Originally Posted by
mherdeg
Similarly, my understanding is that when you want to cancel a $500 nonrefundable ticket and apply it towards the purchase of a new ticket, things are a little different. On UA you can buy a $350 flight straightaway. On CO you pay $150 cash and then can buy a $500 flight.
To me, this is even worse! So I now have to pay $150 to not fly? So I have an emergency and I have to pull out my credit card and pay COdbaUA $150 for the pleasure of having a soon to expire $500 credit? I liked the UA way better, I just call and cancel and use my credit later and it's just worth $150 less. This is a deal breaker for me.