Change Your Flight for Exclusive Rewards! (Nominal Travel Credit)
Jun 21, 2022, 7:47 pm
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Change Your Flight for Exclusive Rewards! (Nominal Travel Credit)
Huh, this is fascinating. Just got this email from Alaska. I wonder if other people have received similar emails and if they've received similar offers
$35 though ..... yawn
tack on a zero and you'll get me interested LOL 
$35 though ..... yawn
tack on a zero and you'll get me interested LOL
Jun 21, 2022, 8:10 pm
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Available options aren't "too" bad - I'm flying SFO-AUS nonstop on Jun 27 (8:40am - 2:18pm) and I'm given five options
- Jun 27 5:55pm - 11:31pm nonstop $35
- Jun 28 morning flight nonstop $35
- Jun 28 evening flight nonstop $35
- Jun 29 morning flight nonstop $35
- Jun 29 evening flight nonstop $35
Too bad the options are all "later" flights - if AS has an option for Jun 26, I might actually have taken them up on it ...... even for a paltry $35
- Jun 27 5:55pm - 11:31pm nonstop $35
- Jun 28 morning flight nonstop $35
- Jun 28 evening flight nonstop $35
- Jun 29 morning flight nonstop $35
- Jun 29 evening flight nonstop $35
Too bad the options are all "later" flights - if AS has an option for Jun 26, I might actually have taken them up on it ...... even for a paltry $35
Jun 22, 2022, 12:20 am
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I would consider changing for $35 if it involved changing the routing to something that would get me more RDMs/EQMs like a connection in SEA or better yet a double connection in LAX and SEA but not to another nonstop unless the upgrade chances were significantly better.
Jun 22, 2022, 6:29 am
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Pretty smart of Alaska to proactively manage inventory in this manner. Not everyone thinks of squeezing big VDB vouchers. If even 5% of the people they send it to would now find it more convenient to change to one of the alternatives, it's a success.
Jun 22, 2022, 8:05 am
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Jun 22, 2022, 8:06 am
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$35 is kind of a low amount though. AA and DL are trying this too but offers usually start around $100.
Jun 22, 2022, 8:48 am
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$35 wouldn't get me to change anything I wanted to stick with but if I was already thinking about a change or just bought in to the cheaper flight which is now more full, and it's get a few bucks vs pay a fare change, easy win.
Jun 22, 2022, 8:51 am
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This is interesting. Although I think it's wise of AS to get ahead of potential issues, I agree with everyone who has pointed out that this offer just isn't tempting. If they want to stick with a measly $35, it might be more tempting to some if it was offered as an actual refund as opposed to a flight credit. Otherwise, they just need to up the ante. The only folks likely to jump on this are the ones who were considering changing to a later flight anyway.
Jun 22, 2022, 9:52 am
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Ya, $100 seems like a more reasonable start but I would not be surprised to see similar emails with different offers as they test how low still gets a response, and what routes require more / less $.
$35 wouldn't get me to change anything I wanted to stick with but if I was already thinking about a change or just bought in to the cheaper flight which is now more full, and it's get a few bucks vs pay a fare change, easy win.
$35 wouldn't get me to change anything I wanted to stick with but if I was already thinking about a change or just bought in to the cheaper flight which is now more full, and it's get a few bucks vs pay a fare change, easy win.
