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Old Mar 3, 2019, 9:26 pm
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jjmadison
 
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Originally Posted by VegasGambler
What? Really? That doesn't make sense. What if you need to buy another ticket to go somewhere else at the same time? Their system will not ticket an overlapping reservation until the old one is canceled (I've run into this before).

Also, you'd think that they would want to be able to free up the inventory so they can re-sell it.
I agree it doesn't make sense from a business perspective, but then I think about the Alaska tech team perspective...

"no refunds for the new X fares? Great! Then we don't have to code a separate cancellation system for 100% forfeiting ticket value."
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