Originally Posted by
5khours
Pretty sure you can refund it for cash or exchange for any other type of ticket. Why did you buy B class ticket in the first place.
I would get the cheap ticket and then try for a cash upgrade at the airport. IAD - NRT is not bad for upgrades especially mid week.
I would wager that the refund would go back to the original form of payment - the (corporate?) credit card used to pay for it. Unless you paid cash.