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09-27-2017, 05:43 PM #1features a sintered base
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buying plane tickets that can be changed
I've almost never bought a ticket that I could change (without paying some penalty that is often close to the cost of the ticket itself). I need to fly NYC to AK at the end of March, staying for a little over a week. If the weather looks questionable within a week of departure I would like to be able to change the ticket--which would likely mean moving it back a week, or possibly 10-12 months. So this is the one time I think I may need to buy a (refundable?) ticket that I can change.
Also, unless there is some way I don't know about to get from Anchorage to Cordova I think my only airline option is Alaska.
Anything to know or do I just have to pony up some premium to get this kind of ticket? Wondering if there's a credit card I could use or something that might allow you to change tickets. I know this is probably a stupid question to those who have purchased these kinds of tickets, but like I said, I basically never have.
One thing I was considering was just waiting to purchase a ticket until a week or so before departure, but I'm a bit concerned about seat availability and getting gouged on the price.[quote][//quote]
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09-28-2017, 07:16 AM #2
Yes. Full fare. Go through a Travel Agent.
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09-28-2017, 07:33 AM #3
In my experience flying to Juneau and yakutat flight availability shouldn't be an issue that time of year. There isn't much going on and the main tourist season hasn't started. And yes, I think Alaska is your only option.
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09-28-2017, 07:43 AM #4
Get a Netjets Marquis Card.
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09-28-2017, 07:58 AM #5features a sintered base
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I think flight availability could be an issue because I have to do NYC-Seattle first, and I believe at least one of those flights last time (I had to go through Chicago) was sold out. So as I think about it now, waiting until the last minute may not be an option.
Full fare...oh well.[quote][//quote]
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09-28-2017, 09:30 PM #6
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09-28-2017, 09:39 PM #7
The only way to live...
https://www.google.com/amp/nypost.co...or-a-year/amp/"One season per year, the gods open the skies, and releases a white, fluffy, pillow on top of the most forbidding mountain landscapes, allowing people to travel over them with ease and relative abandonment of concern for safety. It's incredible."
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09-28-2017, 09:41 PM #8
this is why you need an Alaska Airlines credit card. Mileage program is easy to use especially that time of year. The ferry runs whittier to cordova but could be tough and expensive to get to Whittier that time of year. I think we still may have the high speed so it is a nice trip. As for changing . My son missed the flight monday. It cost $150 plus 13000 more miles to go the next day. I think if you want to go with a similar miles ticket you just pay the change fee $150. But I am not a travel agent just a Cordovan. So IMHO Alaska Airline credit card.
off your knees Louie
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09-28-2017, 10:29 PM #9
Too bad Reeve Aleutian Airways is no longer around!!
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09-29-2017, 05:24 AM #10Registered User
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1. Use an airline buddy pass. You fly standby, but you can change them. Kind of a hassle since most planes are full nowadays.
2. Fly Southwest to SEA. Pay the last minute full price fare for the last leg.
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09-29-2017, 06:18 AM #11
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09-29-2017, 10:24 AM #12
I believe Alaska is an American Airlines partner. If you book a flight on American using points (but in reality it's a flight on Alaska), and have to cancel, you can rebook the same trip in the future without cost. I think there's a 1- year window to rebook.
I don't know if you can do the same thing with paid tickets on American, but worth looking.
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09-30-2017, 10:09 AM #13User
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Don't you usually have the option to buy trip insurance for a few bucks that has the option to cancel the flight? It seems like I normally see that.
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09-30-2017, 10:19 AM #14
Trip insurance has specific reasons you can cancel, like if your arm got chopped off. I don't think "it's too cloudy" qualifies.
I agree it is a constitutional right for Americans to be assholes...its just too bad that so many take the opportunity...iscariot
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09-30-2017, 10:32 AM #15features a sintered base
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Wouldn't be against it, but not planning on it. PNH, so hopefully bluebird fly days.
Need to double check how the insurance could work. I think generally Hutash is right, 'It might be cloudy so the heli won't fly and I want to change my flight' probably doesn't do it, but they did recommend some sort of insurance so maybe there's a loophole.[quote][//quote]
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09-30-2017, 10:51 AM #16
I would talk to PNH. I do not think it is that easy to change your week. I am also curious if insurance will cover your $3000 deposit if you decide you do not like the weather. I have always found PNH to be one of the more honest operations as regards to weather, conditions, and how they operate they pretty much tell it like it is.
off your knees Louie
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09-30-2017, 11:06 AM #17features a sintered base
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I will double check, but I'm pretty sure I can apply the deposit to another week. If not then maybe I'm stuck just going regardless and hoping for the best. There were a lot of guys who switched weeks last year when they were shut out for the majority of the season.
Obviously I'm not counting on being able to just choose another week this year as they are often fully booked in advance.
edit: so I just checked with what PNH sent me, and they recommend a few insurance policies that (according to PNH) will cover you based on inclement weather. I'm sure there is some insurance language to go through in the policies, but I guess that is the way to go--supposedly you can get everything (airfare, lodging, heli time) covered. I think to get PNH to move stuff around for you, unless it's a long time in advance, they have to like you enough to agree to do it.
Will start looking through the insurance--I wonder if they have any limitations on whether or not you can pull the plug at the last minute.[quote][//quote]
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09-30-2017, 11:12 AM #18User
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Probably right. I booked a frequent flyer reward ticket recently and it gave me some option for trip cancellation insurance and said it would redeposit 100% of the miles if I couldn't make the trip. I didn't look up the reasons because I wasn't that interested.
Looking at delta.com it appears that you can cancel reward tickets at least 72 hours in advance and only lose $150.
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09-30-2017, 02:36 PM #19Funky But Chic
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It looks like changes/cancellation are $125.00 on Alaska. https://www.alaskaair.com/content/tr...ices-fees.aspx
Free if it's in-state travel.
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09-30-2017, 03:41 PM #20
Which bathroom will they use?
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09-30-2017, 03:46 PM #21Funky But Chic
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Third floor?
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09-30-2017, 04:10 PM #22
But that's been slayed.
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