That would be a consideration but I've just noticed the flight has been brought forward to 07.45 which is a pain.
Still, more time in Yellowstone!

Thanks for the heads up re road closures. Fortunately we drove Tower-Canyon on our last visit!
We will be driving to Denver. I can generally get good deals with Avis through BA but I'll have a look.

Managed to get 2 seats in First @ $149 so very pleased with that!
Thank you to everyone for their advice.

Looking forward to it - it will make a change from 747's and A380's

Snag 2A and 3A if you can. Normally I'd choose two seats together when traveling with my wife, but on a route like that, both being able to look out the window is just wonderful.

My wife enjoys her aisle seat - occasionally I will point something out and she will tentatively lean over!

Wonderful. I happened to check what the prices were now, purely out of interest, only to discover:
Flight has been put back 7 hours.
Different aircraft.
No First.

No email notification.
And I have to ring them to make any changes (understandable I suppose).
Already wasted �3.00 on phone charges holding (phoned around 13.00 UTC).

Today was supposed to be relaxing!

I think most people will continue to advise you to wait and relax a bit.

Schedule changes happen
equipment swaps happen.

Alaska will notify you of both.

So, instead of letting this cause you stress - ignore it for now, it will all work out in the next few weeks and months leading up to your trip. You don�t need to obsess about it daily or check it weekly.

I was also looking up the details by chance to check a car hire booking!
I've already decided to wait until much nearer the time or when I actually get a notification about the changes.

Happy New Year!

September of 2020? It'll change at least 3 more times before then.

fyi, you don't even need to ring AS, it eventually auto-accepts if you don't touch it.

Thanks!

Finally got round to ringing Alaska yesterday and was surprised to discover we had been placed on a connecting flight to Seattle in order to maintain our First Class booking!
I pointed out that a 2 hour direct flight in Coach was preferable to a 6 hour total journey in First and accordingly we were switched to a direct flight in Coach with the difference being refunded.
Or at least that is what I thought had happened.
A few minutes after the call I received 2 credit certificates with their associated PINS.

Of course, it is quite likely that we will not be flying at all and I established that if that was the case we would be issued with a voucher valid until May 31 2022 (impressive!).
However, the credit certificates expire this August so are useless.

Is it possible to request a cash refund rather than have the certificates?

I think you can only get the refund if your flight was actually cancelled. BZN is one of those places that is already opened up (at least partially) and I think the plan for Yellowstone is to re-open sometime next month. I'm one of those weirdos that would choose 6 hours of first class flying with a connection (and lounge visit) in SEA vs. a 2 hour non-stop in Y....this is Flyertalk after all, right?

Changing your reservation from a non-stop to add that connecting flight qualifies as a schedule change in Rule 1 of the Contract of Carriage

so since you were entitled to request a refund instead of a credit, the fare difference should have been refunded similarly imo. It just doesn't make sense that it wouldn't be. You could have received a full refund and then rebooked it yourself on the nonstop. Might have to call Customer Care to request it in place of the credit certificates.

Thank you!
I will contact them and request a refund.

Edit: Sorted!