Originally Posted by
jbarm
As a follow up, looks like I am out of luck if I want to not take the last segment. Customer service said my companion wouldn't be allowed to fly without me on the last segment for "Security Reasons".
They did offer to rebook me for $400 in change fees to make it work.
A bit disappointed, as Alaska has always been so flexible when I've had problems in the past. One would think not taking a last leg with no need to change to another flight would be so difficult for them to allow.
They are pretty much to the policy on Companion certificates. Do you have Elite Status? How was the $400 calculated? If you don't have a change fee waiver, changing the itinerary for both of you to PDX would be $250 ($125 each) plus any fare differential and then the cost of the ownward flight for the companion.
Did they entertain swapping you to be the companion? If they would allow that, the companion would then be the primary traveler and could travel on without you.
James