On Alaska Airlines LAX-SFO When do the majority of these flights get booked
Mar 17, 2019, 10:46 pm
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On Alaska Airlines LAX-SFO When do the majority of these flights get booked
I have booked 2 x tickets in First Class in late July and the flight looks pretty empty. Especially first class the tickets I booked are the only seats taken.
Seeing the flight is in late July, roughly when should I start seeing the majority of people book ?
Just asking out of curiosity..
Thank you,
Seeing the flight is in late July, roughly when should I start seeing the majority of people book ?
Just asking out of curiosity..
Thank you,
Mar 18, 2019, 12:24 am
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I have booked 2 x tickets in First Class in late July and the flight looks pretty empty. Especially first class the tickets I booked are the only seats taken.
Seeing the flight is in late July, roughly when should I start seeing the majority of people book ?
Just asking out of curiosity..
Thank you,
Seeing the flight is in late July, roughly when should I start seeing the majority of people book ?
Just asking out of curiosity..
Thank you,
I have a flight on this route next week, and I'm currently the only one booked in F. It's also a flight I've taken many, many times before, and it always goes out full.
Mar 18, 2019, 1:18 am
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I’m not from US, suffer from serious FOMO and have no status with Alaska .
The price was quite reasonable ($152 usd for First Class per ticket), as we may carry more than 1 check-in each..
Im sure not the best deal in town, but I can sleep knowing all flights are booked and for my preferred seats..
Thanks for the tips about booking later in future..
.The price was quite reasonable ($152 usd for First Class per ticket), as we may carry more than 1 check-in each..
Im sure not the best deal in town, but I can sleep knowing all flights are booked and for my preferred seats..
Thanks for the tips about booking later in future..
Mar 18, 2019, 2:11 am
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I’m not from US, suffer from serious FOMO and have no status with Alaska .
The price was quite reasonable ($152 usd for First Class per ticket), as we may carry more than 1 check-in each..
Im sure not the best deal in town, but I can sleep knowing all flights are booked and for my preferred seats..
Thanks for the tips about booking later in future..
.The price was quite reasonable ($152 usd for First Class per ticket), as we may carry more than 1 check-in each..
Im sure not the best deal in town, but I can sleep knowing all flights are booked and for my preferred seats..
Thanks for the tips about booking later in future..
Mar 18, 2019, 2:14 am
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Yeah, that's not a bad first class fare at all. If you are going to have 2 bags with no status or CC, it's not much more than a cheap economy ticket. At that price I would bite. The best you are going to see is $50 in economy, plus 2 bags is another $60 for $110 total. And, there's no guarantee you will ever see it at that price.
Mar 18, 2019, 7:54 pm
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I'd be surprised if it was very booked more than a month out. Even then, that route is filled with people who decide a day or two out they need to fly it and want to be back home by dinner the same day.
Mar 18, 2019, 8:38 pm
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Interestingly, my outbound on this trip (SFO-LAX this Sat. at 905am) was booked in M (P/F sold out) and I just got a call that the flight is so overbooked, they want to switch me to the 11am for $300 in wallet funds! Works for me, thanks AS!
Mar 18, 2019, 8:45 pm
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Were you even planning on flying at 9am or were you going to try to SDC your way into an upgrade? (that is my strategy on shuttle flights)
Mar 18, 2019, 8:52 pm
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And yes, I was planning on flying it, but I've pushed back a lunch from 12p to 130p (15 minute Uber from LAX), so no worries on my end.
Mar 18, 2019, 8:52 pm
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James in Puerto Vallarta