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Old May 9, 2013 | 12:11 pm
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Originally Posted by B787938
It is from how Apollo processed refund transactions. This has been covered at length since the system conversion.

ETA - So if you are legacy CO person, this is how you are used to having refunds processed where there is a change fee associated processed. That is, the change fee gets taken and then a refund is processed for the residual balance due on the fare.
It's been over a year. It's nothing new. APOLLO is gone. Yes, it has been covered at length.

Originally Posted by sjmoss23
How can the issuer get me a refund? I am in a similar situation with a cancelled card but my refund is $2700 that is sitting in an "inactive ticket". Rather than going through the hassle with my credit card company on a refund, could I have united issue me an electronic travel certificate instead? I would think they would prefer to do this, but I do not know if it is possible from a system perspective.
No. The money is at your credit card issuer. If it was your account, you are entitled to the money - write/call the issuer. There have been some instances ( not accusing you) of some trying to personally get surplus funds sitting on a company-issued credit card or airline travel credit which is not only wrong, but hard to circumvent. If I was a business owner paying for employee travel, I would like the way the system's currently set up. Reduces fraud.

Well, the money is not at your issuer now...

Last edited by iluv2fly; May 9, 2013 at 12:50 pm Reason: merge
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