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Old Jun 18, 2016 | 3:54 pm
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Originally Posted by gusd
What is the purchase/ticketing date on a ticket that was farelocked? The date farelock was done or the date of the actual purchase? Thanks.
When the Farelock was done, the Farelock is purchased. When you buy the ticket, the ticket is purchased. You do not get ticketed with Farelock - you simply are holding an itinerary at a guaranteed price.

You can Farelock a ticket, then purchase the ticket, and then cancel and refund within 24 hours of purchasing the ticket. For example, do a 7-day Farelock today, June 18 @ noon, buy the ticket 7 days later, June 25 at say, 11:30 a.m., then cancel and get a refund June 26 at 10:30am. Of course, you wouldn't get the Farelock cost back, but you'd get a refund for the ticket cost.
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