After frequent flyers noticed this, Alaska quickly removed the word coach and claimed it was a compu

If I didn t know any better I d say Alaska Airlines is doing their best to be the most hated airline in the country. The number of fees they ve added and benefits they ve eliminated in the past year have been shocking.
The other major benefit of the Alaska Mileage Plan Visa has been the $99 companion certificate which could be used for any route and any fare. This was a fantastic benefit. From the east coast Alaska often had fares to Hawaii in paid first class for under $1,000, so for ~$1,000 you could fly two people to Hawaii in first class. I ve often suggested that as a strategy for people looking to go to Hawaii in first class instead of redeeming miles.
toronto hotels near the airport After frequent flyers noticed this, Alaska quickly removed the word coach and claimed it was a computer glitch. Interesting computers they have, which randomly add the word coach to terms and conditions. It seems that in reality they had just added the verbiage a bit too early.
Sigh. No misinformation, please. The letter from Alaska Airlines says that companion fare e-certificates issued after August 1 will be subject to this limitation. It specifically states that e-certificates that were issued before August 1 will continue to be valid for redemption toronto hotels near the airport for first class companion toronto hotels near the airport tickets until their expiration dates. If anything, I would argue that this could be grounds to get in while the getting is good, if Alaska might still be issuing companion e-certificates to new card applicants before August 1.
I agree w/Carl. I do not see anything on the AK website nor any letter that is anything more than that which was mis-stated in March. If there is some text, somewhere, please provide a link or some direction to find it. Thank you.
Lucky: thanks. I just read the thread on FlyerTalk as well which likewise confirms it. That seals the deal for me. $75 x 4 each year + $110 for the companion ticket and the actual first class ticket is all revenue that B of A and Alaska won t be seeing anymore.
wow bad news indeed .they are really going downwards I got crappy service this past weekend on my PDX-LAS flight, and now this. Perhaps its time to take our voices to the social media stream and see if they actually listen?
I m guessing it s not simply AS pushing for the CC changes but BoA which issues the CC and was on the hook for some of the cost. Oh well, looks like my companion certs issued before August toronto hotels near the airport just got that much more valuable.
Last year, I transferred most of my travel from AS to UA because I am doing more international travel, and UA has long-haul routes and better international partners (for my travel needs). However, i still think that AS is a top-notch domestic airline.
I m with uwr … it s getting silly how every devaluing of any AS benefit is met with doom and gloom. toronto hotels near the airport I m a happy MVP Gold and likely to stay that way until they let AA start staffing the flight toronto hotels near the airport crews, expire my miles, or do something else incredibly stupid.
For those asking about the letter, I received a physical letter and I expect that is what everybody toronto hotels near the airport else is using as their source of information as well. Going from offering a certificate valid for both first class and economy to future-issued toronto hotels near the airport certificates only being valid for economy is clearly a devaluation of the credit cards, and indirectly, of the Mileage Plan program itself. But +1 to the previous comment noting that nobody else is offering a similar companion certificate on their base credit card products. If Alaska (and Bank of America) were to have gone from not having a companion certificate feature on their cards to having a companion certificate feature valid only for economy, that would be seen as a significant upgrade of the cards value for many people.
I just received their notification via a letter over the weekend. Paying around $1800 for two R/T tickets in F from San Diego to Hawaii using the certificate was a great deal but not cheap. With status on other airlines we were always lucky enough to be upgraded on trips to Hawaii. Purchasing tickets in F was nice as we knew for sure we would be in First Class. This is a major downgrade of benefits, and after having the card for 2 years I will not be renewing.
Yes. My long romance with AK Air s Visa card is over. First I had to fight to get a higher credit limit at the level I had 30 years ago even though I have better credit than 30 years ago, then they unilaterally reduced the credit limit because I wasn t using enough of my credit. WTF? But this is the last straw taking away the first class companion ticket. There is no first class on AK from where I live, I used the companion fare exclusively for long trips to HI or Mexico. There is no point in a companion fare at all from here, they re all $200-300 flights. Add in the $75 annual fee the $110 cost of the ticket it s not worth it. Besides I have to really suck it up to have anything to do with Bank of America ever since 2008. I will get a local credit union card and won t have to take a shower every time I contact BofA.
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