Originally Posted by
goatee87
Long story short, my company uses a travel agent to book tickets. I want add a stopover on the return flight (domestic) to see some friends and want to avoid the internal bureaucracy to get that approved (and pay the fare difference).
In the past when I have purchased tickets through this travel agent, it appears immediately in my mileageplus account. I have also been able to make changes to the reservation as I need by paying the change fee through the United website.
My question is can I make a change to the reservation and pay for any fare difference through United.com within 24 hours without having to pay the change fee?
Why don't you try it and find out? The site will tell you whether the change requires payment of a change fee.