Originally Posted by
br2k
Regular Y fares are pretty much all non-changeable/non-refundable already (or for ridiculous fees).
Sorry to repeat myself, but traditional fares sold by US legacies are
not nonchangeable. Sure a $300 change fee is high, but who in their right mind would not rather pay that than lose the full value of a $1500 TATL/TPAC fare?
I would have lost at least $4000 in UA fare value over the last twelve months if the tickets had been nonchangeable. Spend $900 in change fees, save $4000 in residual value. I'll happily take that over save $90 per ticket by buying a light fare, lose $4000 in residual value forever. Particularly since I have several credit cards which reimburse change fees up to $xxx.
Originally Posted by
Sykes
The biggest problem I have with non-changeable international fares is that if something happens and you need to change mid-trip you get stuck in a situation where you have to buy a punitively priced one-way ticket home, or buy a new roundtrip to get home with the intention of throwing away the return.
Exactly. Why I would never buy one.
My schedule (including vacations) has to be flexible due to work. I know I'm not the only one around here who has that limitation.