Originally Posted by
mikepa
Given any "regular" ticket is changeable for a fee and perhaps the fare difference, I'm wondering what the advantages are of buying a Y fare (automatic upgrade to First perhaps).
You can change them as many times as you want, where if you change a cheaper ticket multiple times you may end up paying multiple change fees. Also, tickets issued at flexible fares are usually fully refundable as well, whereas cheaper tickets are only returned in the form of an eCredit.