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Apr 18, 2015, 9:17 pm

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Originally Posted by bmwe92fan

I might be missing something - but if she cancels the reservation you should get back your miles free...

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Originally Posted by Kacee

Is she going to let the ticket value go away? Because if she wants to save any of the ticket value, she'll have to cancel it before departure (unless it's a refundable ticket), which means no chance to let the upgrade definitively fail, and a redeposit fee to return the miles.

Thanks, folks. Looks like you have conflicting understandings of whether I get the miles back for free if she cancels the reservation before departure. Anyone have personal experience with this?

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