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Old Mar 23, 2021, 12:40 am
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Originally Posted by jsloan
The main downside is that UA routinely writes fares that allow them to keep the difference if you change flights and your new fare is lower. So, you may potentially end up overpaying by hundreds or thousands of dollars.
To me, this is by far the biggest downside to any speculative booking on UA.
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