Originally Posted by
mtkeller
ronefatone plans to spend a few days in SFO before going on to SEA, so no need to worry about checking bags through.
There's no worries as to how you close off an open jaw. They assume that the point of the open jaw is that you're taking other transport to get back to your origin (or you took other transport to get there to start). I'm doing OMA-AKL//HKG-OMA on a DL award with AKL-HKG via SYD in QF F on the A380 using AA miles. (Well, the trans-Tasman flight is on a 737, but you get the point.) No issues whatsoever.
Yes, spending a few days in SFO before heading to SEA.
So using Delta to close an open-jaw on a Delta award is no big deal? I think I'll book on Alaska but I guess it doesn't matter. Though I do see your using AA to close your open jaw so not really the same as using Delta to close a Delta open-jaw award.