<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by BizJet:
THIS QUESTION IS IMPORTANT AND HAS YET TO BE SUFFICIENTLY ANSWERED: Under the new policy, if I call to cancel a nonrefundable ticket before departure, must I immediately book a new flight with that ticket? Or can I just get credit valid for one year (From inital purchase) for future travel?
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From the first press release, and this hasn't changed:
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Effective immediately, non-refundable fares for all US Airways domestic, Caribbean, U.S. to and from Canada and U.S. to Europe destinations must be used for the specifically ticketed flight and will have no value once the flight has departed. Changes may be made to the non-refundable itineraries before scheduled departure, subject to certain restrictions and fees. Under the previous policy, the value of an unused non-refundable ticket could be credited toward the purchase of another US Airways ticket, less the applicable reissue fee, for up to one year.
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I think it's clear - the change has to be made before scheduled departure. If this is still a little vague, I think the "Under the previous policy..." clause clarifies that the credit is NO LONGER applicable for an entire year.