Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
If you buy a ticket for reimbursement and then change it to a cheaper ticket while still requesting reimbursement for the more expensive ticket, this could lead to big trouble because you would be getting reimbursed for more than you actually paid. I definitely wouldn't do this even once.
I'm not happy with the idea of tricking the client into paying more than the ticket actually costs - ie submitting the higher Y fare for reimbursement and getting it refunded, making a profit when buying a business class fare that's cheaper than Y. Plus the refundable business class fares are far more expensive than the nonrefundable ($4500) fare, so buying the nonrefundable business ticket doesn't solve my need to be able to cancel the flights without being stuck with the charge.