Originally Posted by
miasmal
I have a FFC that needs to be used by mid-May. Not sure if it's book by or travel by, but besides the point. Can I use that FFC to book a flight for the future and then later cancel it to change to a new future FFC expiration date (hopefully 1 year addition)?
It may keep the original expiration date, so that may not help
Before trying that, try getting the FFC converted to an ETC. There is a good chance this will work and the ETC will be good for 2 years from issue. The downside is ETCs are only usable on all UA (operated) itins (but
there is a multi-step workaround to book partner flights).
The above assume this is not a BE ticket.