1. No 2. No 3. Yes and yes I'm looking at the certs and the $50 companion fare is in conjunction with a "paid published airfare" and must be obtained through a travel agent or an AS ticket counter. For your third question I have done both. One thing to pay particular attention to is that the first class upgrades can only be made the day of departure and only at the airport.
I have had first class seats held for me just so I could insure that the seats would be available when I got to the airport. Prior to this year the first class upgrades could be made at the time the tickets were obtained.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by gloverfamily:
I am fairly new to this board and have a question regarding the $50 companion certificate and two first class upgrade certificates you receive with the Alaska Airlines Visa Platinum.
(1) Can the $50 companion certificate be used with an award flight as opposed to a purchased flight?
(2) Can this $50 certificate be used in conjunction with the online fares available at www.alaskair.com or must I phone an Alaska Air representatives to use the certificate? (I've just found that the online fares are usually cheaper than the phone fares).
(3) Can you use the TWO FIRST CLASS UPGRADE CERTIFICATES with the $50 companion certificate? Can you use them with an award flight?
Thank you for your help.</font>
[This message has been edited by freymech (edited 09-21-2002).]