Originally Posted by
getaround
No holds / $90 changes.
One exception (unless things have changed).
When booking a SA award online taxes may need to be calculated manually and they'll give you ~ 24hrs to call in to complete your booking (and pay). If you don't call them your reservation is cancelled. Points are only removed from your account once ticketed.
One of the very few upsides to AP is that there is no fee for last minute bookings so if you're not certain, you may wish to wait (though you do risk loosing the seat you want).
Also, if you need to make a change, always check to see if they've made any chages to your reservations (i.e. changed your flight times).
My past experience with AC is nearly any ticket booked 6 months out or greater will have a change of some sort applied to either the outbound or return. AC has always agreed to refund my account without penalty when I advised the new times no longer worked.
Just remember, AP requires 21 day notce to refund failing which you will need to pay twice to have points refunded. Once to move out your departure date and again to cancel the ticket.
Good Luck