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Old Nov 17, 2012 | 4:01 pm
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You can refund it whenever if it is truly a refundable ticket, including after departure. Only after the ticket is over a year old does it get a little tricky. You can still get it done, but takes more effort and I think there is a fee involved.

The notion of needing to cancel before departure to retain any value is a concept that applies only to non-refundable tickets (on United - other airlines have "no show" penalties on refundable tickets).
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