Originally Posted by ijgordon

There are actually a lot of H fares out there that are fully refundable/changeable. In those markets (I know I've seen it EWR-SFO in the past), if you search and check the "fully refundable" box, you will get the H fare, not the Y fare -- assuming you meet any advance purchase requirements of the H fare. There is a separate box on the search screen for the true Y fare. In this instance, the only difference between the H and Y fares that i can think of is that the Y fare gets Elite members a confirmed upgrade at booking (and allows mileage upgrades at 5K o/w for regular OP members). They both get the same EQM.