Originally Posted by
jerrywu
Not where I read it. Had OP not authorized this change, would this incident occurred still? Just my two cents.
It all depends on how OP says it, if he politely says something like, "I paid the change fee to reach earlier than my original arrival", he may have a chance. I think persistence may get him either the change fee or may be some miles.
Does he have a entitlement? No