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Old Feb 13, 2018, 4:18 pm
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Originally Posted by jerseygirl
Had to cancel a flight and can use the credit for a year with change fee of $200

But the ticket was for someone who rarely flies and I paid for ticket
I remember previously I was able to buy a cheap ticket plus $200 in the persons nsme
and I was able to get refund (or credit?) for myself

think I bought s one way ticket from Dallas to Houston which was really cheap

so basically Im trying to get some of the money back that I paid for this ticket. I doubt the person I bought ticket for will fly within the year

Is this possible?? Thanks for any help
Yes, the wiki (top post) of this thread has the step-by-step for do this.

The cheap throwaway ticket is discussed on Cheapest possible flight (How do I redeem this flight credit?)

Ways to aviod the change fee are also discussed in the wiki and Changing/Canceling/Replacing a ticket costing less than the change fee?

and if there is any medical reason for the cancellation, see the link in the wiki for Medical refunds
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