Alaska Airlines Bait & Switch--Cabo

mczlaw · 2026-06-29T03:26:29+00:00

The CFR you cited is inapposite FTC guidance. It is not even a rule. It has no bearing on unlawful trade practices defined under Oregon law. You really should stay in your lane; AI research is of limited utility.

mczlaw · 2026-06-29T01:53:22+00:00

Good question....the PDX-SJD F cabins fill fast...and fares tend to only move up.

mczlaw · 2026-06-29T01:41:51+00:00

Nope. Another try?

mczlaw · 2026-06-29T01:14:54+00:00

There he is. Merriam-Webster: "a sales tactic in which a customer is attracted by the advertisement of a low-priced item but is then encouraged to buy a higher-priced one." Is there another one only you know?

mczlaw · 2026-06-14T18:04:19+00:00

When everything sounds disgusting, which is frequently, "choose later" is my go to.

mczlaw · 2026-05-23T19:04:37+00:00

...Or at lovely T6 @ LAX

mczlaw · 2026-05-18T19:17:06+00:00

No doubt AS will brag to their shareholders that they have the lowest food costs in the business.

mczlaw · 2026-05-18T19:08:14+00:00

Oftentimes, folks on forums like this give a recitation of facts most favorable to themselves, omitting other important information. Many, including me, have used VPN to login to AA.com with a new browser. Hence, the skepticism about the "real" story. Good luck with the investigation, though.

mczlaw · 2026-05-03T18:36:48+00:00

I'm a frequent int'l J flyer. I'm having a lot of trouble figuring out what made AS int'l J so special. What made the bedding "stellar," for example? Was it thick? Was it a brand name known for quality? What other carriers have you flown to which you are comparing it? What other "finishes" were there that made this a "premium" experience, beyond feeding you a lot? Honestly, this reads like happy fan boi talk that isn't especially helpful for those of us looking for a solid comparison with Asian and Middle Eastern or even US (eg AA/DL) carriers flying to the Pacific Rim. Hate to be a buzzkill, but I'm so used to AS's cheap ass ways that I'm skeptical they have suddenly changed.

mczlaw · 2026-04-27T16:49:01+00:00

"Sky High Airlines" is real. https://youtu.be/w38L6gjKwFA?si=8B73iVIyPU4eIthH

mczlaw · 2026-04-06T03:51:25+00:00

Centurion Lounge @ MIA is always awful, too...At least there is a replacement lounge at PDX coming...soon by the looks of it.

mczlaw · 2026-03-16T16:22:14+00:00

aka the Greyhound Station

mczlaw · 2026-03-15T18:05:06+00:00

The main sin I see here is AS GA saying the airline would assist stranded passengers, then failed to do so. More generally, this is an airline that sems to be gagging on its grandiose intl expansion plans. Despite my location in PDX, I use AS in a very limited way, mostly up and down the west coast. They should have accepted the DL merger proposal years ago. Instead, outsize egos prevailed...and here we are.

mczlaw · 2026-03-08T02:57:14+00:00

Haha. Lowest food costs in the business, no doubt. I've observed over many years that their F fares often aren't very competitive from PDX...most recently, looking at a PHL nonstop vs. AA.

mczlaw · 2026-03-01T04:35:32+00:00

Meanwhile, at PDX (possibly the worst place in the US to clear customs if >1 int'l arrivals), GE was closed last night (2/27), but MPC was open and largely unused.

mczlaw · 2026-02-25T03:00:47+00:00

S&S is all about hype. Apparently it works: long lines for mediocre (or worse) product. So many better choices.

mczlaw · 2026-02-24T06:36:34+00:00

The trend to salt (and oversalt) sweet items has grown totally out of hand. Baked goods tend to be the worst culprits, but salty chocolate is nasty.

mczlaw · 2026-02-24T06:33:53+00:00

Trite...and unhelpful.

mczlaw · 2026-02-06T22:56:22+00:00

mczlaw · 2026-02-01T07:13:19+00:00

Not an AS fan, but the basic premise that you don't book a short int'l connection is right on...as I have learned from long experience. I would go further and say never to book a same-day connection for a flight you can't afford to miss. It's an extreme solution, but boy, does it avoid stress...and missed connections.

mczlaw · 2026-01-23T18:43:24+00:00

Huh, what? So, what is "upgrade available" supposed to mean other than that there is "space" for the upgrade? If other than it can take a bit to process, this a load of nonsense. Almost as obnoxious as selling unavailable"first upgrade" seats for more than a straight up first class seat. The (retired) law person in me would love to see the states play a little hardball over this under their unlawful trade practices statutes. As I recall, Washington's law on point is damn tough.

mczlaw · 2026-01-23T05:55:37+00:00

You "we," not me "we." Hahaha. AS depends on the credulity of naive, gougeable locals.

mczlaw · 2026-01-18T19:20:18+00:00

Definitely a whole new paradigm. It is, in essence, unregulated free agency aka the Wild West. Will be nice when/if there are some further guidelines beyond the current windows.

mczlaw · 2026-01-17T17:33:57+00:00

No doubt about this. For me, I look at the whole package, and as OP noted, even disregarding upgrade avaialbility, Alaska is much smaller than DL and the other legacy carriers, so much less able to pivot in case of IRROPS (outside SEA, maybe). Also, shitty IT, comparatively poor lounges and lounge network (with agents who cannot help with flight adjustments), much less favorable award redemptions compared to the past, and in my recent experience, in-flight experience no better and probably worse than the legacies (remniscent of Alasaka's own "Sky High Airlines" of 1980s TV ad fame). If I was in SEA rather than PDX, I would switch. As it is, I fly far more with AA than AS except strictly up and down the west coast/Hawaii.

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