Originally Posted by
Nazdoom
Monday PST has come and gone and my emails to the Eliott-listed Alaska contacts sent on Friday have gone unresponded. I also haven't heard back on whether HU opened space, which is likely a bad sign.
The complete apathy from Alaska MileagePlan on this is really mind-boggling.
Do you have travel insurance? I know that you are not based in the US, but so much as paying the fees of an award ticket with a card like the CSR makes the trip covered. Cancellation insurance is up to $5k with that card, I think (maybe $10k?).
If your insurance will cover you, you may be able to just buy a ticket back home. If AS won't reimburse you for it, the insurance might.
Definitely look into the terms and conditions to be sure, but this might be another option, if you don't want to risk the expense yourself.