Originally Posted by
BH62
OP here: to clarify, this was a domestic flight booked directly with DL from their website as a Skymiles general member w/ no advanced status. The originally booked FC fare was approx $1450 while the exact same itinerary is now quoted as approx $2050. There are presently two FC seats available. But does a cancellation somehow be considered a "modification" to be repriced such that the fee approaches the booked fare(s) differences rather than $200?
Are you trying to change this ticket to another ticket? (Deleting some but not all segments of a ticket is a change - maybe this is what you want to do?)
If not, there is
no fee to cancel a ticket. Most discount domestic fares are non-refundable, which means you can cancel the ticket now without penalty, and later you can pay the change fee (almost always $200) in order to use the coupon value ($1450) toward new travel. You need to do this within 1 year of the original ticket being issued; otherwise the entire value is forfeit.