Amber S.
Hung up on by customer service when…
Hung up on by customer service when trying to resolve an unaccompanied minor ticket with assistance issue. My husband found the number online for Alaska Airlines, called the number and purchased a ticket for an unaccompanied minor with assistance. The ticket arrived from Travel Avion for an adult, with no mention of the assistance we requested. The times were off too for the allowed travel time (5am to 9pm) for assistance for unaccompanied minors. We called the number back and were assured this was the correct ticket and if we paid $50 when checking in for the flights...she would have assistance. We figured out this was not Alaska Airlines and located the correct number for Alaska Airlines. Alaska Airlines confirmed that our child COULD NOT fly with assistance with the ticket purchased through a third party (Travel Avion) due to the flight times scheduled. Alaska Arlines offered to change the ticket for an additional cost ($$$), I let them know we would try to correct it through Travel Avion. Many calls (even hung up on by Lyon a manager), voicemails, emails and days later, Travel Avion has refused to correct the ticket saying due to the child's age of 14 years old and Alaska Airlines policy our child can fly alone without assistance. This was not what we requested or paid $789.00 for. We have now purchased a ticket through Alaska Airlines directly (at extra cost $$$) for an unaccompanied minor with assistance during the correct times. We can pay the extra $75 fee online with each flight for assistance (Travel Avion even had this amount wrong). We filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, and alerted the bank to the fraudulent charge. Travel Avion is a SCAM and their customer service is non existent!!



