Originally Posted by
Adam Smith
You can either (a) cancel your flight and credit it to AC wallet - amount of the ticket less applicable change fees will be credited (see
this thread) or (b) cancel the flight and leave the credit attached to the ticket, in which case you will only have a year to use it and will need to call in to do so. Applicable change fees will be deducted when you re-book.
If your flight is a month out, might as well wait a couple weeks and see if AC happens to change or cancel your flight so you can get a proper refund rather than wallet credit.
Thanks, that pretty much answers my question. Sorry, looked and searched, but did not find this thread (including Google advanced_search)
Sadly, I will not know if I need to change plans until day before the flight (it's complicated).
Originally Posted by
canadiancow
"do I have to cancel today" makes me think this was purchased less than 24 hours ago.
Like Adam said, if the fare has a change fee, any form of credit will forfeit that fee.
If it's been more than 24 hours, there's no benefit in cancelling until either:
a) You hit a schedule change or IRROPS that let you do it for free, or
b) 2 hours before departure, while you continue to hope for a)
Indeed, I have about three hours to decide to be within 24 hours of booking.
First flight is on UA, almost exactly one month out, so doubt there will be schedule change ......
It could be a gamble, because it's only a $200 ticket (US), and I am guessing that change fee would be $150
