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rotnkornkid Apr 5, 2021 6:16 am

Where did PDX<>FLL go?
 
Anyone have details why it’s off the schedule in June? Did this flight earlier this year and it was so convenient, sad to see it go :(

flytoeat Apr 5, 2021 7:24 am

FLL seasonal reductions and no cruise business (yet).

rotnkornkid Apr 5, 2021 9:12 am

Well, let the Alaskan planning gods know that I miss it dearly :)

PDXPremier Apr 5, 2021 11:19 am

And FLL was the go-to mileage run destination for awhile....but the flight options have been reduced and the price has gone up. I always went through SEA, LAX, or SAN since the direct flight from PDX earned less EQMs and was usually operated by an -800 which made upgrades even more difficult.

xliioper Apr 5, 2021 11:46 am

There's an existing thread on these Florida routes -- https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alas...-tpa-gone.html
Some where meant to be year round and went to seasonal. A number were always seasonal when loaded last summer. I believe PDX-FLL was always seasonal, although they ended up discontinuing flights a bit earlier than originally scheduled.
https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1449367

fly747first Apr 5, 2021 12:52 pm


Originally Posted by flytoeat (Post 33153119)
FLL seasonal reductions and no cruise business (yet).

Exactly though the CDC finally seems willing to relax some cruise policies

navydevildoc Apr 5, 2021 2:22 pm

They went and hibernated into the same cave as SAN-FLL.

PDXPremier Apr 5, 2021 2:33 pm

We all know it was mileage runners and weekly discount codes that were keeping these flights afloat (get it? no cruises! afloat?! lol) .

formeraa Apr 5, 2021 5:45 pm


Originally Posted by fly747first (Post 33154087)
Exactly though the CDC finally seems willing to relax some cruise policies

I don't know what's worse: being in a relatively cramped space with thousands of others or being stuck with no ports willing to let you disembark. It was really an eyeopener... As for the route, I think once people feel comfortable on cruise ships and more people are vaccinated that the route will come back.

PV_Premier Apr 6, 2021 4:11 pm


Originally Posted by PDXPremier (Post 33154394)
We all know it was mileage runners and weekly discount codes that were keeping these flights afloat

Nothing about that demographic is revenue positive for AS so why should they keep it around

rotnkornkid Apr 7, 2021 4:16 pm

I think I was the lone first-class-buying passenger that just liked a convenient route to visit his sister. But $450 tickets don't justify the route. RIP PDX<>FLL.

tphuang Apr 7, 2021 4:45 pm

This and SAN-FLL was originally added as a retaliation against B6 entering EWR-LAX/SFO/SAN + FLL-SEA/PDX. It's anyone's guess on the future of these routes.

PDXPremier Apr 7, 2021 4:47 pm


Originally Posted by rotnkornkid (Post 33160518)
I think I was the lone first-class-buying passenger that just liked a convenient route to visit his sister. But $450 tickets don't justify the route. RIP PDX<>FLL.

I always took the connections via LAX and/or SEA and with the frequent discount codes it always ended up being around $90 each way in main cabin which brought the cpm down to under .03/mile....talk about a no-brainer of a mileage run.

navydevildoc Apr 8, 2021 8:24 am


Originally Posted by rotnkornkid (Post 33160518)
I think I was the lone first-class-buying passenger that just liked a convenient route to visit his sister. But $450 tickets don't justify the route. RIP PDX<>FLL.

Nah, I was the other one. I was almost always revenue F on SAN-FLL.

RAD_PDX Apr 8, 2021 8:26 am

For the concerned mileage runners, PDX-EWR returns soon.


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