Originally Posted by
r m a h
hello, i have some travel plans that are "iffy" for many reasons that i won't burden you with. if i buy a refundable USA domestic ticket on delta.com, can i cancel that ticket and receive a full refund even if i have already checked in for my flight and i am at the airport? if the answer is yes, how long before departure time must i cancel the ticket? thanks so much for your help!
Yes, you can cancel the ticket if you're checked in and at the airport. This is actually a "hack" some people use to gain airside access or even lounge access while going to the airport with family or waiting on family - buy a fully refundable ticket, check-in and get a boarding pass to get through security (or even into a lounge), then call and cancel the ticket. The ethics debate of this is another story and has been debated on here before over other threads but point is yes, you can cancel and get a refund even after you've checked-in. I don't have an answer for your question about the exact cut-off time.