When the product or service you've paid for is...eh...less than satisfactory, it's normal to expect compensation in some form or another. Say, for example, your pizza isn't delivered in 30 minutes or less? It's free! And now at least one airline is finally taking a tip from the pizza biz. Should Alaska Airlines take longer than 25 minutes to deliver your belongings to baggage claim, you'll receive a $25 voucher for future travel on either Alaska or Horizon Airlines or 2,500 frequent flyer miles. How can they afford to keep this promise? Well, they've also announced plans to charge $15 for the first checked bag, and $25 for second checked bags. Both changes go into effect July 7.

Will we see other carriers scrambling to offer vouchers for slow baggage service? Eh, we're going to guess no on that one. But wake us when they start giving away complimentary two-liters and cheesy bread in coach, mmkay?

And the awards just keep on comin'. We're extremely pleased to be recognized by our fellow journalists.

The fares listed on their web site are one way based on round trip purchase, and do not include taxes, which will range anywhere from about $100-$140, but.....This is a really good sale.  Over the last few weeks, Air France has been a low price leader on many routes, and this sale opens up many other possibilities. The sale is set to end May 1.

This Alaska Airlines promo code discount ends tonight at midnight PT. Details.

This sale ends today at midnight PT.

See fares to San Jose

See fares from San Jose

This sale ends today at midnight, Pacific Time.

See fares to Oakland.

See fares from Oakland.

This sale ends today at midnight, Pacific Time.

See fares to San Francisco.

See fares from San Francisco.

Yet another promo code discount sale, available on the airline's web site only.

For the past few days, Southwest Airlines has put a different destination on sale at 50% off, using a special promo code. Today it's Albuquerque.

Fares from ABQ

Fares to ABQ

We're surprised that all airlines aren't doing this more often. Actually, Alaska has been putting a different city on sale at 30% off, over the last several days, and JetBlue had some site-only sales at steep discounts, last week.

Clearly, if every airline did this, and only sold the promo code fares on their own web sites, it would change the face of the fare comparison/search industry. We, of course, would be fine with it.

From Ryanair's press room: