Originally Posted by
pinniped
Question on how the change fees work and whether there's a different between change fee and redeposit fee.
Right now I have HKG-LAX, 4 passengers on one PNR, using my miles, in CX Premium Economy.
I'd like to change this to BKK-MCI. There is availability on CX+AS metal both keeping my existing HKG-LAX as-is or by following an entirely new route that doesn't involve those seats.
Is there any advantage from a fee perspective in canceling my itin, paying a redeposit fee, vs changing the existing itin? I get the sense that the change fee would be $125 x 4. Would redeposit be the same, or just $125 once?
Good news: by choosing the option that left the HKG-LAX portion intact, the only fees I incurred were additional taxes of about $14 per ticket. ^
That's a better outcome than I was expecting. I now have BKK-HKG-LAX-SEA-MCI. All in one extremely long calendar day.
