Originally Posted by
hkcj
I have a round-trip flight with AA and I'd like to cancel the return leg only. I have a couple of questions about this:
- Is it predictable how much I'll get back for such a cancellation?
- Is it better to do it now, or after I've taken the outbound leg?
(Note that my intention when I booked the flight was to take both legs).
Also - are travel credits (flight credits?) valid for one year of my booking, or the cancellation?
Whether it's better to cancel now or wait until after you've flown the outbound depends on what the itinerary is and how much you originally paid vs. how much it would cost to buy a new one-way ticket on your flight.
If you originally paid $250 for the roundtrip but a new one-way would be $300, then wait till after you fly to cancel, otherwise AA will hit you for the $50 fare difference.
And vice versa, if you originally paid $250 but a new one-way is $100, then changing now should result in a credit back to you.