Originally Posted by awaite01

So here is an odd circumstance I am running into.

I booked a flight from SEA to PHX for the Super Bowl 10 months ago, in hopes the Seahawks would make it.

I have a great ticket; and it IS refundable. I purchased tickets for my friend and I with my companion coupon.

But my friend and I can't go now. However, most flights are booked for the Super Bowl so I am wondering if I can transfer it to two different friends who want to go. Do you know if this is possible? I am willing to pay the $100 name change fee. Let me know if you think it is possible.

I booked the original flight on my Alaska Visa card. Thanks for any help!!

Originally Posted by baliktad

AS tickets are nontransferable, which means there is no such thing as a name change. If your [friend] will not be flying on this trip as ticketed, the next step is determining how to recover the value of the ticket. You can refund your tickets and purchase new tickets at current availability and prices. As you've noted, since the Super Bowl flights are sold out/oversold, it's unlikely you'll be able to secure a confirmed seat on your desired flight.

Unfortunately, possessing a ticket in someone else's name doesn't give you the right to assign who will occupy the seat - that's why you need to supply a name at time of purchase. I know it's logical to assume that you've purchased a seat on that flight and can use/assign it as you see fit, but that's not how the airlines see it.