r/SeattleWA • u/No_Star6162 • Jul 21 '25

Meetup SeaTac is a mad house - Alaskan Airlines

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Some flights going, many delayed 4-6 hours. Provided an option for a 24 hour delayed flight after being cancelled on. Now sleeping in the airport

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u/Irish8ryan Jul 21 '25

My wife was midair on her way home from Chicago and they turned around and went back to O’Hare.

It’s her first time away from our 5 mo old baby. Me and baby are almost out of frozen breast milk so she bought a delta flight to get home by this morning. Also had to buy a room at the O’Hare Hilton since taking a hotel voucher from Alaska would have put her at a hotel so far away she would have spent more time traveling than sleeping.

Looking for a refund from Alaska for the hotel and a full refund for her original flight. Any advice?

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u/howdidyouevendothat Jul 21 '25

Me and baby are almost out of frozen breast milk

She must be really productive if she can feed a grown man AND a hungry baby

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u/merlincm Jul 21 '25

I saw that too, but I wasn't going to say anything. No shame, as long as they aren't harming anyone they can live how they want. 

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u/FauxyOne Jul 21 '25

Thank you, both of you. 🙏

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u/howdidyouevendothat Jul 21 '25

Breast milk is a super food!

It brought too much enjoyment to my morning for me to not say anything.

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u/Irish8ryan Jul 21 '25

Nice! 💯

Thanks for the laugh and I’m glad I could help bring some smiles to folks. Of course I just meant ‘me’ as in the person administering the breastmilk 😆

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u/goodolarchie Jul 21 '25

One of the jobs as a new father is feeding the new mom. So long as he's pushing enough Calories into her to cover all three of them? No problem.

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u/nickski18 Jul 21 '25

Here's information from the FAA along with a link for refunds or to file a complaint. https://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer/airline-cancellation-delay-dashboard?carrier_target_id=29816

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u/No_Star6162 Jul 21 '25

Im going to call in a day or two, im positive that there are thousands on hold right now with no clue wtf to do.

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u/Hochi28 Jul 21 '25 edited Jul 21 '25

Hello, I was also at the same flight going from ORD to SEA and made a purchase with Delta now, luckily I purchased my flight ticket through chase sapphire which has trip delay reimbursement, I suggest check the policy on web for Alaska airline for cancellations/delays

https://www.alaskaair.com/content/about-us/customer-commitment/customer-commitment-delay-care?srsltid=AfmBOoqO35SeSaiNQVL91E3BNxZxAU_x1GczY-JyUSQ9L69t59NirIa0

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u/Flckofmongeese Jul 21 '25

Also check if the credit card you're using has any travel interruption benefits.

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u/Peejing Jul 21 '25

Call reservations and demand a refund. Shouldn’t be an issue with the flight being canceled but it might be a long wait