Are award re-deposit fees waived for MP Gold like VX Elevate

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Apr 28, 2017, 10:43 pm

caseminole

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Join Date: Feb 2009

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Programs: UA Premier Gold, Starwood Gold, Plat AE, CO PP MC, Marriott Rewards Plat, Virgin Elevate Gold

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Are award re-deposit fees waived for MP Gold like VX Elevate

Cant figure out if this VX benefit works same way as MP

VX Elevate Gold can re-deposit awards without penalty

Apr 28, 2017, 11:20 pm

missamo80

Join Date: Nov 2008

Location: Snohomish, WA

Programs: AS MVP Gold, HHonors Diamond

Posts: 2,793

Alaska MVP Golds don't pay change/redeposit fees. It's the most amazing benefit ever.

Neil

Apr 28, 2017, 11:47 pm

jinglish

Join Date: Jul 2015

Location: SEA

Programs: Hilton/Marriott Gold, Accor Silver

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AS Mileage Plan has no mile redeposit fees, aside from the reservation change/cancellation fee inside 60 days (which, as mentioned, is waived for Golds and 75Ks).

Apr 29, 2017, 8:31 am

Scottrick

formerly known as felinaar

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Location: SEA

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Quote:

Originally Posted by caseminole

Cant figure out if this VX benefit works same way as MP

VX Elevate Gold can re-deposit awards without penalty

As others have mentioned, award change fees are waived for everyone, up to 60 days before departure. MVP Gold and 75K can waive fees all the way to departure.

But the benefit goes even further than award tickets. MVP Gold and 75K have no change fees of any sort, even on paid fares. (If you change to a cheaper flight, the excess credit goes into an online account you can use for a future ticket.)

Apr 29, 2017, 9:48 am

vgc

Join Date: Aug 2016

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jinglish

AS Mileage Plan has no mile redeposit fees, aside from the reservation change/cancellation fee inside 60 days (which, as mentioned, is waived for Golds and 75Ks).

Does that include VX flights?

Apr 29, 2017, 10:21 am

jinglish

Join Date: Jul 2015

Location: SEA

Programs: Hilton/Marriott Gold, Accor Silver

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Originally Posted by vgc

Does that include VX flights?

If booking through the AS site as a codeshare, then yes. Same goes for codeshares on AA metal.

Apr 29, 2017, 1:19 pm

CalanMan

Join Date: Mar 2014

Location: US West Coast

Programs: Alaska 100K, Hyatt Gl, Marriott Ti/LTP

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Quote:

Originally Posted by vgc

Does that include VX flights?

Quote:

Originally Posted by jinglish

If booking through the AS site as a codeshare, then yes. Same goes for codeshares on AA metal.

But it definitely does not include bookings made directly with VX. I called, asked nicely, pointed out that I'm an Alaska Gold, but no dice. At first she said that they'd received instructions to allow Alaska Golds to have change fees waived, but apparently she had misunderstood the instruction. I wound up on the phone with a supervisor, who told me that they don't.

I really wish that Alaska had matched status back to VX as well. I understand that Elevate will be going away, but it was a frustrating experience.