Travel Discount: Alaska Airlines
For as low as $75 you can travel to Mexico! Alaska Airlines is offering discounts to celebrate their 75th Anniversary this year. The only condition is to book and purchase during the following dates: Feb. 12, 2007, and travel by May 23, 2007. So what are you waiting for? Book now for there is only limited seats left. Beware also for the following blackout dates apply: March 23-31 and April 1-10, 2007.
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Alaska Airlines Offers Limited-Time Mexico Fare Sale
‘Fiesta Fares’ Start As Low As $75, Celebrate Airline’s 75th Anniversary
SEATTLE, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Alaska Airlines today
announced a fare sale for travel between the U.S. West Coast and 10 cities
in Mexico. One-way “Fiesta Fares” start as low as $75 in celebration of the
airline’s 75th anniversary.
“These are some of the lowest fares to Mexico we’ve seen in five years,
and we’re delighted to share them during the start of our 75th
anniversary,” said Gregg Saretsky, Alaska’s executive vice president of
marketing and planning. Saretsky noted the airline offers more flights
between the U.S. West Coast and Mexico than any other domestic carrier.
Reservations and tickets are available now at alaskaair.com or by
calling (800) ALASKAAIR. Customers must book and purchase their tickets by
Feb. 12, 2007, and travel by May 23, 2007.
Alaska Airlines Vacations also is offering discounts on vacation
packages, which include airfare and three nights’ hotel accommodations in
some of Mexico’s most-popular beach destinations.
Sample one-way fares are listed below. More fares, vacation pricing and
complete rules are available at alaskaair.com:
To: Cancun, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, La Paz, Loreto, Los Cabos, Manzanillo,
Mazatlan or Puerto Vallarta
One-way fare:
From: Los Angeles $75
From: San Francisco $100
From: Seattle $150
From: Anchorage, Alaska $200
To: Guadalajara or Mexico City
One-way fare:
From: Los Angeles $100
From: San Francisco $125
From: Seattle $175
From: Anchorage $225
Alaska Airlines introduced service to Mexico in 1988 and now transports
more than 1.2 million passengers annually between the U.S. West Coast and
Mexico. During its winter schedule, the airline operates up to 44 flights
daily to 10 Mexican destinations.
— The following blackout dates apply: March 23-31 and April 1-10,
2007. Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable. Tickets must be
purchased within 24 hours of making a reservation. Tickets can be changed
for a $50 (USD) per-person change fee plus any applicable changes in fare
and taxes. Standby for an earlier or later flight on the same day as
originally scheduled is allowed with no additional charge. Open tickets and
waitlisting are not permitted. All fares are quoted in U.S. dollars. Seats
are limited for these special fares and may not be available on all flights
or on all days. Fares are subject to change without notice. Travel is valid
only on flights operated by Alaska Airlines or Horizon Air.
— Passengers are responsible for the following taxes and fees, as
applicable: Airport Passenger Facility Charges of up to $9 (amount depends
on itinerary), Federal Segment Tax of $3.40 per segment (take-off and
landing) and U.S. Security Fee of $2.50 per enplanement. Additionally to
Mexico: U.S. Immigration User Fee of $7, U.S. Aphis Fee of $5, U.S.
International Transportation Tax of $15.10, Mexican International Departure
Tax of up to $29 and Mexico Tourism Tax of up to $22 (fluctuates with the
exchange rate).
Alaska Airlines and sister carrier, Horizon Air, together serve 89
cities through an expansive network throughout Alaska, the Lower 48, Canada
and Mexico. This year Alaska Airlines celebrates its 75th anniversary,
marking the airline’s growth from a single-aircraft operation in 1932 to
one of the largest U.S. carriers. For reservations, visit alaskaair.com.
For more news and information, visit the Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air
Newsroom at alaskaair.com/newsroom.
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