Alaska Airlines offering BOGO ticket deal for fall travel, including flights to Hawaii, Mexico, Belize

Alaska Airlines, trying to spur ticket sales as the coronavirus pandemic drags on, is bringing back its buy-one-get-one-free deal.

The offer – which must be booked by Monday, Sept.20 – covers travel between Oct. 5 and Dec. 15, excluding a dozen days around Thanksgiving.

The Seattle-based airline, which has a West Coast focus, said the "BOGO" ticket offer is good on flights in coach class to more than 120 destinations, including Hawaii, Mexico, Costa Rica, Belize and other vacation hotspots.

Travelers must book on Alaska's website using the discount code BOGOTIME. Unlike Alaska's BOGO deal a year ago, this one doesn't come with an empty middle seat.

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Alaska Airlines BOGO deal: The fine print before you buy

As with all airline fare sales, there is fine print galore. Here's what you need to know:

• For most destinations, travel is limited to flights departing on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, which are off-peak days for airlines.
• Travel to Hawaii, Mexico, Costa Rica and Belize is valid Sundays through Wednesdays. Travel from Hawaii, Mexico, Costa Rica and Belize is valid Tuesdays through Fridays.
• Traveling solo or need to fly on other days? Use the BOGOTIME code for 10% off other flights booked during the BOGO promotion. The 10% discount is also valid for first-class flights.
• Travel between Nov. 18 and Nov. 29 is blacked out. Thanksgiving is Thursday, Nov. 25.
• Ticket buyers must pay taxes on the "free ticket.''
• The promotion excludes flights operated by Alaska Airlines codeshare partners, including its new West Coast partner American Airlines. Flights by regional partners SkyWest and Horizon Air are eligible