FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Possibility of a Refund on a Norefundable Ticket
Old Apr 5, 2016 | 4:08 pm
  #15  
mnbp
1M
All eyes on you!
15 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Nov 2009
Programs: DL DM 1MM
Posts: 3,558
Originally Posted by JohnCarnahan
Aww, a troll...nope, a real human asking an honest question.

I did purchase a nonrefundable ticket, and it appears that I will have to suffer the terms I agreed to. I was hoping for leniency...it's not as though Delta Airlines actually spent any real cash as a result of my purchasing, then cancelling the ticket.
Begs the question as to why all tickets can't be refundable and affordable at the same time. I haven't thought about that much because I f]ly SWA, and it's never a concern.

Thanks for everyone's input!
Here's why "all tickets can't be refundable and affordable at the same time."

http://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/breakage.asp

"Breakage" IS income to the airline, just as purchased fares are income.
mnbp is offline