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Old Nov 28, 2008 | 3:57 pm
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Originally Posted by njcnjc
Hi,

I'm looking at buying a ticket from Delta's website from the US to Colombia. I noticed that the change fee is $250 USD.

I'm not too sure how long I'll stay, but I'd like to make costs minimal if I decide to come home early. I was thinking about buying the ticket for a return in 6 months, then trying to get a 'standby' flight early if possible.

Basically, I'd like to know if there are some tips on avoiding the exorbitant $250 change fee.

Thanks!
No. It's called "buying refundable ticket" (H or Y fareclass). However, the refundable ticket is likely to cost far far far more than 250$ change fee.
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