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Old Feb 25, 2011 | 6:17 am
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Originally Posted by aacharya
I don't know a single fare class that can't be cancelled for at least credit for the flight, minus a change fee.
There are some ex-EU fares that are simply "use or lose" though none originating in the USA that I know of.

This is an MUC-IAH fare:
Code:
Fare details for LLNNZDEW
2ND LEVEL SUPER/SPECIAL ADVANCE PURCHASE

PENALTIES
CANCELLATIONS ANY TIME TICKET IS NON-REFUNDABLE. NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT 
VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. IF ANY PART OF THE TICKET IS UNUSED IT HAS NO 
VALUE AFTER TICKETED DEPARTURE DATE. CHANGES ANY TIME CHANGES NOT PERMITTED. 
WAIVED FOR ILLNESS OR DEATH OF PASSENGER OR FAMILY MEMBER. NOTE - TEXT 
BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. PENALTY WAIVED IN CASE OF ILLNESS/DEATH 
OF TRAVELING COMPANION.

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A similar L fare IAH-MUC reads rather differently:

Fare Rules Export from Wandering Aramean Travel Tools
Code:
Fare details for LLXNC15S
INSTANT PURCHASE NONREFUNDABLE-TYPE FARES


PENALTIES
CANCELLATIONS TICKET IS NON-REFUNDABLE. NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED 
FOR AUTOPRICING. IF ANY PART OF THE TICKET IS UNUSED IT HAS NO VALUE AFTER 
TICKETED DEPARTURE DATE. CHANGES CHARGE USD 250.00 FOR REISSUE. NOTE - 
TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. ITINERARIES MAY BE REBOOKED UP 
TO ONE YEAR FROM ORIGINAL TICKET ISSUE DATE PROVIDED THE PASSENGER CANCELS 
THE TICKETED FLIGHT RESERVATION PRIOR TO TICKETED DEPARTURE TIME. IF THE 
TICKETED FLIGHT RESERVATION IS NOT CANCELLED PRIOR TO TICKETED DEPARTURE 
TIME REBOOKING IS NOT PERMITTED AND THE TICKET HAS NO VALUE. TICKETS MUST 
BE REISSUED AT THE TIME A CHANGE IS MADE. CHILD/INFANT DISCOUNTS APPLY. 
---------- SECTION 1 - WHOLLY UNUSED TICKETS - BEFORE DEPARTURE OF THE 
OUTBOUND IN THE EVENT OF CHANGES TO TICKETED FLIGHTS BEFORE DEPARTURE OF 
JOURNEY AND WITHIN TKT VALIDITY CHARGE USD 250.00 OR HIGHEST FEE OF ANY 
CHANGED FARE COMPONENT WITHIN JOURNEY. A. REPRICE USING CURRENT FARES PROVIDED 
THAT ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET- 1. WHEN NO INTL COUPONS REMAIN 
- ALL NEW TRVL MUST BE DOMESTIC 2. CO FARES ARE USED 3. VALIDATE ADVANCE 
RES REQUIREMENTS WHEN BOOKING DATE KNOWN 4. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM REISSUE 
DATE TO DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY OR- B. REPRICE USING CURRENT FARES - ONLY 
BOOKING CODE CHANGES PERMITTED PROVIDED ALL OF THE CONDITIONS ARE MET- 
1. NO CHANGE IN FARE BREAKS 2. WHEN NO INTL COUPONS REMAIN - ALL NEW TRVL 
MUST BE DOMESTIC 3. CO FARES ARE USED 4. VALIDATE ADVANCE RESERVATIONS 
REQUIREMENTS WHEN BOOKING DATE KNOWN 5. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM REISSUE 
DATE TO DEPARTURE OF THE JOURNEY WHEN CHANGE RESULTS IN LOWER FARE REFUND 
