Comments on: Alaska Airlines Fights Back: Earn Up To Triple Elites Miles Offer Post-737 MAX 9 Crisis

By: canuck_in_ca

canuck_in_ca — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 01:57:56 +0000

I have a transcon booked in February. Originally on the Max 9 (first time I had booked on it, reluctantly). It got swapped to a -800 last week. If they swap it back to Max 9 I’m moving on to plan B: more expensive flights on Delta, already booked as backup. Considering Delta has the A220 (and -800, both with PTVs) on my main route I don’t see myself flying Alaska a whole lot this year unfortunately.

By: Tim Dunn

Tim Dunn — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 00:06:29 +0000

AS and every other airline will get compensated by Boeing in credits for future orders.
Boeing doesn’t have the cash to keep paying every customer for every delay – and every aircraft Boeing builds is delivered late.
The whole reason United keeps placing massive Boeing orders is because they have so many credits from Boeing and cash in on them as soon as they can; they just are now realizing that customer credits don’t fly passengers and so do no good as long as Boeing keeps delaying orders.

By: Gary Leff

Gary Leff — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 22:19:32 +0000

In reply to Gene. @Gene - Alaska is going after Boeing for that amount, and yeah I think they'll eventually get it in one form or another

By: Sexy_kitten7

Sexy_kitten7 — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 21:41:59 +0000

Omg double elite miles! I don’t think we’ve seen one of these deals in almost/over a decade right? Back before my time…

By: Alaska Airlines Struggles Are Your Win: 30% And 40% Airfare Discounts - View from the Wing

Mon, 29 Jan 2024 21:36:03 +0000

[…] not just bonus elite qualifying miles that Alaska Airlines is using to get passengers back in the air after the ungrounding of the Boeing […]

By: Gene

Gene — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 21:16:41 +0000

@ Derek — Where did I express a dislike for AS? They are my favorite domestic airline. The only airline I really dislike is Delta. Yes, that is a nice giveaway of EQM, but the promotion doesn’t exactly incentivize anyone to buy tickets with Alaska.

By: Derek

Derek — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 21:10:01 +0000

@Gene
Why do you hate on every airline except United?

The article does not say travel had to be booked after the announcement, so travel that has been booked already should earn double/triple elite miles.

By: Gene

Gene — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 20:12:01 +0000

@ Gary — Oh, and does this incident really cost AS $150 million? At the end of the day, won’t Boeing be stuck with that bill?

By: Gene

Gene — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 20:09:35 +0000

@ Gary — February only? What a joke. Most travelers (especially leisure ones) already have their travel booked for February. Maybe 3 months would have been a little more reasonable?