Section I - General Rules

Revised: November 2, 2011
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Rule 65AS - Tickets

General:

No person shall be entitled to transportation except upon presentation of a valid ticket. Such ticket shall entitle the passenger to transportation only between points of origin and destination and via the routing designated thereon.

Flight coupons will be honored only in the order in which they are issued, and only if all unused flight coupons and passenger coupons are presented together.

A ticket which has not been validated, or which has been altered, mutilated or improperly issued, shall not be valid.

The purchaser of the ticket is considered to be the owner of the ticket. If the purchaser cannot be determined, the traveler whose name is on the ticket is assumed to be the purchaser.

Tickets are not transferable but AS is not liable to the owner of a ticket for honoring or refunding such ticket when presented by another person.

Tickets may be purchased on credit, installment, or time payment plans lawfully in effect, subject always to AS's approval of credit.

In addition to the otherwise applicable fare, a USD15.00/CAD15.00 per ticket service fee will be collected for all tickets purchased through Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air Reservations or at our airport locations. Tickets are available for purchase without a Service Fee at alaskaair.com.

Prohibited Practices:
1. Use of coupons from two or more tickets issued at roundtrip fares for the purpose of circumventing applicable tariff rules is not permitted. AS and travel agents are prohibited from issuing tickets commonly referred as "Back to Back Ticketing" under such circumstance when there is obvious intent to abuse and/or misuse restricted round trip fares.
2. The purchase and use of round trip tickets for the purpose of one-way travel only, known as "Throwaway Ticketing," is prohibited by AS
3. Fares apply for travel only between the points for which they are published. Tickets may not be purchased and used at fare(s) from an initial departure point on the ticket which is before the passenger's actual point of origin of travel or to a more distant point(s) than the passenger's actual destination being traveled, even when the purchase and use of such tickets would produce a lower fare. This practice is known as "Hidden Cities Ticketing" or "Beyond Point Ticketing" and is prohibited by AS. NOTE: For this instance, co-terminals are considered to be the same point.
4. Reissuing a nonrefundable ticket and applying the value of the existing ticket towards the creation of two or more new tickets is prohibited by AS. A nonrefundable ticket may only be reissued on a one-for-one basis. Any residual value to the existing ticket may be issued as a credit certificate if the applicable fare rules allow.
(Not Valid to/from Canada)In the event a ticket becomes the subject of a credit card chargeback based upon impropriety, an NSF check, a fraud or other form of compromised payment, the ticketed passenger is jointly and severely liable for the ticket costs plus an administrative fee. A ticketed passenger assumes all risk of loss for any ticket not purchased from AS or an AS authorized travel agent. Failure to pay ticketing costs and fees within sixty days of notification may result in initiation of legal action or collection services. The ticketed passenger shall be jointly and severely liable for all attorney or collection fees.

Ticket Validity
Period of Validity: A ticket will be valid for transportation for one year from the outbound date on the original ticket.

Rule 75AS - Currency of Payment

Except as otherwise provided below, fares and charges are payable in any currency acceptable to carrier. When payment is made in a currency other than the currency in which the fare is published, such payment will be made at the rate of exchange established for such purpose by carrier, the current statement of which is available for inspection by the passenger at carrier's office where the ticket is purchased. The provisions of this paragraph are subject to applicable exchange laws and government regulations.

Payment of fares for travel originating in the U.S. shall be in U.S. currency.
Payment of fares for travel originating in Canada shall be in Canadian currency.
Payment of fares for travel originating at a point outside the U.S. and/or the Russian Federation and destined to a point in the U.S. shall be in the currency of the country of origin, except as provided in (c) below and with the exception of the Russian Federation.
Payment of fares for travel originating at a point outside the U.S. destined to a point in the U.S. May also be made in the U.S. in dollars when the fare in the currency of the country of origin is converted to dollars at the local bankers' buying rate of exchange. Exception: Payment of fares for travel originating in the Russian Federation shall be in USD.
In case of cancellation or rerouting which results in a partial refund of the original fare, the value of the unused portion of the ticket shall be calculated in the currency of the country of transportation origination (except the Russian Federation). Such amount may be refunded in the currency of the country of transportation origination or may be converted into the currency of the country of refund or reissuance at the local bankers' buying rate in effect at the time refund takes place. Note: AS will pay the refund in the same form (i.e., cash, check, credit card, etc.) that was used in purchasing the original transportation document. AS in making the refund will observe any refund restriction that may be published in the applicable rules governing the original transportation document. Exception: Refunds for travel originating in the Russian Federation shall be calculated and refunded in USD.
Where an additional collection is to be made as a result of the rerouting, the additional amount may be collected in the currency of the country of transportation origination (except the Russian Federation) or may be converted into the currency of the country in which the rerouting takes place at the local bankers' buying rate in effect at the time of rerouting. Such amount shall not be greater than the fare published in the currency of country of transportation origination for the transportation actually used and/or to be used. Exception: Additional collection for travel originating in the Russian Federation shall be in USD.
"Bankers' Buying Rate" means the rate at which, for the purpose of the transfer of funds through banking channels (i.e., other than transactions in bank notes, travelers checks, and similar banking instruments), a bank will purchase a given amount of foreign currency in exchange for one unit (or units) of the national currency of the country in which the exchange transaction takes place. Exception 1: In the U.S.A., the Bankers' Buying Rate means the rate published each Tuesday in the wall street journal under the heading of "selling prices for bank transfers in the U.S. for payment abroad." This rate will be applicable from Wednesday of each week up to and including the Tuesday of the following week. Exception 2: When a national holiday falls on Monday, foreign exchange rates do not appear in the Tuesday edition of the Wall Street Journal. In such exceptional cases the previous week's rates are used through Wednesday instead of Tuesday, and the Wednesday edition of the Wall Street Journal will be used for the period Thursday through Tuesday. Exception 3: In the case of Belgium, France, and Italy where two rates (commercial and financial) are shown, the commercial rate shall be used. Exception 4: In Canada, the Bankers' Buying Rate means the rate published each Saturday in the Toronto Globe & Mail under the heading Foreign Exchange - Mid Market Rate in Canadian Funds. This rate will be applicable from Monday of the following week up to and including the Sunday following after. When exceptional circumstances prevent the publication of exchange rates in the Saturday edition of the Toronto Globe & Mail the currently applicable exchange rates will remain effective until 2 days after superseding exchange rates are published. Such superseding rates will be effective through the first Sunday following their publication dates.