RESIDUAL VIA VOUCHER AND COLLECT PENALTY ENDORSEMENT BOX- HIGHER NON-REF 
AMOUNT. OR- C. ON CHANGES MADE TO THE INBOUND PORTION OF OF THE ITINERARY 
ONLY - REPRICE USING FARES IN EFFECT WHEN THE TICKET WAS ISSUED PROVIDING 
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET - 1. WHEN NO INTL COUPONS REMAIN 
- ALL NEW TRAVEL MUST BE DOMESTIC 2. CO FARES ARE USED 3. ALL RULE AND 
BOOKING CODE PROVISIONS ARE MET. 4. VALIDATE ADVANCE RESERVATIONS REQUIREMENTS 
WHEN BOOKING DATE KNOWN 5. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM ORIGINAL TKT DATE TO 
DEPARTURE OF THE JOURNEY WHEN CHANGE RESULTS IN LOWER FARE REFUND RESIDUAL 
VIA VOUCHER AND COLLECT PENALTY ENDORSEMENT BOX- HIGHER NON-REF AMOUNT. 
OR - SUBSECTION 1A. - WHOLLY UNUSED TICKETS - BEFORE DEPARTURE OF THE OUTBOUND 
IN CASES OF DEATH BEFORE DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY AND WITHIN TKT VALIDITY IN 
THE CASE OF DEATH OF PASSENGER OR FAMILY MEMBER - NO CHARGE OR HIGHEST 
FEE OF ANY CHANGED FARE COMPONENT WITHIN JOURNEY AND A. REPRICE USING CURRENT 
FARES PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET- 1. WHEN NO INTL 
COUPONS REMAIN - ALL NEW TRVL MUST BE DOMESTIC 2. CO FARES ARE USED 3. 
VALIDATE ADVANCE RES REQUIREMENTS WHEN BOOKING DATE KNOWN 4. ADV RES IS 
MEASURED FROM THE REISSUE DATE TO DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY OR - B. REPRICE 
USING CURRENT FARES - ONLY BOOKING CODE CHANGES PERMITTED PROVIDED ALL 
OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET - 1. NO CHANGE IN FARE BREAKS 2. WHEN 
NO INTL COUPONS REMAIN ALL NEW TRVL MUST BE DOMESTIC 3. CO FARES ARE USED 
4. VALIDATE ADVANCE RES REQUIREMENTS WHEN BOOKING DATE IS KNOWN 5. ADV 
RES IS MEASURED FROM REISSUE DATE TO DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY OR- C. ON CHANGES 
MADE TO THE INBOUND PORTION OF OF THE ITINERARY ONLY - REPRICE USING FARES 
IN EFFECT WHEN THE TICKET WAS ISSUED PROVIDING ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS 
ARE MET - 1. WHEN NO INTL COUPONS REMAIN - ALL NEW TRAVEL MUST BE DOMESTIC 
2. CO FARES ARE USED 3. ALL RULE AN BOOKING CODE PROVISIONS ARE MET. 4. 
VALIDATE ADVANCE RESERVATIONS REQUIREMENTS WHEN BOOKING DATE KNOWN 5. ADV 
RES IS MEASURED FROM ORIGINAL TKT DATE TO DEPARTURE OF THE JOURNEY OR - 
D. CHANGES NOT PERMITTED/REFUND TKT-ANY REMAINING AMOUNT WILL APPLY TO 
THE NEW TICKET WHEN CHANGE RESULTS IN LOWER FARE REFUND RESIDUAL VIA VOUCHER. 
ENDORSEMENT BOX - HIGHER NON-REF AMT OR - SECTION 2. - PARTIALLY USED TICKETS 
- AFTER DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY AND WITHIN TICKET VALIDITY CHARGE USD 250.00 
OR HIGHEST FEE OF ANY CHANGED FARE COMPONENT WITHIN JOURNEY. AND REPRICE 
A. USING FARES IN EFFECT WHEN THE TICKET WAS ISSUED PROVIDING ALL OF THE 
FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET - 1. WHEN NO INTL COUPONS REMAIN - ALL NEW 
TRVL MUST BE DOMESTIC. 2. FULLY FLOWN FARE NOT REPRICE TO FURTHUR POINT. 
3. CO FARES ARE USED 4. NEW TKT HAS EQUAL OR HIGHER VALUE THAN PREVIOUS 
