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Old Jul 28, 2016, 10:50 am
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Originally Posted by msp_flyer
I want to extend expiring voucher by buying a ticket 11 months out. I need a ticket under $400 which has no penalty for changes to route/date/flights.
Wouldn't this undermine the expiry concept for vouchers? Anyone actually done this successfully?
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Old Jul 28, 2016, 11:53 am
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Originally Posted by Bicostal
Wouldn't this undermine the expiry concept for vouchers? Anyone actually done this successfully?
Yes. I wasn't smart enough to look for the routes listed here, but found a decent price for BNA-DTW and parked a voucher.

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Old Jul 28, 2016, 12:15 pm
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Make sure that the ticket is actually penalty free/refundable. I feel like I've seen people post about Y tickets that are not.
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Old Jul 28, 2016, 12:59 pm
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Originally Posted by msp_flyer
I want to extend expiring voucher by buying a ticket 11 months out. I need a ticket under $400 which has no penalty for changes to route/date/flights.
Any refundable ticket should work for that, not just Y-fare.
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Old Jul 28, 2016, 2:50 pm
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Originally Posted by DiverDave
Yes. I wasn't smart enough to look for the routes listed here, but found a decent price for BNA-DTW and parked a voucher.

David
So what you are saying is that eCredits don't expire if you use them to buy a future Refundable ticket? Assume that at the end of the 11 months you change the ticket to a date another 11 months in the future, does it reload again or is this a one time deal.
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Old Jul 28, 2016, 3:14 pm
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Technically the expiration date should carry over once you have an actual ticket. Thus you can extend the voucher for a year by purchasing a ticket 11 months out. However when you goto change that ticket the expiration date should carry over from that ticket. Prevents someone from continuing to do this over and over.
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Old Jul 28, 2016, 4:23 pm
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Originally Posted by flyerCO
Technically the expiration date should carry over once you have an actual ticket. Thus you can extend the voucher for a year by purchasing a ticket 11 months out. However when you goto change that ticket the expiration date should carry over from that ticket. Prevents someone from continuing to do this over and over.
I believe you are correct. I used my refundable ticket to purchase a ticket that was within 11 months and I flew that ticket.

And it was a refundable Q fare, believe it or not.

I have another expiring credit soon, so I may look at SEA-PDX this time.

edit: just looked, you can get refundable H fares BNA-DTW in September for $376. Cheaper than SEA-PDX.

edit: except holy cow, there are refundable M fares SEA-PDX for $203 in September.

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Last edited by DiverDave; Jul 28, 2016 at 4:40 pm Reason: add September fares
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