Originally Posted by
Mr. Tickets
The "official" policy is you must complete travel by the expiration date. In reality, the system will let you extend the expiration date. I just did this. Book a new ticket for travel beyond the expiration date and then wait at least 48 hours. Then cancel the ticket and the new expiration date will be extended one year.
Correct. From domestic fare rules (found on delta.com, ExpertFlyer, ITA Matrix, etc). Exchanging is technically not supposed to extend validity, but based on above, this currently may not be true.
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----TICKET VALIDITY---- TICKET IS VALID FOR 1 YEAR FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE AND ALL TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN VALIDITY PERIOD. IF EXCHANGED WHETHER TRAVEL WAS STARTED OR NOT THE TICKET MUST BE REISSUED AND ALL TRAVEL COMPLETED WITHIN 1 YEAR FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF ISSUE. "
International is a little more involved.
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---TICKET VALIDITY---- TICKET IS VALID FOR 1 YEAR FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF ISSUANCE AND TRAVEL MUST COMMENCE WITHIN THIS VALIDITY PERIOD. ONCE TRAVEL HAS COMMENCED THEN ALL TRAVEL MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN 1 YEAR FROM THE DATE ON WHICH TRAVEL COMMENCED. IF A TICKET IS EXCHANGED OR REISSUED - 1. A WHOLLY UNUSED TICKET MUST BE EXCHANGED WITHIN THE ORIGINAL VALIDITY PERIOD OF 1 YEAR AND WILL BE GIVEN A NEW TICKET ISSUE DATE BASED ON THE DATE OF EXCHANGE. 2. IF TRAVEL HAS COMMENCED THEN THE TICKET MUST BE REISSUED AND ALL TRAVEL COMPLETED WITHIN 1 YEAR FROM THE DATE ON WHICH TRAVEL COMMENCED. "