No More Free Cancellations on Alaska Airlines (and More Fees)

Well this is certainly the end of an era.

Alaska Airlines has announced a significant change in their cancellation policy.

As of June 5, 2018, there will be no more free changes or cancellations within 60 days on Alaska Airlines. Here are the details as listed on Alaska Airlines’ website:

Here’s what’s changing:

• If you change or cancel your ticket more than 60 days before departure, that change/cancellation will now be subject to a fee of $125.
• For travel that begins within the 24 hours after you purchase a ticket, the $125 fee applies immediately. For all other travel, the $125 change/cancellation fee applies starting 24 hours after ticketing.

There are three exceptions:

• Change/cancellation fees do not apply to refundable fares, whether purchased, award, or Money & Miles.
• MVP® Gold and Gold 75K Mileage Plan™ members will still enjoy the same service fee waivers that they currently have.
• Change fees do not apply to travel wholly within the state of Alaska on purchased or Money & Miles tickets. Standard cancellation fees apply. Note: Standard change/cancellation fees do apply to intra-Alaska award travel.

There are also a few changes to other cancellation policies, the most significant of them being a $50 fee for same-day confirmed changes.

To read more on these changes, head to Alaska Airlines or join the discussion in the FlyerTalk thread here.