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The flight I want (an Alaska Airlines flight from EWR to SEA, fwiw) on the day I am travelling is sold out. So I have booked a much less desirable, though refundable ticket on another flight.

I see notification apps that will tell me if a SEAT opens on a flight (to change to a better seat), but how can I get a notification that a ticket (any ticket) is avail on the flight I want?

(I already asked Alaska air, and they do not offer such a feature/service.)

Tried so far:

  • Skyscanner app on android: Nope. Does not let me even see a sold out flight, so cannot monitor a specif flight on specif day.

  • Expertflyer Flight Alert: their mobile app is horrible slow, clunky. Not clear if it has hope. Web site: They only do searches by cabin, and the "search for any avail seat" was not enabled option for coach cabin.... AND to set up two searches (one for first class cabin, one for coach) costs $0.99

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Expertflyer's Flight Alert function allows you to receive an alert if a given fare class becomes available on a specified flight. Expertflyer is a subscription service but does have a short free trial period.

The Flight Alert form allows you to create a Flight Alerts for a particular flight. A Flight Alert will periodically check the class code inventory of the specified flight to see if the inventory level has changed to satisfy the alert parameters. If so, ExpertFlyer will notify you as to what the new class code value is.

The most flexible and expensive coach fare is Y, and the most expensive and flexible first class fare is F. By placing an alert on these two fare classes, you would receive an email if either became available.

There may be a free service that performs this monitoring too, but I can't currently think of one.

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