Originally Posted by
emcampbe
No - it just wouldn’t let me book the same flight in the same class (ie, ‘economy’) that option would say ‘unavailable’, and so I would have to choose a different flight first, then do a secon change back to the original flight.
Right -- UA is clearly trying to make it complicated for people to re-fare.
That said, there may be a new alternative, now that all types of FFC can be applied to a new booking. You may be able to cancel the old flight, note its confirmation number, and then begin a new purchase, and, when you get to the payment screen, select "Future Flight Credit" and enter the confirmation number of the flight that was just cancelled. I can't promise it won't give you an error, but it's worth trying.