Originally Posted by
Starman
But surely the way to do this is not via the "cheap ticket" noted by the poster, as then there will be a $150 change fee to extract any value out of that ticket when converting to the transportation actually needed. I guess if you could actually find a fare at $50, just forfeiting that ticket would still save some money.
There is no change fee involved if you just purchase a very low priced one way ticket. The remainder value will be in the form of a travel credit, type B voucher.
Or you can purchase a fully refundable ticket as
Pat89339 suggested.