In a bind a bit; my companion fare is expiring in May of 2019. My only potential upcoming use is to try to book 2 persons one way ewr-san. I have approx 30,000 miles but the problem is alaska does not permit the use of the free companion fare with an award ticket(paid flight is very expensive on the date I want them to fly so not worth using companion fare). is it worth calling alaska? any workarounds, suggestions etc..?