Originally Posted by
Kamiakdad
If what you say is true then why was an AS PNR generated? If you bought a marketed QR, an AS PNR would never have been generated. The only reason that AS PNR was generated was because AS was marketing the flight. The only reason why AS flight number was not generated was the result of no AS metal was in the trip. If an AS metal was in the trip, it would have resulted in AS flight numbers. My purchased flight on Alaskaair.com was an AS marketed flight.
Originally Posted by
dayone
Why do so many of the posters who quote terms from the AS website omit this very important sentence?
Saver or basic economy tickets are excluded.
Specifically for purchases on AlaskaAir.com:
If Alaska was selling Saver or Basic economy, then it would need to be sold as or classified somehow as such. In the examples upthread, these tickets are clearly sold as Main or Coach (and guessing OP's was too). AS provides no indication whatsoever that the ticket QR ticket is Saver or Basic during the purchase, and the fare classes don't indicate either. Selling something as Main, and claiming it really was Basic after the fact - that would be deceptive advertising.
For partners:
AS Marketed = AS flight number, operated by partner. Aka codeshare. Can be sold & ticketed by AS.
QR Marketed = QR flight number only, operated by QR. Can be sold & ticketed by AS.