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Old Dec 12, 2012 | 10:14 am
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Originally Posted by billybligh
can you refare more than once?
Oh, sure. You can refare as many times as you like.

Whatever fare rules you're under will apply each time you do it, of course. On a $590 ticket with a $150 change fee, it's probably only happening one time. In this case, OP gains the benefit of a small net gain (assuming he will use the residual credit) as well as changing his dates. But from his $391 ticket, it's unlikely to happen again...unless someone drops a $99-each-way fare sale on SFO-MCO. Even then, you'd have to ask whether $150 in right-now cash is worth more than a slightly greater amount in credit that must be consumed by a fixed date.

I've refared the same Southwest ticket twice on a couple different occasions.

A question, because I don't know: what major airlines give their top-tier elites free refares on nonrefundable tickets that would cost the rest of us $150 to change? And are there any airlines that have some sort of lesser or no refare fee for non-elites? (e.g., Entire itin remains identical...purely a refare.)

Long ago, I remember visiting an AA CTO as a mere Platinum and refaring tickets, generating small vouchers to use later. No fees. I'm pretty sure Golds/Plats don't have this benefit anymore. Do EXP's?
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