Originally Posted by
ralphwiggum
One more addition...
If the price of your new ticket is less than the cost of the original ticket, then the difference will be sent to you as an electronic certificate via US mail. (At least, this was my experience with this process today, and I paid $150 for the domestic penalty.)
Hope this helps.
IME, when I rebooked a lower fare, it was never sent to me, but I was able to get the code on the phone. Always ask for this after rebooking the ticket (in my case, I tried booking online, but it didn't work, so had to call in anyway, so made sure to ask what it was before hanging up). It should be available in the record.
I could never understand how they can give out an electronic voucher, but still insist that it can't be emailed, and they have to send it out USPS.