Originally Posted by
Guy Betsy
Do the change after your departure otherwise it will be repriced with possibly new taxes added. If the fare has changed, you will pay new price.
I thought taxes (and fuel surcharges) are recalculated for all
voluntary changes, before or after departure, reroute or not (even just switching carriers). But this works both ways -- if the tax/surcharge has gone down you get a refund (unlike price changes).
Originally Posted by
Himeno
So check price differences between an ATL stop and a RDU stop and make the change before departure if they are the same/less?
Big difference is if the price for your origin has changed. For example, the ex-JNB price went up a lot this year. I have a 2014 ex-JNB ticketed at the old price. My understanding is that if I change the route before departure, I'll have to pay $125 plus the price increase, but if I change it after the trip has started I only have to pay the $125 (plus any tax differences).
Am I misunderstanding the rules?