Originally Posted by
SEA1K4EVR
But yes you can do what you propose. However unless you're Plat or above there will be a fee to cancel an award ticket. Instead you should just purchase a refundable ticket on a credit card and then cancel and refund it.
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I am Platinum, so no problem there. So if I have a boarding pass and don't board the flight, I can still *easily* get the miles back? How does that work? Would I need to call United before the scheduled flight departure time?
THANKS!