For Juneau, it’s a good time to fly

Delta at SeaTac
A Delta airplane at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in November. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO)

Travelers in Juneau are seeing extremely low flight prices to destinations in the Midwest and East Coast, many available through the summer.

Travel analyst Scott McMurren gave some examples of roundtrip fares offered by Delta Air Lines.

“Juneau to Minneapolis for $361. New York for $365, which is insane. The fares dropped by $100 to $200 overnight. And adjusted for inflation, really, Juneau has never ever seen these exceptional rates,” McMurren said.

McMurren said Alaska Airlines has matched Delta’s fare between Juneau and Seattle at $208. To most other destinations, Alaska prices are at least $100 to $200 higher.

McMurren said Delta is hoping to convert Alaska fliers.

“What they’re trying to do is leverage their global network. Alaska doesn’t fly between Juneau and Richmond, Virginia. They don’t fly from Juneau to Indianapolis. They don’t fly from Juneau to Sioux Falls. Now, Alaska has added 26 new destinations from Seattle, so they fly to a lot more destinations than they used to, but they do not fly to all destinations that Delta does,” McMurren said.

These low rates are Juneau specific, said McMurren. Out of Anchorage and Fairbanks, fares have fallen but not to the same level.

Delta recently cut two weekly flights out of Juneau, but will resume daily coverage in May.

While some Delta fares are lower than Alaska, McMurren reminds travelers of other differences to consider when booking flights, like baggage fees, mileage programs and dependability. Delta still does not offer any in-state flights.

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