Originally Posted by
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Did Alaska happen to mention who, exactly, is going to find you if you cancel the return ticket it forced you to buy? If this is just a scare tactic that the Alaska agent used to get you to buy another ticket, then a complaint to the U.S. DOT would be in order.
By the way, are you certain that you were actually talking with Alaska, and not a scam travel agency?
I was at the check in counter for the airline so it was definitely alaska. The lady at the counter also called in to customer service and consulted her supervisor. All said this was the airline policy and would not budge. To be honest I'm not entirely sure they knew what was what, they had clearly never encountered such a situation before - nevertheless I was forced to buy the ticket to board.
They did not mention who would fine me - I got the impression alaska themselves? But I do think it could very well have been a scare tactic. The lady at the counter I had to deal with was extremely rude and seemed to enjoy being short with people