Seasonal Non-stop Service from San Diego to Zihuatanejo
by Padrino 
, Rosarito/Zihuatanejo, Thursday, July 13, 2023, 22:29 (1215 days ago)
Courtesy of the Good Doctor TimMac's favorite airline, Alaska Air, there will be seasonal non-stop service from San Diego to Zihuatanejo starting in late December of this year.
This is a link to the San Diego Union-Tribune. I don't know if it is behind a pay wall.
Seasonal Non-stop Service from San Diego to Zihuatanejo
Just checked out their prices for late December. Whoa! I wonder how many tickets they are going to sell when their prices are over twice as much as flying out of Tijuana?
Seasonal Non-stop Service from San Diego to Zihuatanejo
by Timmac , Steilacoom, WA, Friday, July 14, 2023, 00:20 (1215 days ago) @ Padrino
Depends on how much not flying at 2AM is worth to you. In my prior career as an ER doc I know I wasn’t at my best at 2 AM. I would be concerned about pilots at that time in the morning.
FWIW they also announced weekly seasonal flights from ORD. They are pricey, I looked at a couple of dates and they were around $1500.
They also announced daily flights from LAX to Guatemala. They have some pretty cheap fares now if you buy in the next few days. Service starts the first of the year..
Seasonal Non-stop Service from San Diego to Zihuatanejo
by Zihuateco , Friday, July 14, 2023, 09:54 (1215 days ago) @ Timmac
Looks like Alaska will also being to offer seasonal flights from Chicago.
Seasonal Non-stop Service from San Diego to Zihuatanejo
by Timmac , Steilacoom, WA, Friday, July 14, 2023, 13:48 (1215 days ago) @ Zihuateco
For those that don’t know, the Alaska Visa card ($99 annually) comes with a $99 companion fare. With taxes the companion fare is $121. Counting the cost of having the card, the companion ticket would cost $200. So even though the flight from ORD looks pricey, if the second person pays $200, it becomes almost reasonable. If you pay with the card, you and anyone else flying with you gets a free checked bag.
Seasonal Non-stop Service from San Diego to Zihuatanejo
by Padrino , Rosarito/Zihuatanejo, Friday, July 14, 2023, 13:53 (1215 days ago) @ Timmac
edited by Padrino, Friday, July 14, 2023, 21:59
For those that don’t know, the Alaska Visa card ($99 annually) comes with a $99 companion fare. With taxes the companion fare is $121. Counting the cost of having the card, the companion ticket would cost $200. So even though the flight from ORD looks pricey, if the second person pays $200, it becomes almost reasonable. If you pay with the card, you and anyone else flying with you gets a free checked bag.
Is there an annual limit on the number $99 companion fares?
Updated to remove bad search results. My apologies. See TimMac's post below.
Seasonal Non-stop Service from San Diego to Zihuatanejo
by frostbite , Hamilton MT, Friday, July 14, 2023, 14:37 (1215 days ago) @ Padrino
Alaska Airlines Customer service: 1-800-401-5403
Seasonal Non-stop Service from San Diego to Zihuatanejo
by Timmac , Steilacoom, WA, Friday, July 14, 2023, 19:02 (1214 days ago) @ Padrino
The first companion fare is actually free the first time, you just pay the tax ($23). You get it after making $4,000 in purchases in the first 90 days. You also get 40,000 miles. After that the companion fare is annual. It’s a really good deal for us since we live in the Seattle area. Both my wife and I have the card. We earn enough miles with flying and spending that we go to Europe every year on our mile in Business class.
