Originally Posted by
azepine00
So i am paying 40k miles as cancellation insurance?
Plus a paid ticked will earn miles and eqm. Award will not. Redeposit or change of award may not be free either.
Overall i cant believe some folks are defending the surcharge scam. What has flyertalk become...

+1000
In fact, the trip insurance policy (which covers 3 tickets, hotel, etc) for this entire trip -- including CFAR ("cancel for any reason") -- cost a whopping $236.
So I get far better change/cancellation protections for $236. Re-deposit fee with AA would have been $200.