AS Schedule Changes (2021)
Nov 16, 2021, 5:49 pm
#571
Join Date: Nov 2004
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In any case I definitely wanted to speak to an agent so I could inquire about rebooking for another day if a refund was not allowed.
Nov 18, 2021, 7:42 am
#573
Join Date: May 2009
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It's worth noting that if you have a nonrefundable ticket for an itinerary that was changed by Alaska and the change was an hour or more, it (even if it was a Saver one) actually would qualify for a full refund back to the original form of payment. I think some people (including me) prefer that over a flight credit. Alaska's involuntary schedule change policy is - without a doubt in my mind - best in class.
Dec 3, 2021, 9:37 pm
#574
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Schedule change for a 2022 ticket but changed in 2021 - is this still a suitable thread for the below inquiry?
Got a good MR deal from NY to AK. Original booking was JFK-SEA-FAI-SEA-JFK in almost exactly 24 hours (departing JFK around 7am on day 1 and arriving JFK the next day at around 7am). Auto-schedule change has me leaving mid-day from JFK on day 1, additional stop in ANC, arriving JFK the following day around 530pm: JFK-SEA-FAI-ANC-SEA-JFK
If I call AS, would they allow me to change to: JFK-PDX-SEA-ANC-FAI-ANC-FAI-ANC-SEA-JFK - 7:30am departure on day 1; 5:30pm arrival on day 2 - combo of original booking + auto-schedule change + me adding some stops - this itin is bookable, and came up as an option without me even using multi-city, but at almost double the fare I had paid.
Would AS allow me to make such change? 9 segments!!
Got a good MR deal from NY to AK. Original booking was JFK-SEA-FAI-SEA-JFK in almost exactly 24 hours (departing JFK around 7am on day 1 and arriving JFK the next day at around 7am). Auto-schedule change has me leaving mid-day from JFK on day 1, additional stop in ANC, arriving JFK the following day around 530pm: JFK-SEA-FAI-ANC-SEA-JFK
If I call AS, would they allow me to change to: JFK-PDX-SEA-ANC-FAI-ANC-FAI-ANC-SEA-JFK - 7:30am departure on day 1; 5:30pm arrival on day 2 - combo of original booking + auto-schedule change + me adding some stops - this itin is bookable, and came up as an option without me even using multi-city, but at almost double the fare I had paid.
Would AS allow me to make such change? 9 segments!!
Dec 3, 2021, 9:59 pm
#575
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since FAI was the original destination, I’d think they *might* let you do that *without the added FAI-ANC-FAI turn*
that said, you could always purchase those two flights separately; you could also use “Miles and Money” to pay down as much as 50% of the cost
that said, you could always purchase those two flights separately; you could also use “Miles and Money” to pay down as much as 50% of the cost
Dec 4, 2021, 5:07 pm
#576
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The ticket is a pure mileage run (MR). Any additional fares would be non-starter.