Originally Posted by
Cessna64
Here is my problem: because my schedules are so uncertain, I often make separate, one-way multiple reservations for a particular trip (e.g., LAX-SEA at 12:00 and LAX-SEA at 5:35) and then cancel whichever one I don't use. I've been doing this for years without any problems. Suddenly I have email and voicemail messages saying that I can't do that, and that Alaska will cancel one of my reservations unless I do so myself.
This not unique to AS, other airlines do it, too. Some airlines (AA comes to mind) will automatically cancel duplicate reservations like this. At least AS is giving you a warning. You're holding a duplicate reservation for a seat you have no plans to use and are preventing the airline from selling that seat to someone who will use it. The only way around this is to make your duplicate reservation on another airline.