Originally Posted by jsloan

UA's refusal to refund for involuntary cancellations seemingly only extends to international tickets at this time. What I would do is wait until the day of departure to see if they will be operating the flight. If it's not operating, and if there's no alternative flight within 6 hours of your scheduled arrival time, you may be able to get a refund. If the flight is still operating, make sure you contact United prior to departure and cancel. Don't worry about picking a replacement date yet; the flight will become a travel credit which can be used until its expiration. Once things clear up, you can call back and apply the ticket to a new set of flights.