Alaska Cruise in 2 Weeks & WestJet Strike: What to Do?

[Ravenne]

I had put American Airlines flights on a free 24-hour hold. Since it took over a week for WestJet to reach this decision, I had placed the same round trip flights on hold each time they expired, until I got the news yesterday. I like American's 24-hour hold policy, and even though I didn't end up booking through them this time (although we will fly on them as the stateside portion of our WestJet-booked trip uses American as a carrier), the good experience has confirmed for me that I will book via American in the future. It was really reassuring to have those flights on hold in case a strike had been declared.

Does the hold require payment? So they just refund you, you put another hold so you end up with a bunch of funds tied up for it or can they just reuse the same funds for the next hold?

 

[Shanti]

Does the hold require payment? So they just refund you, you put another hold so you end up with a bunch of funds tied up for it or can they just reuse the same funds for the next hold?

It's a no-payment hold. They don't even request any payment info. The flip side is that there is probably no possibility of getting a refund within 24-hours of an actual purchase, which is required of airlines that don't offer 24-hour holds.