Alaska is having its troubles today with another IT outage.
But I'm wondering about its plans to announce flights to London and Rome "coming in the Fall of 2025." Nothing yet. Will those fares be competitive with British, for example? Should I wait to book until the Alaska flights are announced? When are they coming?
Posted by
Bend, OR
1684 posts
Who knows? We fly them a lot domestically and they’re in the process of changing everything to “Atmos.” Not a fan of their new website or that every time I try to pull up my boarding pass lately on their app I have to be redirected to their website, thank goodness for Apple Wallet.
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Seattle, WA, USA ☔️
7391 posts
They said they would be putting on sale the new routes to Rome and London "this fall". Technically, "Fall" runs until December 21st, so they've still got 7-8 weeks left to keep to their PR schedule. Just a guess, but I would expect things to roll out in the next few weeks, before the major Holiday travel demand spikes around Thanksgiving.
There's no way to predict what fares will be like on their European flights until they push out the flight inventory. Sometimes there are some discounted tickets as part of an initial rollout on new routes, with discounts intended to help generate buzz. Though I suspect nonstops from Seattle to Rome are going to be in high demand (even in the "off" season) so any discounted fares may be few and far between. We will see.
Posted by
Lynnwood, Washington
9723 posts
If you are thinking of using frequent flier miles, then I would wait and see the what the flight is offered at. BA is usually expensive with their fees. Fares may be comparable with cash….
Alaska will have the advantage of being a nonstop to Rome.