Originally Posted by
Flying for Fun
I suspect any changes to an existing PNR for the same passenger(s) will be fee free and subject to a fare difference. I doubt that without a cancellation waiver, you will be able to cancel an itinerary with the full value going to your wallet to be used at a later time. The $125 cancellation fee has not been eliminated. It is still in the fare rules.
From what I've seen, newly purchased main cabin fares do not carry a cancellation penalty.
This is the language I'm seeing on a couple of spot checks (there is no penalty amount stated). I see no reason why AS would prevent a wallet credit and insist on the customer simply holding on to the ticket for cancelled reservations--they could but I don't see the benefit to the Company, just inconvenience to the customer. The rules DO specify that the reissue fee is zero, so cancelling a reservation and holding on to the ticket for future travel remains an option even if the website does not facilitate a wallet credit.
16.PENALTIES
CANCELLATIONS
2/ A COMPLETELY UNUSED ITINERARY THAT CONTAINS
ONLY RESTRICTED FARES ANY RESIDUAL AMOUNT MAY BE
ISSUED IN THE FORM OF A CREDIT CERTIFICATE WHICH
CAN BE APPLIED TOWARDS FUTURE TRAVEL ON ALASKA
AIRLINES AND AIRLINES FLYING UNDER ALASKA
AIRLINES CAPACITY AGREEMENT - HORIZON AIR
OPERATED FLIGHTS / SKYWEST OPERATED FLIGHTS.