Originally Posted by
Robvolz
same thing happened in Japan. My bike and I flew Alaska from PDX to LAX, and JAL from LAX-tokyo.
There was no charge because I'm MVP Gold with Alaska.
Home bound was a different story and they charged $$$. When I asked why, it was because exactly like you described.
See my next post. Was the outbound and return flights booked at the same time and on the same itinerary? If so, you may have recourse for a charge back.