Originally Posted by
Single_Flyer
I would say a bank giving you cash and an airline bestowing status are two different circumstances.
I wouldn't agree; they're both tangible things that you might use over time thinking "well, I GUESS this is OK since nobody has said anything about it for months..."
You might not even notice extra money in a bank account if you didn't keep close track of things.
Originally Posted by
Single_Flyer
Despite having the right to do so, doing so without good cause may not be in the best interest of Alaska's business (ie PR).
I guess I don't really think "no backsies even if you made a mistake" to be "without good cause".
Originally Posted by
zs58
I guess the context we need here is whether or not Alaska had indicated, prior to booking, to the flyer that the fares he or she booked for those international flights in question would accrue EQMs. In that case, which seems unlikely, then the OP has a legit gripe.
Since you can't book international partner flights using the AS booking engine, how would that bolded part work? A written or verbal assurance from someone in MP?
If it's "someone in FT submitted BPs and got credit but I didn't"... well, the plain language on the AS website for partners where it says "Flights must fall within the eligible flight number range below, and your flight must be marketed and operated by (partner name)" has always felt like a trap door waiting to be opened with someone standing on it to me- where yeah, AS giveth credit for FTers flying Partner A operated/Partner B marketed because they're sloppy in evaluating mailed in boarding passes, but they could taketh away if they actually paid attention sometime.