Originally Posted by
mlqsko
No fee only if there's a significant schedule change (2hrs+) AND there's space available on the new date. Otherwise there's a fee and no way to avoid AND you need space available again to make the date change.
AI changed flight time by just 15 minutes
Departs: JFK on 18 Apr 23 at 11:40 instead of 11:55
Surprised to learn when I called Lifemiles that there is no charge for cancellation as there was schedule change by operating airline
So looks like " significant chage ( 2+ hours) " does not apply in every case. Or maybe I just lucked out with a very helpful agent
The whole call took 10 minutes, perfect English, very efficient.