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Bajatripper
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MUCH cheaper flights.
As some already know, I recently relocated from La Paz to the beautiful state of Washington to be near my daughter. This move necessitated temporarily
leaving my Mexican wife and kids behind while we await the US immigration process.
My wife, who has a US visa, wanted to come up for a visit after the year-end holidays, so she checked into airfare ticket prices. We usually go with
Alaska Airlines since they have non-stop flights between Los Cabos and Seattle. She told me they had round-trip tickets listed for $157 US, which was
something we could afford, even though I haven't started working yet.
However, as I'm the owner of the credit card we use, I would have to make the reservations up here. That is when I found out a most curious thing.
When I went online to the Alaska website, I couldn't find anything for the dates we had in mind for under $390 for the round trip. My wife insisted
that she was coming up with the lower airfare, and so I gave her my credit card info over the phone so she could make the reservations.
Which she did. And guess what? It seems that if you make your Alaska Airline reservations from Mexico, you can get round-trip flights between Los
Cabos and Seattle for under half-price.
Something seems terribly wrong here, but I'm not going to complain. Instead, I thought I'd pass that on to my fellow Nomads who might be thinking
about making such trips in the future. If you have a contact in Mexico (or at least in La Paz) who is willing to make your reservations, you can get
one hell of a good discount at the moment.
There most certainly is but one side to every story: the TRUTH. Variations of it are nothing but lies.
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Bajaboy
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I assume taxes/airport security fees might be a reason.
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ncampion
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How do they know where you're located? I assume you are doing this on-line. I guess the IP address would be in Mexico, but I have done it both from
our Mexico house and our US house and get the same prices with Alaska. Tell me how you did that, I would love to get half price fares to Loreto.
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Bajatripper
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ncampion
How do they know where you're located? I assume you are doing this on-line. I guess the IP address would be in Mexico, but I have done it both from
our Mexico house and our US house and get the same prices with Alaska. Tell me how you did that, I would love to get half price fares to Loreto.
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As I stated above, my wife looked into the flight from our home in La Paz and I did likewise from a library in Washington State. We did this two days
straight and each came up with the same different results. In fact, my wife had to make the reservation from the English-language format of Alaska, so
I assume it is the same website, although I didn't have her send me the website address.
If I knew the secret, I'd be happy to share it with you, but it remains a mystery to me.
There most certainly is but one side to every story: the TRUTH. Variations of it are nothing but lies.
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Bajatripper
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajaboy
I assume taxes/airport security fees might be a reason. |
I doubt it since the website was in English in both cases, we paid in dollars, and the airports involved are the same, so one might assume the cost of
such security would be the same.
There most certainly is but one side to every story: the TRUTH. Variations of it are nothing but lies.
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Howard
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Could she of bought a one way ticket by accident?
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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Bajatripper
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Howard
Could she of bought a one way ticket by accident? |
Not according to her itinerary, which I haven't seen yet, but will have her send to me.
I'll check back tomorrow with more info, my time's about up on this socialist computer at the public library in Washington.
[Edited on 11-8-2012 by Bajatripper]
There most certainly is but one side to every story: the TRUTH. Variations of it are nothing but lies.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajatripper
| Quote: | Originally posted by Howard
Could she of bought a one way ticket by accident? |
Not according to her itinerary, which I haven't seen yet, but will have her send to me.
I'll check back tomorrow with more info, my time's about up on this socialist computer at the public library in Washington.
[Edited on 11-8-2012 by Bajatripper] |
You are much funnier since the election Steve... Thanks for the laugh! Now where do I go for all the 'free' stuff?
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BajaBlanca
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that Mexico price is a beautiful thing ! I sure hope this pans out to be so !
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captkw
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IP address
No I'm not a Geek.. but I use startpage or Ixquik as a browser no Ip address is used..so you could also do that from wash. I use startpage as my main
browser to keep my laptop clean of all the crap that comes with all the other browsers and its the most secure & private & free....
Now...theres a computor tip of the month !! K&T
[Edited on 11-8-2012 by captkw]
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Bajatripper
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
You are much funnier since the election Steve... Thanks for the laugh! Now where do I go for all the 'free' stuff? |
That's the beauty of the system when the Dems are running the show, David. You just set yourself out on your porch, with your feet propped up while
chomping on a stogie, and soon enough a gov'ment agent will show up with a big old check fer ya. And if ya hide that there Tacoma ya gotcha, they'll
even throw in a brand spankin' new Cadillac for ya to git around in so ya don't have ta dirty yer perty little feet. Don't know why anyone would ever
vote Republican.
There most certainly is but one side to every story: the TRUTH. Variations of it are nothing but lies.
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Bajatripper
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Just got the flight information from my wife, and yes, indeed, it was too good to be true. She mistakenly booked a flight out of San Jose, CALIFORNIA,
not San Jose del Cabo.
Damn, I knew I should have started teaching her English before now
[Edited on 11-9-2012 by Bajatripper]
There most certainly is but one side to every story: the TRUTH. Variations of it are nothing but lies.
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gnukid
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This flight is from SJC San Jose California not SJD San Jose Del Cabo, BCS.
[Edited on 11-9-2012 by gnukid]
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Howard
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Geez, your lucky she didn't wind up flying from San Jose, Costa Rica to San Jose, CA!
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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captkw
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for all nomads/baja folks
| Quote: | Originally posted by captkw
No I'm not a Geek.. but I use startpage or Ixquik as a browser no Ip address is used..so you could also do that from wash. I use startpage as my main
browser to keep my laptop clean of all the crap that comes with all the other browsers and its the most secure & private & free....
Now...theres a computor tip of the month !! K&T
you might check this out.....
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DavidE
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Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
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Like flights from ASUNCIÓN
CHILE, that is...
Thanks (sadly at your expense) for a morning chuckle. Hope you can make things work. Separation is a b-tch. Both my grand daughters were in tears
begging me to "come home"
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajatripper
Just got the flight information from my wife, and yes, indeed, it was too good to be true. She mistakenly booked a flight out of San Jose, CALIFORNIA,
not San Jose del Cabo.
Damn, I knew I should have started teaching her English before now
[Edited on 11-9-2012 by Bajatripper] |
Oh no... bummer Steve... Do you know the way to San José? (there was a song in the 60's)!
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Bajatripper
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Oh no... bummer Steve... Do you know the way to San José? (there was a song in the 60's)! |
While I know the way to San Jose, it's obvious that my wife is just learning it.
But since she got her hopes up with the cheap flight, now I don't have the heart to disappoint her so I'm on the hook for the additional airfare.
Good thing that gov'ment agent is scheduled to come to my porch any day now with that big fat check, that should make things easier.
There most certainly is but one side to every story: the TRUTH. Variations of it are nothing but lies.
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Bajatripper
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Howard
Geez, your lucky she didn't wind up flying from San Jose, Costa Rica to San Jose, CA! |
Now, now, be nice, Howard. While the finer nuances of San Jose, CA and San Jose del CAbo might have escaped her notice in English, I'm sure she'd
notice the difference between San Jose and Seattle, to say nothing of having to reach Costa Rica to start the journey.
There most certainly is but one side to every story: the TRUTH. Variations of it are nothing but lies.
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