Originally Posted by
gfunkdave
My niece and her fiance inadvertently booked basic economy seats and are falling apart at the idea of 4 hours in middle seats apart from each other. Is there a way for them to buy out of basic economy? Else I think a sympathetic GA is probably their only hope for sitting together.
The only way out of basic economy is to cancel the ticket within 24 hours (or actually, by the midnight the day) after purchase. Other than that government mandated refund period, basic economy is completely non refundable and non changable. No changes whatsoever are permitted.