Originally Posted by
18sas
This is great to hear:
The elimination of change fees has been an enormous positive for the traveler - and apparently also for the airline.
Read: the airlines realized they could bundle buying an option with the fare and enough options would expire unexercised that they come out ahead. Ending change fees also allows them to get more advance bookings at higher fares (reducing their exposure to the schedule change lottery).
Last edited by hhdl; Jun 11, 2023 at 5:23 am