Jan 4, 2017, 7:30 pm
Last edit by: Calchas
Welcome to the Alaska Airlines Flame-Free Q&A Thread for 2017!
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For the 2016 version of this thread, please click here
Anyone is welcome to ask anything, even the most basic questions, in this thread without having to fear a snarky response. In this thread, there's no such thing as a dumb question--we were all new to Alaska Airlines, FlyerTalk, and even the whole idea of mileage programs once and needed some help navigating the ropes. We're here to help you do just that!
That said, if you want to do a little reading to see if your question has been previously discussed, links to some of the most common and extensive topics in this forum are listed in our FAQ thread -- click here to check it out.
Special care will be given in this thread to trying to provide answers in a clear manner with minimal use of acronyms and jargon.
If you need to contact someone for help, here's a current list of our forum's team:
Ambassadors (Our Greeters--members who have specifically volunteered to welcome and mentor newbies and monitor this thread):
ANC RED-EYE
baliktad
beckoa
golfingboy
Moderators (Our Janitors--members who have volunteered to do housekeeping/keep the forum in order)
ryandc99
jackal
You are welcome to send a private message to any of these individuals for assistance, but you'll generally get a faster response and broader palette of answers if you simply post your inquiry here in this thread.
Note to FlyerTalk members who enjoy the ability to take advantage of loopholes--if someone posts something that exposes information you'd rather not be public, please remember this is a Flame-Free thread, and harsh or snarky posts are not permitted. Although FlyerTalk itself does not censor posts that share information, members are free to edit their own posts to remove information. If you wish to request any poster to remove information they have shared publicly, please do so politely and respectfully.
Welcome, and we look forward to providing any assistance we can!
~the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan forum team~
For the 2016 version of this thread, please click here
2017 Alaska Airlines *FLAME-FREE* Q&A thread: all welcome, new and old!
Sep 5, 2017, 8:06 am
#1246
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 728
Sep 7, 2017, 8:49 am
#1247
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: YYZ
Programs: Amex MR, SPG, Aeroplan
Posts: 129
Searched high and low, and was not able to find anything conclusive, so I have to ask here.
Will AS allow stopover for connecting flight on partner award that already has stopover? In other words is this allowable: AS: SEA - HNL/SFO/LAX (stopover); FJ: HNL/SFO/LAX - NAN (stopover) - SYD (destination)
Also, I have noticed that Qantas shows FJ J availability, but only 2 seats for some days. AS award search shows nothing, is it safe to assume AS has QF-2, similar to FJ-2?
Will AS allow stopover for connecting flight on partner award that already has stopover? In other words is this allowable: AS: SEA - HNL/SFO/LAX (stopover); FJ: HNL/SFO/LAX - NAN (stopover) - SYD (destination)
Also, I have noticed that Qantas shows FJ J availability, but only 2 seats for some days. AS award search shows nothing, is it safe to assume AS has QF-2, similar to FJ-2?
Sep 7, 2017, 9:12 am
#1248
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: SEA
Programs: Hilton/Marriott Gold, Accor Silver
Posts: 2,036
Sep 7, 2017, 12:07 pm
#1249
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: BOS/ORH
Programs: AS 75K
Posts: 18,323
Searched high and low, and was not able to find anything conclusive, so I have to ask here.
Will AS allow stopover for connecting flight on partner award that already has stopover? In other words is this allowable: AS: SEA - HNL/SFO/LAX (stopover); FJ: HNL/SFO/LAX - NAN (stopover) - SYD (destination)
Also, I have noticed that Qantas shows FJ J availability, but only 2 seats for some days. AS award search shows nothing, is it safe to assume AS has QF-2, similar to FJ-2?
Will AS allow stopover for connecting flight on partner award that already has stopover? In other words is this allowable: AS: SEA - HNL/SFO/LAX (stopover); FJ: HNL/SFO/LAX - NAN (stopover) - SYD (destination)
Also, I have noticed that Qantas shows FJ J availability, but only 2 seats for some days. AS award search shows nothing, is it safe to assume AS has QF-2, similar to FJ-2?
Sep 7, 2017, 12:14 pm
#1250
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Northern Calif./Eastern Ida.
