Originally Posted by
skyteamelite
I booked an award flight to Jordan using my Mileage Plus miles one month ago. Carriers are MS and TK; outbound travel Sept 23rd.
I now have to cancel the ticket because the passenger has not been able to obtain a visa.
Is there any way to avoid paying the USD 200 penalty to cancel the ticket and have my miles refunded? I thought the penalty would be lower, considering I'm cancelling over 21 days before travel date... But it doesn't seem to be the case.
Thanks in advance for any tips!
If there's a schedule change you can usually cancel for free. Since there's no advantage to cancelling early, wait until the day before or so and watch for any schedule changes. If something does change, call in to say the new schedule doesn't meet your needs and that you'd like to cancel.