Alaska Airlines *FLAME-FREE* Q&A Thread: All Welcome, New and Old! (2023-2024)
#1051
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- they save money if they can deny the credit if you don’t retain a boarding pass
- the boarding pass is a reliable way to get all the information they would need to find your flight record (vs information provided by the traveler, with typos etc.)
#1052
Join Date: Jan 2024
Location: ABQ NM USA
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Posts: 67
#1053
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Wherever
Programs: UA 1MM for a while now, AS for a minute, BAEC newly minted Gold
Posts: 1,172
Yes, but it was a combined boarding pass IAD-SFO-SLC where the Mobile passes were for each segment.
FWIW, I'm done dealing with AS. They win the war of attrition. I have 2 more flights booked this spring and then it is buyer beware and bye bye...
..no interest in wasting time with these clowns trying to claw back some $$$.
Cheers,
-Cyborg
FWIW, I'm done dealing with AS. They win the war of attrition. I have 2 more flights booked this spring and then it is buyer beware and bye bye...
..no interest in wasting time with these clowns trying to claw back some $$$.
Cheers,
-Cyborg
#1054
Join Date: Feb 2013
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, MLife Gold, Marriott Gold, HHonors Gold, Caesars Diamond, Amex Plat
Posts: 5,948
Newbie to Alaska awards and am stumped. I'm looking at partner awards all on AA metal (using Alaska points) and see availability separately for STL-LGA and JFK-FCO, but when I try to book STL-FCO, it forces a stop in DCA or PHL or CLT. I presume this is because there would be an airport change in NYC (it's a 12 hour connection though). Is there any way to force that award other than booking multi-city and paying separately for the segments?
#1055
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Seattle, WA, USA
Programs: AS MVP Gold 75K, Marriott Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 1,598
Newbie to Alaska awards and am stumped. I'm looking at partner awards all on AA metal (using Alaska points) and see availability separately for STL-LGA and JFK-FCO, but when I try to book STL-FCO, it forces a stop in DCA or PHL or CLT. I presume this is because there would be an airport change in NYC (it's a 12 hour connection though). Is there any way to force that award other than booking multi-city and paying separately for the segments?
It also works if you book arriving into NYC a day before.
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#1056
Join Date: Feb 2013
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, MLife Gold, Marriott Gold, HHonors Gold, Caesars Diamond, Amex Plat
Posts: 5,948
I'm finding lately the only way to book an AA award with a connection is to do it via Multi-City. First leg would be STL-LGA, and second leg JFK-FCO. It shouldn't charge you the individual fares. It'll come out to be the NA-Europe fare, likely 30K (Y) or 57.5 (J). I just tried this for some dates mid-May and it worked.
It also works if you book arriving into NYC a day before.
It also works if you book arriving into NYC a day before.
Update: And it worked! Thank you!
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#1058
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: DCA - PDX - LAX
Programs: AA Gold, UA Silver, Marriott Titanium, AS 75k
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#1059
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 42
#1060
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Join Date: Aug 2017
Programs: AS 75K, DL Silver, UA Platinum, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Platinum + LT Gold
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Why not call Alaska and inquire? I have been 75K for a number of years now, and have received 50K bonus miles instantly without fails as soon as the qualifying flight gets credited, basically as soon as the qualifying flight arrives at the gate.
#1061
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: SFO
Programs: AS 75K (OW), SK Silver (*A), UR, MR
Posts: 3,347
For a long time I noticed the credit happening right when the wheels hit the ground. In the last month or so though it would generally take about an hour. Wearing dust-proof goggles I’ll monitor that particularly carefully tomorrow in light of my return to 75K.
#1062
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: PDX (wish I was in HNL)
Programs: Platinum
Posts: 1,687
Hi AS Flyertalk! I am a longtime UA flyer flying Alaska for the first time in over a decade to join my wife on a business trip. My old Alaska account seems to have been suspended, so I've created a new one. I'm trying to add my Known Traveller Number (KTN), or Pass ID, but the website doesn't give me that account page. I'm currently using a MacBook Pro (2020 M1), and i'v tried Safari and Firefox, with and without trackers and cookies accepted. iPad and iPhone doesn't seem to work, and I'm not seeing any options on the Alaska App.
Any suggestions or recommendations?
Thanks in advance!
Any suggestions or recommendations?
Thanks in advance!
#1063
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: PDX (wish I was in HNL)
Programs: Platinum
Posts: 1,687
Hi AS Flyertalk! I am a longtime UA flyer flying Alaska for the first time in over a decade to join my wife on a business trip. My old Alaska account seems to have been suspended, so I've created a new one. I'm trying to add my Known Traveller Number (KTN), or Pass ID, but the website doesn't give me that account page. I'm currently using a MacBook Pro (2020 M1), and i'v tried Safari and Firefox, with and without trackers and cookies accepted. iPad and iPhone doesn't seem to work, and I'm not seeing any options on the Alaska App.
Any suggestions or recommendations?
Thanks in advance!
Any suggestions or recommendations?
Thanks in advance!
#1064
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: SFO
Programs: AS 75K (OW), SK Silver (*A), UR, MR
Posts: 3,347
#1065
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Location: Pacific Northwest
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Do my miles expire?Mileage Plan miles do not expire
If miles don’t expire, does that mean my account will remain active indefinitely?For account security purposes, we will continue to lock accounts that have been inactive for more than 2 years. If your account has been locked due to inactivity, call Guest Care to verify your identity, and they’ll reactivate the account for you. All miles in the account will still be there for you to use.