Originally Posted by
HeartFist
To report the outcome: AA would give me neither credit nor refund of taxes, but I was able to change the ticket to open so I can fly it during the next 12 months without having to commit to one date right now.
Yes, that's effectively the post-COVID policy. No change fees, but no refunds unless flight cancelled or significantly changed. You've always been able to cancel a
reservation without refunding/cancelling the
ticket, you have one year from the date of purchase to use the value of the ticket.