Not Happy with Alaska (But Satisfied with Resolution)
Jan 7, 2023, 5:03 pm
#46
Join Date: Sep 2001
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If its a month out, then its a deadheading pilot. Even with my super deep ties to Alaska & folks "who would be in the know", the downgrades are handled at the airport. If you don't to move out of First Class, then don't - and check in RIGHT at the 24 hour mark. That should increase your chances of NOT getting bumped.
Jan 7, 2023, 6:40 pm
#47
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Join Date: Dec 2018
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If its a month out, then its a deadheading pilot. Even with my super deep ties to Alaska & folks "who would be in the know", the downgrades are handled at the airport. If you don't to move out of First Class, then don't - and check in RIGHT at the 24 hour mark. That should increase your chances of NOT getting bumped.
Jan 7, 2023, 6:55 pm
#48
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Location: Pacific Northwest
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The agent might just have seen this scenario be more commonly triggered by aircraft type changes, and so they just assumed that was the case here instead of investigating.