Originally Posted by
nearlysober
I guess the intent there would be that Tom could use his status level to get a refund as a no-show, and Jane would only fly for $99. Not sure that would even work with Alaska's changes to their no-show policy anymore.
Right. The key is to block the refund. If either of the two tickets is used, both tickets should be ineligible for refund. That closes the potential loophole while also eliminating the arbitrary nature of what they're doing here.