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:
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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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