Best Price Guarantee with Miles
May 4, 2017, 11:08 am
#1
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Best Price Guarantee with Miles
I am not able to find this anywhere on the Alaska website so I was hoping someone here could help out. If I book a flight using miles and then the price drops, can I use the alaska price guarantee to get those miles back?
Example: Flight is currently 35K miles and I book it (flying around christmas time). In August the flight drops to 25K miles. Can I get those 10K miles back?
Example: Flight is currently 35K miles and I book it (flying around christmas time). In August the flight drops to 25K miles. Can I get those 10K miles back?
May 4, 2017, 11:19 am
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I am not able to find this anywhere on the Alaska website so I was hoping someone here could help out. If I book a flight using miles and then the price drops, can I use the alaska price guarantee to get those miles back?
Example: Flight is currently 35K miles and I book it (flying around christmas time). In August the flight drops to 25K miles. Can I get those 10K miles back?
Example: Flight is currently 35K miles and I book it (flying around christmas time). In August the flight drops to 25K miles. Can I get those 10K miles back?
https://www.alaskaair.com/booking/ss...edAirfare.aspx
But you could call into AS and have them cancel/reissue the ticket free of charge because it's > 60 days out in your example.
I don't know what would happen inside of 60 days. Maybe ask in this thread and a helpful Alaska employee (missydarlin) will answer your question?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alask...ons-missy.html
May 4, 2017, 12:21 pm
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You wouldn't be able to use the tool:
https://www.alaskaair.com/booking/ss...edAirfare.aspx
But you could call into AS and have them cancel/reissue the ticket free of charge because it's > 60 days out in your example.
https://www.alaskaair.com/booking/ss...edAirfare.aspx
But you could call into AS and have them cancel/reissue the ticket free of charge because it's > 60 days out in your example.
I have also cross threaded this to ask Missy!
May 4, 2017, 12:24 pm
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https://www.alaskaair.com/content/mi...redeeming.aspx
Note: the partner fee is NEVER refundable on a change/cancel for an award. But partner awards never change pricing. Only AS awards do. 
Change/cancellation fees are waived for when change/cancellation is made at least 60 days before travel.
May 4, 2017, 1:43 pm
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https://www.alaskaair.com/content/mi...redeeming.aspx
Note: the partner fee is NEVER refundable on a change/cancel for an award. But partner awards never change pricing. Only AS awards do.
Note: the partner fee is NEVER refundable on a change/cancel for an award. But partner awards never change pricing. Only AS awards do.
May 4, 2017, 2:01 pm
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I think this used to be true, but I believe IcelandAir awards can theoretically go down in price as there are Low, Medium, and High Y-class awards which are based on available fare classes at FI. Not sure if it ever happens, but I think they can open up Low fares. FI is the only partner that I'm aware of that has varying economy award levels.
Jun 22, 2018, 10:13 am
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ExpertFlyer just notified me that a flight I had my family on dropped from 30K to 17.5k saver miles. It's < 60 days away. I am 75k, they have no status currently.
i called in to try to get the extra miles, but they would not do this, as the tickets were booked using their miles, not mine.
Disappointing, as it would have been very simple to do this on a cash booking. Ah well.
i called in to try to get the extra miles, but they would not do this, as the tickets were booked using their miles, not mine.
Disappointing, as it would have been very simple to do this on a cash booking. Ah well.
Jun 22, 2018, 12:25 pm
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ExpertFlyer just notified me that a flight I had my family on dropped from 30K to 17.5k saver miles. It's < 60 days away. I am 75k, they have no status currently.
i called in to try to get the extra miles, but they would not do this, as the tickets were booked using their miles, not mine.
Disappointing, as it would have been very simple to do this on a cash booking. Ah well.
i called in to try to get the extra miles, but they would not do this, as the tickets were booked using their miles, not mine.
Disappointing, as it would have been very simple to do this on a cash booking. Ah well.