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Old Sep 3, 2013, 1:01 am
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Originally Posted by RTW1
Must have been my misunderstanding... got charged the $50 for the cancellation, even though I didn't have to go through the credit card approval proces. My miles are already credited to my account as well.

Still very surprised it only took me 8 minutes to complete the call :-).
I believe they store your credit card information the first time you complete the process; I was asked if I wanted to use the card they had on file to settle the fee and refund. Eight minutes is still quite good -- it recently took me 15 minutes for a refund and I thought that was quick.
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