Originally Posted by
BDA shorts
Originally Posted by
vxmike
Does this mean if one cancels a non-refundable international ticket they will lose the $250 change fee PLUS the YR fee? This would be huge.
My guess--and if nobody else knows for sure I may send an email to the sales rep who sent the original notice for clarification--is that the YR will still be included in the ticket value for use against payment for a future itinerary, but you can't get cold hard cash back. (You can get cash back when canceling a nonrefundable ticket for many "real" taxes, which is probably what they're distinguishing from.)
I'd bet money this is the correct interpretation. They just mean the surcharge is subject to the same restrictions as the base fare. Which is just one more argument for the fact that it should just be part of the base fare to begin with. But that would make those 10% off coupons actually worth something meaningful. I'm surprised the corporates let them get away with it too as I imagine most corporate deals are for a % off the base fare only.