Alaska Airlines is back with more first class deals between California and Texas. Earlier this week I posted about Bay area deals to Austin and Dallas; those deals are mostly still alive, and now San Diego has joined the mix. The bigger discount is for Austin, but the absolute lower price is for Dallas. Fares are good originating in either direction, great news for both states. These fares are good from late August until early November,for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday travel. If you’re willing to put out another $40, the Dallas deal is good into next year. Note that the Dallas airport is Love Field, so this might not be great for positioning to international flights from DFW.
- San Diego & Dallas: $277
- San Diego & Austin: $389
San Diego Skyline at night by Pixabay user David Mark
If you’d rather save the cash and/or you earn a lot of Chase Ultimate Rewards, the Dallas deal is just 18,440 UR in the Chase travel portal with the Sapphire Reserve. That’s a pretty great redemption while earning 4,000 Alaska miles.
First class means two free checked bags and, of course, seat selection. According to FT, these flights are operated on Embraer 175s, which is a pretty comfortable domestic first class seat. Especially if you get the “A” side – a single seat that is both “aisle” and “window”.
Alaska E175 first class layout from SeatGuru
These deals are bookable directly with Alaska or with online travel agencies. When searching on Google Flights look for “business” class, and on OTAs search for “first” class. Given this is a nice discount from regular pricing (~$450 – $650) I’d book sooner rather than later if this deal works for you.
Sample Route
- Departure: San Diego
- Stops: None
- Arrival: Dallas
How to Book
- Follow link for sample dates or search your favorite OTA / Google Flights for departure and destination
Travel Dates
- Late August through October 2019
- No minimum stay required
Where to Stay in Dallas & Austin
- Courtyard Dallas Downtown Reunion District
- Holiday Inn Express & Suites Dallas Central – Market Center
- Hampton Inn & Suites Austin @ The University/Capitol
- Intercontinental Stephen F. Austin
Things to Do in Dallas & Austin
- Dallas’ Reunion Tower
- Dallas World Aquarium
- Texas State Capitol in Austin (pictured below)
- Austin’s Barton Springs Pool
Good luck and happy flying!
This site is part of an affiliate sales network and receives compensation for sending traffic to partner sites, such as thepointsguy.com. This may impact how and where links appear on this site. Responses are not provided or commissioned by the bank advertiser. Some or all of the card offers that appear on the website are from advertisers and that compensation may impact on how and where card products appear on the site. Any opinions expressed in this post are my own, and have not been reviewed, approved, or endorsed by my advertising partners and I do not include all card companies, or all available card offers. Terms apply to American Express benefits and offers and other offers and benefits listed on this page. Enrollment may be required for select American Express benefits and offers. Visit americanexpress.com to learn more. Other links on this page may also pay me a commission - as always, thanks for your support if you use them
User Generated Content Disclosure: Points With a Crew encourages constructive discussions, comments, and questions. Responses are not provided by or commissioned by any bank advertisers. These responses have not been reviewed, approved, or endorsed by the bank advertiser. It is not the responsibility of the bank advertiser to respond to comments.
Dan Miller travels with his wife and 6 (SIX!) children. He loves to help families travel for free / cheap, especially larger families. If you are looking for help, drop him an email at 
Recent Comments