Sep 17, 2014, 10:49 am
Last edit by: VegasGambler
Reminder: you must enroll and select AS as your airline BEFORE making a reimbursable purchase. Click HERE to enroll.
As of June 2017 gift certificates are no longer reimbursed. Link to buy gift certicates
According to this thread in the Alaska forum the reimbursement of Alaska Club memberships is no longer a problem. To see how much of your annual credit you've used, log in to AmEx, select the card in question, choose "Membership->Benefits" off the menu bar, scroll down to see the travel credit benefit. (with thanks to Lumpylump76)
Tickets cancelled within 24 hours are refunded back to the card used for the purchase.Tickets for travel dates > 60 days out can be deposited to your wallet when cancelled (this has not been true for some time). Change fees may apply depending on your status. Change fees are waived for MVP Gold and MVP Gold 75k members according to this page: https://www.alaskaair.com/content/mi...ID:MileagePlan (expand "service benefits" towards the bottom of the page). The wallet funds will expire one year after the issue date of the original ticket.
As of June 2017 gift certificates are no longer reimbursed. Link to buy gift certicates
According to this thread in the Alaska forum the reimbursement of Alaska Club memberships is no longer a problem. To see how much of your annual credit you've used, log in to AmEx, select the card in question, choose "Membership->Benefits" off the menu bar, scroll down to see the travel credit benefit. (with thanks to Lumpylump76)
Tickets cancelled within 24 hours are refunded back to the card used for the purchase.
Airline fee $250/$200/$100 reimbursement reports: AS only (2011-2019)
Nov 24, 2017, 10:48 am
#571
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Which makes it odder that in-person purchases at their Sea Tac emporium, with a specific merchant name of gift store, are credited.
Nov 24, 2017, 10:20 pm
#572
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Nov 25, 2017, 9:54 am
#573
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: SEA
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I wonder if one can buy gift cards directly from the ticketing agents at the airport and if these might qualify for reimbursement.
Nov 26, 2017, 11:49 am
#574
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: YVR to SEA
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Gift certificates show up as Alaska air gift certificate on amex statement so it was pretty evident
Nov 26, 2017, 6:20 pm
#575
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Seattle
Programs: Alaska 75k Gold
Posts: 1
Flights reimbursed
As stated by others, 2x flights <$100 were auto reimbursed within 5 days for me. Purchased 2x tickets, and Alaska posts them individually to AMEX, so both were covered.
Nov 27, 2017, 6:34 am
#576
Join Date: Nov 2017
Programs: alaska, american, united, starwood, mariott
Posts: 1
2 Sub $100 airline tix posted on Nov 20th. Credits showed up on Nov 24th.
Can I now cancel the tix?, or should I wait a billing cycle or 2? I assume it shows up as a travel credit with AS.
Can I now cancel the tix?, or should I wait a billing cycle or 2? I assume it shows up as a travel credit with AS.
Nov 27, 2017, 8:09 am
#577
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 21
Requesting a follow up: what ended up happening with your Amex credit for this? Was it clawed back?
Nov 29, 2017, 3:25 am
#579
Join Date: Jan 2006
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I changed a ticket from cost $X to $X+$117 on October 23, charged the whole $117 to my Mercedes Platinum Amex, it has not been reimbursed yet. This is a no-brainer, legit use of the benefit within the T&C, right? (ie I don't need to make up some clever story when I call them to give me the credit)
Dec 1, 2017, 10:41 am
#580
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Kansas City
Posts: 44
No AS GC Reimburse AMEX
I wish I would have read this thread before spending money at Alaska. I didn't get credited for my $75.00 spent on Alaskan GC's.
Dec 5, 2017, 9:04 am
#581
Join Date: Jun 2013
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Bought gift cards and got the remaining balance to $86.43. Posted Nov 27th and credit Dec 1st!
Dec 6, 2017, 6:33 am
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American Express does not reimburse Alaska Airlines gift certificate purchases. The technique is to use gift certificates to pay most of a fare, and pay the balance (under $100) with the card, which American Express may reimburse.