Originally Posted by
DrHalxx
"Please note that charges already paid for seat reservations cannot be reimbursed if there are no equivalent seats available for reservation on the changed flight (i.e. same type and with the same characteristics)."
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And, I would think, probably illegal if challenged. You can't charge for a service, not provide it because of an action you've taken, and still take the money.
I would personally initiate a credit card chargeback if they did this - the cost to A3 of that happening would soon persuade them of the folly of this policy, I'd suggest.