Originally Posted by
TalkingPoint
This is exactly correct but on a long sell agents can incorrectly ticket and cause Alaska to get retrobilled so they’ve been instructed not to bypass image. These used to get manually priced by Alaska but that hasn’t been the case for a long time but you used to be able to book partner F for significantly less miles.
I feel confident that there is availability when it shows on the AS and AA websites, but do you know what the case is when the AS website doesn't show availability? I recently wanted to book J space on QF which showed open on Expertflyer (U class), but not on the AS or AA websites. I have been told by AS agents that if they can't see it on the AS website, it can't be booked. Is this another situation where a skilled agent hypothetically *could* book it, but AS IT forbids it?