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By: Scott Mackenzie

Scott Mackenzie — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 18:57:13 +0000

In reply to Barry Seid. Well that’s true, it’s better to use the companion fare on more expensive tickets. I was trying to say that long flights are not necessarily more expensive. Short flights can be expensive too. It really depends on the cities you fly between and when you book.

By: Barry Seid

Barry Seid — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 18:49:13 +0000

In reply to Scott Mackenzie.

sorry I may have worded this wrong. I meant save $ using Alaska companion fare. The less expensive trips don’t seem to worth the use. It’s better to use the companion fare for more expensive trips, save a higher %. SMF-PDX saver 17% savings, SMF PDX main 21%, Tam-PDX 37%. In other words, the % of savings is higher for more expensive flights.
Thanks for taking time to comment, Barry

By: Scott Mackenzie

Scott Mackenzie — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 23:25:07 +0000

In reply to Barry Seid. Incorrect. Expensive fares exist all the time, even on short routes. Long routes can be cheap if there is lots of competition and low demand. Short routes can be expensive if there is no competition and high demand. I’ve seen the same route vary between $300 and $800 depending on time of year and when I’m booking.

By: Barry Seid

Barry Seid — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 23:07:09 +0000

Re: Alaska Companion fare. It looks like the only way to save very much $ is to fly far away. A simple trip from let’s say SFO-PDX saves about $30 or $40. A very long trip let’s say Florida to Alaska will save about 30%. Am I correct?

By: Scottrick

Scottrick — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:38:00 +0000

In reply to MoeSafer. Haha! No offense intended. My first trip trough there many years ago, I had a 5-6 hour layover with nothing to do. I remember a lot of white floors, white ceilings, white frosted glass, and in the few areas I could see out, there were grey and white clouds. Several areas were blocked off, so I really only had access to about 6 gates. A nice airport, but from my perspective about as boring as possible.

By: MoeSafer

MoeSafer — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 05:53:00 +0000

Hey there!
Regular reader. I was wondering how Pearson got labelled “Great White Tomb”. My hometown is Toronto and just curious.
Thanks!

By: Shay

Shay — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:42:00 +0000

Hi!

I do wish to write a guest post about France in your site. It is really impressive. It would be an honor if you I would see my name in your site. Here is a sample of an article I have created and is published online.

http://www.best-of-european-union.eu/2012/06/04/popular-street-foods-you-should-never-miss-to-taste-in-france/

I wonder where I can submit posts and if it is accepted.

By: Joselyn Seifer

Joselyn Seifer — Fri, 04 May 2012 16:43:00 +0000

Good Morning!
My name is Joselyn Seifer and I work with Hotels.com. I came across your site while searching for a relevant guest post opportunity. It looks like your site could be a good fit.

I can provide your site with unique content. Assuming a guest post opportunity is available please let me know what the next step is.– ThanksJoselyn Seiferhttp://www.hotels.com

By: Scottrick

Scottrick — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:54:42 +0000

In reply to rene. Thanks, Rene! A bit of a surprise this morning that it was already happening, but one I was looking forward to.

By: rene

rene — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:55:29 +0000

Hey Scott WELCOME to BoardingArea! E-Mail me if you ever need anything and happy to have you on the team. – René

By: hulagrrl210

hulagrrl210 — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:05:55 +0000

Cool site!

By: Adam Kornfield

Adam Kornfield — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:09:04 +0000

Scott great site man. Glad you’re putting your plan and info out there. If running through NYC make sure to be in touch.

Adam