Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
OP is lucky that this was an award ticket. If the OP had paid with money, most fare rules would give only a credit (not a refund to the OP's credit card) and the voucher would be owned by the girlfriend (name on the ticket), not the OP (person who had purchased the ticket).
I was actually concerned about this. Like did I just gift them the miles/voucher? Thankfully that's not the case with award tickets.
Well I canceled. Not sure how long it takes to get the refunds but I'll report back with a datapoint.