Originally Posted by
IAH-OIL-TRASH
Hawaii is (contrary to some agents' belief) domestic and the overwater segment he/she would correctly be referring to is a int'l BF destination. In those cases, the domestic portion is not guaranteed, but if the upgrade does not clear for a int'l BF (overwater) portion of it, the instrument is refunded.
glad i saw this thread. all along i was under the impression that if your itinerary included a BF segment that didn't clear, you got the RPU back.
looks like i got instrument refund policy confused with MP award upgrade refund policy.