Originally Posted by
seawolf
You should cancel after the flight departs especially on non-ref tickets. If the flight cancels, not only do you avoid the $100 change fee, you'll also get a refund on the ticket.
Is this still good advice?
The change fee is now typically $150 isn't it? (I tried to find the fare rules online, but it seems UA is not making any of that available to me. Booking class is "V" ).
On the ticket I may cancel, there's been a schedule change already, but only arriving 35 minutes later now.
Last year, on a UA ticket that I thought was nonrefundable, I got the taxes refunded (applied online). I was surprised - is that common on UA nonrefundable tickets? If so, by when would I have to apply to try to get the taxes refunded?