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Old Feb 28, 2018, 7:24 pm
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ijgordon
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Originally Posted by McSam18
I know that BE tickets are nonrefundable, non-changeable, etc. But, does that include up-fares? Work might book into BE for cost reasons, but I'd rather not and would personally rather upfare to avoid it.
In theory, no, no changes. Would kind of defeat the purpose for AA if you could just pay the fare difference and then have a changeable fare. I think if you call to upfare within 24 hours you'll have better luck, but generally I'd guess that YMMV.
That said, most employers, particularly those using corporate travel agents/platforms, have blocked BE fares from even showing, because of the non-changeability.
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