Originally Posted by
canadiancow
Well, if I were them, I wouldn't let people cancel for free. The last thing they want is for people to have no hesitation before booking mistake fares, knowing that it's free to cancel later.
On the other hand, I've booked mistake fares before (though this was on BA) and they're usually MORE lenient with cancellations for those because they can re-sell the seat for more (e.g. the APPROPRIATE) amount of money again instead of the "loss" they're taking by honoring the mistake fare.