Originally Posted by Fo8Squad

I selected Southwest as my carrier on 9/11 and got the confirmation email from Amex same day. I purchased a flight for $97.96 on 9/11 and it was pending. I saw that you should wait a few days after selecting your airline to purchase tickets so I ended up cancelling the flight the same day. The charge never cleared on the card but on 9/13 I received a reimbursement credit of $97.96. The counter also reflected this.

I figured I would try this again to see if it works. Purchased a ticket on 9/17 for $102.96 and cancelled the same day. Will update if it clears in the next few days.

I think if people want to try this method we can determine what the threshold is that will get reimbursed without the risk of being stuck with paying for the ticket.