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artedm
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Join Date: Feb 2022
Location: Denver
Posts: 46
GoWild! All-You-Can-Fly Pass
Get ready to turn your flexibility into unlimited travel with the new GoWild! All-You-Can-Fly Pass. For one low price, you will enjoy:
An unlimited number of flights
Access to all our destinations
Flights available 300+ days a year
Complete flexibility
Bookings confirmed ahead of travel
12 months of travel
beginning spring 2023.
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frugal_flyer
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 256
I am super interested to see the details of this. The email says the pass can be used over 300 days a year; I'm sure certain holiday period flights will be ineligible. I'm curious if all Sunday flights will be ineligible as well, since that is by far the most popular travel day.
From the wording of the email, it appears that you won't know for sure if you can fly until the day before. Is that how everyone else is reading it?
This reminds me of the unlimited rail/bus passes for Amtrak and Greyhound. If flexibility is not a problem, this could be great. I'm just curious how this would work in conjunction with Elite benefits, especially since many people --myself included-- have already qualified for 2023.
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gudugan
Join Date: Jan 2020
Programs: Marriott Platinum (Lifetime Gold), Caesars Diamond
Posts: 1,432
Although Frontier cancelled my 6am flight at 5am and subsequently lost my luggage
Im reckless and gullible. Id probably buy it.
edit: so it looks like I need any elite status to have a free carryon and I dont wanna spend 25k on the cc. Maybe status match comes back in December? Otherwise can MR transcons?
Last edited by gudugan; Oct 27, 2022 at 6:02 am
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Keith Evans
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Orlando, FL
Programs: Amex MR, Southwest RR
Posts: 57
I joined the waitlist the moment I got the email... I'm interested and eager to see the price point, and also what taxes/fees we still have to pay with the pass. Even if my status expires and I can't take a carryon, it's pretty straightforward to fit a weekend's worth of clothes and an iPad (for working) into a backpack.
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gudugan
Join Date: Jan 2020
Programs: Marriott Platinum (Lifetime Gold), Caesars Diamond
Posts: 1,432
Alaska flight pass https://flightpass.alaskaair.com/asa/subscriptions is most comparable
My predictions
- Elite status applies. But 50k has effectively the same benefits as 20k and 100k has checked bag. All include carryon
- Can book one flight at once (since only 24hr out)
- $99/month
- Have to pay taxes on flights (Alaska is $14.60 per segment)
- No up charge on popular routes unlike Alaska
- Could have enrollment fee because discount den has one
- Nationwide availability excludes international
- No mileage earning
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lowfareair
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 2,529
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GumboCook
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Sacramento
Programs: AA MM, AS MVP Gold, Hyatt Diamond, Hilton Diamond, SPG Gold, FPC lifetime Plat, Kohls MVP
Posts: 551
I bet the pass only covers the fare portion of the ticket. You still have to pay all the "fees" and taxes.
Only knowing if you can fly 24 hrs before the flight is a deal breaker for me.
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RobertS975
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: MA
Programs: DL DM/2MM Marriott Platinum, HH Diamond,
Posts: 8,908
Originally Posted by GumboCook
I bet the pass only covers the fare portion of the ticket. You still have to pay all the "fees" and taxes.
Only knowing if you can fly 24 hrs before the flight is a deal breaker for me.
Essentially, the fact that flights are confirmed only 24 hours in advance makes this "unlimited standby". Couple this fact with the many routes that are flown only once a day or even less... one really needs to be flexible to the point of not really needing to go!
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gudugan
Join Date: Jan 2020
Programs: Marriott Platinum (Lifetime Gold), Caesars Diamond
Posts: 1,432
Originally Posted by RobertS975
Essentially, the fact that flights are confirmed only 24 hours in advance makes this "unlimited standby". Couple this fact with the many routes that are flown only once a day or even less... one really needs to be flexible to the point of not really needing to go!
Yes, it's like being a nonrev!
One interesting thing is that you can buy single tickets with really long layovers. For example on 28 October:
F9 742 19:36-23:10 OAK-DEN
15hr 31min layover
F9 711 14:41(+1)-19:34 DEN-DTW
That would save you the (theoretical) taxes on two segments. I wonder also if you could short check (if needed), cancel the second segment if you found a better routing, lots of possibilities...
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RobertS975
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: MA
Programs: DL DM/2MM Marriott Platinum, HH Diamond,
Posts: 8,908
Originally Posted by gudugan
Yes, it's like being a nonrev!
One interesting thing is that you can buy single tickets with really long layovers. For example on 28 October:
F9 742 19:36-23:10 OAK-DEN
15hr 31min layover
F9 711 14:41(+1)-19:34 DEN-DTW
That would save you the (theoretical) taxes on two segments. I wonder also if you could short check (if needed), cancel the second segment if you found a better routing, lots of possibilities...
Pardon me for being overly judgemental, but 15 hour connections that essentially include overnights and much of the following day are borderline insanity!
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hobo13
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: DEN
Programs: UA Gold-MM, AA Gold-MM, F9-Silver, Hyatt Something, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 6,404
Originally Posted by gudugan
Yes, it's like being a nonrev!
One interesting thing is that you can buy single tickets with really long layovers. For example on 28 October:
F9 742 19:36-23:10 OAK-DEN
15hr 31min layover
F9 711 14:41(+1)-19:34 DEN-DTW
That would save you the (theoretical) taxes on two segments. I wonder also if you could short check (if needed), cancel the second segment if you found a better routing, lots of possibilities...
If you do check a bag, I assume you have to claim it. And then recheck it. Do they charge you another checked bag fee upon the re-check?
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gudugan
Join Date: Jan 2020
Programs: Marriott Platinum (Lifetime Gold), Caesars Diamond
Posts: 1,432
Originally Posted by hobo13
If you do check a bag, I assume you have to claim it. And then recheck it. Do they charge you another checked bag fee upon the re-check?
I took a flight like this (referenced above).
- Bag is checked all the way through at origin
- However they cancelled my connecting flight one hour before departure
- There was only one flight per day on that route and I needed to get there. So I rebooked on Spirit (lol). They gave me the option to take the next flight or get a $400 refund on any airline which was paid out quickly.
- I shouldve claimed my bag at the baggage office but I forgot to. So it was forwarded on the next flight the next day.
Note that they dont provide any documentation whatsoever for lost baggage other than the white tag. So I had a hell of a time trying to claim insurance. They do NOT have missing baggage reports. They also do not give you any compensation for delayed bags.
One other thing to note is that they dont have agents (or baggage offices) at airports where theres one flight a day. Theres just contract agents that leave immediately after the flight lands. So if you need to pick up a bag you need to be there right when the flight lands or wait until the next day.
I am pretty sure you can short check and check again without paying a fee as your ticket has a bag on each segment.
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