If you're willing to take a chance......GREAT Deals on flights right now
Mar 4, 2020, 9:15 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Bainbridge Island, WA
Posts: 8,964
If you're willing to take a chance......GREAT Deals on flights right now
Just got an email about a new promotion .....$99 fares to Hawaii, Florida and NY. Everything else on sale as well. It must be really tough right now for the airlines.
Mar 4, 2020, 9:46 pm
#3
Join Date: Feb 2007
Programs: AS Million Miler, Marriott Lifetime Platinum, Nexus / Global Entry
Posts: 844
Just flew ATL-SEA today and the plane was jam packed. Apparently an equipment change. Ugh.
Pretty empty on the way down. I paid $150 to upfare to F but really didn’t need to on the outbound leg.
Would have paid $250 on the return but wasn’t an option.
Pretty empty on the way down. I paid $150 to upfare to F but really didn’t need to on the outbound leg.
Would have paid $250 on the return but wasn’t an option.
Mar 4, 2020, 10:11 pm
#5
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: SEA
Programs: Alaska Airlines MVP Gold
Posts: 301
Good to know, this makes me feel better about upgrade odds on some upcoming SFO-JFK, they were still selling R fares when I booked and an upfare was pretty pricey.
Mar 4, 2020, 10:49 pm
#6
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: PDX
Programs: AS MVP Gold 100K
Posts: 2,329
Already booked the first PDX-OGG run. Probably going to add a couple more. EQMs came out to 5cpm and RDMs at 2.1cpm. The only downside to the Hawaii runs are the -800s, which make upgrades a little tougher.
Mar 5, 2020, 5:28 am
#9
Join Date: May 2019
Location: RTW
Programs: Delta PM, AA PlatPro
Posts: 406
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Im flying every 5-6 days for the next 6 months solid.
Every continent, 30+ countries, all over.
It has not crossed my mind once, in Tokyo, Taipei, Portland or anywhere in the last 2 months to change anything.
Too bad all my travel has been booked, as it looks like prices are cratering. But, I guess that humans will look back at this as one of the greatest ‘The Sky Is Falling’ moments in human history.
It’s too bad, as the next virus that rolls around could actually be serious, and after this one... a lot less people will believe the media or WHO or anyone in the medical community or the news profiting off scaring everyone.
*shrug*
PDX-SFO-SYD on Sunday
then off to Asia!
Mar 5, 2020, 5:45 am
#10
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: SEA
Posts: 242
My company isn't doing travel. have a half dozen discretionary trips in mind, planning around school schedules, and nothing of interest approached a 'sale'. I guess that's not surprising, but hope Alaska can find enough people to fill in the gap....
Mar 5, 2020, 6:48 am
#11
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Bainbridge Island, WA
Posts: 8,964
‘Take a chance’ on what?
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Im flying every 5-6 days for the next 6 months solid.
Every continent, 30+ countries, all over.
It has not crossed my mind once, in Tokyo, Taipei, Portland or anywhere in the last 2 months to change anything.
Too bad all my travel has been booked, as it looks like prices are cratering. But, I guess that humans will look back at this as one of the greatest ‘The Sky Is Falling’ moments in human history.
It’s too bad, as the next virus that rolls around could actually be serious, and after this one... a lot less people will believe the media or WHO or anyone in the medical community or the news profiting off scaring everyone.
*shrug*
PDX-SFO-SYD on Sunday
then off to Asia!
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Im flying every 5-6 days for the next 6 months solid.
Every continent, 30+ countries, all over.
It has not crossed my mind once, in Tokyo, Taipei, Portland or anywhere in the last 2 months to change anything.
Too bad all my travel has been booked, as it looks like prices are cratering. But, I guess that humans will look back at this as one of the greatest ‘The Sky Is Falling’ moments in human history.
It’s too bad, as the next virus that rolls around could actually be serious, and after this one... a lot less people will believe the media or WHO or anyone in the medical community or the news profiting off scaring everyone.
*shrug*
PDX-SFO-SYD on Sunday
then off to Asia!
Good Luck.
Stay Healthy.
I am not taking a chance.
Mar 5, 2020, 8:28 am
#13
Join Date: Apr 2003
Programs: B6 Mosaic, Bonvoy LT Titanium (x SPG LT), IHG Spire, UA Silver
Posts: 5,848
The airlines will have to make up for their losses in the first half of the year by overcharging in the 2nd half if this is over by then. They would be foolish to offer big discounts for travel months from now and end up losing money the whole year rather than only half. If it continues into the summer, then they will cut capacity in the fall or have to offer steep discounts to get people back on the planes.