HH Dia, Nexus, Pilot FlyingJ Preferred
Posts: 5,336
Dec 10, 2018, 11:42 am
#538
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Hilton, Hyatt House, Del Taco
Posts: 5,378
Dec 27, 2018, 10:22 am
#539
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: SFO
Programs: AS, UA, WN, IHG Diamond Elite, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Gold, CET 7*
Posts: 3,299
For what it's worth, Flash Sale email received for ticketing today (Thursday, December 27th) by midnight. The usual Tue/Wed/Sat for travel through March 13.
I have no reason to go to MCI, but one could do so relatively cheaply and the buyup out of X is reasonable.
I have no reason to go to MCI, but one could do so relatively cheaply and the buyup out of X is reasonable.