Originally Posted by
supraman215
I realize I made a mistake and I'm just .....ing about my poor decision, but that doesn't help me feel any better about US Air, there was nothing they were willing to do.
Glad to see you understand.
You enetered into a contract with another party. You would now like to change the terms of that contract. The other party has said they are not willing to change the terms of the agreed to contract.
It's happened to me more than once when "Set in Stone" plans become fluid. It never hurts to ask but I have never gotten fees waived as a US Silver.
I have had some success with the "I was late because...." trick, but this is never a guarantee and you can get burned very badly. Day of Departure fares are not cheap.
I would take the advice to buy a cheap one way ticket home at the later time and not have to worry about what will happen at the airport.