Alaska travel columnist Scott McMurren says airfares are likely to be lower in the fall after reaching dizzying heights this summer, and he recommends cashing in frequent flyer miles if you have them:
Anchorage-Dallas:nonstop between July 27 and Aug. 6. The fare? A whopping $2,207 round trip. Sure, you’ll earn Alaska Airlines miles on the flight, but that’s a tall stack of bills. If you have a lot of Alaska miles already, shell out 100,000 miles for a one-stop itinerary to Dallas.
After Oct. 4, fly on the same plane: nonstop from Anchorage to Dallas. American drops the fare down to $378 round trip. Or, redeem 42,500 Alaska Airlines miles, changing planes in Seattle.Fly nonstop on Delta between July 29 and Aug. 7 for $952 round trip, or 75,000 Skymiles. Fly on Alaska for 90,000 miles, nonstop, on the same dates.
If you travel instead on Sept. 27, returning on Oct. 4, the price on Delta’s nonstop drops to $408 roundtrip, or 26,000 Skymiles. Alaska Airlines charges $710 round trip, or 70,000 miles.Fly nonstop between Anchorage and Chicago from July 30 to Aug. 6 with United for $1,080 round trip. In late October, the fare on Alaska Airlines’ Anchorage-Chicago nonstop drops to $320 round trip, or 27,500 Mileage Plan miles.Fly United’s summertime Anchorage-Newark nonstop for $1,298 round trip between July 30 and Aug. 6.
Or, wait until Oct. 24 for a one-stop itinerary on Delta for $474 round trip. Fly the same itinerary, from Oct. 24-31, for 26,000 Skymiles. Alaska Airlines charges $500 round trip, or 60,000 Mileage Plan miles.Fly between July 29 and Aug. 6 on Alaska Airlines for $1,346 round trip , or 90,000 Mileage Plan miles. Or, wait almost two months and travel Sept. 22-28. The price on Delta drops to $538 round trip, or 33,000 Skymiles.Between July 29 and Aug. 5, United charges $1,186 round trip.
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