TKT. 5. ALL RULE AND BOOKING CODE PROVISIONS ARE MET. 6. VALIDATE ADVANCE 
RES REQUIREMENTS WHEN BOOKING DATE KNOWN. 7. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM THE 
ORIGINAL TKT DATE TO THE DEPARTURE OF THE JOURNEY. OR REPRICE B. CHANGED 
FARE COMPONENTS USING FARES IN EFFECT WHEN THE TICKET WAS ISSUED. B1. UNCHANGED 
FARE COMPONENTS USING CURRENTLY TICKETED FARES. PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING 
CONDITIONS ARE MET - 1. NO CHANGE TO FARE BREAKS OF UNCHANGED FARE COMPONENTS 
2. WHEN NO INTL COUPONS REMAIN - ALL NEW TRVL MUST BE DOEMSTIC 3. FULLY 
FLOWN FARE NOT REPRICED TO FURTHER POINT 4. CO FARES ARE USED 5. ALL RULE 
AND BOOKING CODE PROVISIONS ARE MET 6. VALIDATE ADVANCE RES REQUIREMENTS 
WHEN BOOKING DATE IS KNOWN 7. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM ORIGINAL TKT DATE 
TO DEPARTURE OF THE JOURNEY WHEN CHANGE RESULTS IN LOWER FARE REFUND RESIDUAL 
VIA VOUCHER AND COLLECT PENALTY ENDORSEMENT BOX- HIGHER NON-REF AMOUNT. 
OR - SUBSECTION 2A. - PARTIALLY USED TICKETS - AFTER DEPARTURE OF THE OUTBOUND 
IN THE CASE OF DEATH - AFTER DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY AND WITHIN TICKET VALIDITY 
IN THE CASE OF DEATH OF PASSENGER OR FAMILY MEMBER NO CHARGE OR HIGHEST 
FEE OF ANY CHANGED FARE COMPONENT WITHIN JOURNEY AND A. CHANGES NOT PERMITTED/REFUND 
TKT-ANY REMAINING AMT WILL APPLY TO NEW TKT OR - REPRICE B. USING FARES 
IN EFFECT WHEN THE TICKET WAS ISSUED PROVIDING ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS 
ARE MET - 1. WHEN NO INTL COUPONS REMAIN - ALL NEW TRVL MUST BE DOMESTIC. 
2. FULLY FLOWN FARE NOT REPRICE TO FURTHUR POINT. 3. CO FARES ARE USED 
4. NEW TKT HAS EQUAL OR HIGHER VALUE THAN PREVIOUS TKT. 5. ALL RULE AND 
BOOKING CODE PROVISIONS ARE MET. 6. VALIDATE ADVANCE RES REQUIREMENTS WHEN 
BOOKING DATE KNOWN. 7. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM THE ORIGINAL TKT DATE TO 
THE DEPARTURE OF THE JOURNEY. OR - REPRICE C. CHANGED FARE COMPONENTS USING 
FARES IN EFFECT WHEN THE TKT WAS ISSUED. C1. UNCHANGED FARE COMPONENTS 
USING CURRENTLY TICKETED FARES. PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS 
ARE MET - 1. NO CHANGE TO FARE BREAKS OF UNCHANGED FARE COMPONENTS 2. WHEN 
NO INTL COUPONS REMAIN - ALL NEW TRVL MUST BE DOMESTIC 3. FULLY FLOWN FARE 
NOT REPRICED TO FURTHER POINT 4. CO FARES ARE USED 5. ALL RULE AND BOOKING 
CODE PROVISIONS ARE MET 6. VALIDATE ADVANCE RES REQUIREMENTS WHEN BOOKING 
DATE IS KNOWN 7. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM ORIGINAL TKT DATE TO DEPARTURE 
OF THE JOURNEY WHEN CHANGE RESULTS IN A LOWER FARE REFUND RESIDUAL VIA 
VOUCHER. ENDORSEMENT BOX - HIGHER NON-REF AMT. ------ NOTE - AFTER EACH 
TICKETED DEPARTURE TIME 1.NO CHANGES PERMITTED IF PASSENGER HAS NOT CANCELLED 
THEIR TICKETED FLIGHT RESERVATIONS. 2.TICKET HAS NO VALUE IF PASSENGER 
HAS NOT CANCELLED THEIR TICKETED FLIGHT RESERVATIONS. 3. NO STANDBY PERMITTED 
IF PASSENGER HAS NOT CANCELLED THEIR TICKETED FLIGHT RESERVATIONS.

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