Programs: Amethyst Premier Plutonium Medallion
Posts: 20,640
you can't. long ago i started a thread lamenting this fact, wherein basically to go to CXI you have to take two awards, one to get to HNL on AS metal and one to get to CXI, despite the fact that there is literally no other way to get there.
now it doesn't matter anymore as FJ doesn't seem to release space any longer on the HNL-CXI flight despite the fact that it used to be abundant.
it also kills the possibility of connecting on HNL to get to NZ/AU using the QF SYD-HNL flights, which often have reasonable award space and are 'survivable' in Y after taking a break from the plane in HNL.
AS could stand to fix this but we all know that it isn't a priority.
now it doesn't matter anymore as FJ doesn't seem to release space any longer on the HNL-CXI flight despite the fact that it used to be abundant.
it also kills the possibility of connecting on HNL to get to NZ/AU using the QF SYD-HNL flights, which often have reasonable award space and are 'survivable' in Y after taking a break from the plane in HNL.
AS could stand to fix this but we all know that it isn't a priority.
Sep 7, 2017, 4:28 pm
#1254
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Northern Calif./Eastern Ida.
Programs: Amethyst Premier Plutonium Medallion
Posts: 20,640
the only time i've seen this happen is in severe IRROPs when a flight change results in an agent rebooking an award into a revenue fare class. even then, the systems are usually smart enough to catch it and not award the credit.
Sep 7, 2017, 5:52 pm
#1255
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: PDX
Programs: AS MVPG
Posts: 608
That's the only time it's happened to me, and it only worked because they (BA agent at LHR) put me on a UA SEA-PDX flight and I was able to credit that to UA.
Sep 8, 2017, 5:07 pm
#1257
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
Programs: ʙᴏɴᴠo̱ʏ Au, IHG Au, HH Dia, Nexus, Pilot FlyingJ Preferred
Posts: 5,336
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...s-now-30k.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alask...ines-visa.html
HUACA, maybe? Not sure than lowering the credit limit will avoid/reduce the annual fee. Also might take a look at
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alask...onversion.html
Sep 9, 2017, 11:10 pm
#1258
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 2,257
i remember reading somewhere that alaska flight tickets can be reimbursed in full (as wallet funds, expired within a year of ticket issue), as long as the flight ticket is bought from alaskaair.com and cancelled >60 days before the flight departure.
does this 'benefit' apply to ALL alaska airline flight tickets, even though it says "non-refundable" in the terms when i try to book it?
basically, i just would like to know what language to look out for, that nullify this 'benefit'. dont want to be stuck with a ticket that i cant get full refund.
does this 'benefit' apply to ALL alaska airline flight tickets, even though it says "non-refundable" in the terms when i try to book it?
basically, i just would like to know what language to look out for, that nullify this 'benefit'. dont want to be stuck with a ticket that i cant get full refund.
Sep 10, 2017, 12:34 am
#1259
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: SEA
Programs: Hilton/Marriott Gold, Accor Silver
Posts: 2,036
i remember reading somewhere that alaska flight tickets can be reimbursed in full (as wallet funds, expired within a year of ticket issue), as long as the flight ticket is bought from alaskaair.com and cancelled >60 days before the flight departure.
does this 'benefit' apply to ALL alaska airline flight tickets, even though it says "non-refundable" in the terms when i try to book it?
basically, i just would like to know what language to look out for, that nullify this 'benefit'. dont want to be stuck with a ticket that i cant get full refund.
does this 'benefit' apply to ALL alaska airline flight tickets, even though it says "non-refundable" in the terms when i try to book it?
basically, i just would like to know what language to look out for, that nullify this 'benefit'. dont want to be stuck with a ticket that i cant get full refund.
Sep 10, 2017, 2:37 am
#1260
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 2,257
NONREFUNDABLE FARE
can be refunded fully as wallet funds that expire within 1 year. but flight cancellation must be done 60 days before departure, otherwise there is change and/or cancel fees applied to the refund amount
REFUNDABLE FARE
can be refunded at any time before flight departure, to the original method of payment without change and/or cancel fees