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Old Jul 13, 2014, 8:38 pm
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ellinj
 
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Originally Posted by Often1
You can always cancel for a credit and then use that credit less $200 to purchase a new ticket. If that is a savings, do it that way.
One clarification its the credit amount + $200, you can't use the credit to cover the change fee.

so if you have a $500 credit and are buying a $300 ticket, it won't be a wash. you would still owe the change fee.
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