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Alaska & Hawaiian price dropped after you booked? Get the difference back.

Based on Alaska & Hawaiian's published policies, checked 2026-11-07.

Changes: No fee to cancel Main, Premium and First fares (Alaska and Hawaiian now share the same rules). Alaska won't change you to the same flight at a lower price, so you cancel and rebook instead.

What you get back: a credit in your Alaska Wallet. You cancel, the value goes to your Wallet, and you pay for the same flight again with it. What's left over stays in your Wallet.

Basic economy: Saver fares give back only 50% as credit when cancelled (and only 14+ days out), so cancelling and rebooking loses money.

Step by step

  1. Sign in to your Atmos Rewards account so the credit lands in your Wallet.
  2. First, search alaskaair.com for your exact flights, dates and cabin. Make sure the lower price is still there with enough seats for everyone.
  3. Open Trips, find your booking with your confirmation code and last name, and cancel it. The value goes to your Wallet.
  4. Right away, book the same flights again and pay with your Wallet credit. Whatever you don't use stays in your Wallet.
Open your trips on alaskaair.com ↗

Booked within the last 24 hours?

Bought in the last 24 hours? You can cancel for a full refund, then rebook at the lower price.

Paid with Atmos Rewards miles?

Atmos Rewards award tickets can be cancelled with no penalty and the points go back to your account. Check that the same flight is showing for fewer points, cancel, then rebook it right away at the lower price.

Watch out for

  • Cancel and rebook back to back. The cheaper seats can sell out in between, so check the price right before you cancel.
  • Your seat assignments are released when you cancel. Pick them again on the new booking.
  • Wallet credit can't pay for Companion Fare tickets or seat upgrades, so it won't work if you booked with a Companion Fare.
  • Partner award bookings (on other airlines) charge a new booking fee when you rebook, so small drops may not be worth it.
  • Hawaiian flights now run on Alaska's system, so manage them on alaskaair.com.
  • Booked through a travel site? The change has to go through them.
  • Wallet credit is only visible when you're signed in.

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