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Old Jul 16, 2024 | 9:27 pm
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crn001
 
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Please Help Me Confirm My Ticket Is Refundable to Credit Card for $150 Fee

I bought an international round trip flight on aa.com. The ticket is a mix of premium economy and main economy.

Unfortunately, my father passed away and I need to move my trip up by two weeks.

I believe that my ticket should be refundable to my original credit card, minus a $150 fee (per person).

Could someone please help me be confident that I'm reading the fare rules correctly (pasted below)? I've already purchased my new flight so I really hope that I'm correct that I will get a refund to my original payment method.

And if I am, am I correct that the process is to first cancel the flight and then I need to manually request a refund at prefunds.aa.com?

The fare basis code is ENE08YN8.

Here are the full fare rules:

ENE08YN8

Seasonality SEASONALITY - NO SEASONAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS APPLY.

Day Time Application DAY/TIME - NO DAY/TIME TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS APPLY.

Reservation Ticketing Restrictions ADVANCE RESERVATIONS/TICKETING - IF TRAVEL COMMENCES DEPARTURE OF FIRST INTERNATIONAL SECTOR ON/AFTER 01APR24. AND - THE PROVISIONS BELOW APPLY ONLY AS FOLLOWS -. RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE ON/AFTER 14DEC23. CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL SECTORS. WHEN RESERVATIONS ARE MADE AT LEAST 29 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE, TICKETING MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN 7 DAYS AFTER RESERVATIONS ARE MADE. NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. RESERVATIONS ARE CANCELLED AUTOMATICALLY ON TLC DATE NO MATTER THE STATUS IS. OR - CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL SECTORS. TICKETING DEPARTURE OF FIRST INTERNATIONAL SECTOR MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN 3 DAYS AFTER RESERVATIONS ARE MADE. NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. RESERVATIONS ARE CANCELLED AUTOMATICALLY ON TLC DATE NO MATTER THE STATUS IS. OTHERWISE CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL SECTORS. WHEN RESERVATIONS ARE MADE AT LEAST 29 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE, TICKETING MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN 7 DAYS AFTER RESERVATIONS ARE MADE. NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. RESERVATIONS ARE CANCELLED AUTOMATICALLY ON TLC DATE NO MATTER THE STATUS IS. OR - CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL SECTORS. WHEN RESERVATIONS ARE MADE AT LEAST 8 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE, TICKETING MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN 3 DAYS AFTER RESERVATIONS ARE MADE. NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. RESERVATIONS ARE CANCELLED AUTOMATICALLY ON TLC DATE NO MATTER THE STATUS IS. OR - CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL SECTORS. TICKETING DEPARTURE OF FIRST INTERNATIONAL SECTOR MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN 1 DAY AFTER RESERVATIONS ARE MADE. NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. RESERVATIONS ARE CANCELLED AUTOMATICALLY ON TLC DATE NO MATTER THE STATUS IS.

Surcharges SURCHARGES - NO SURCHARGE REQUIREMENTS APPLY.

Maximum Stay MAXIMUM STAY - TRAVEL FROM LAST STOPOVER MUST COMMENCE NO LATER THAN 12 MONTHS AFTER DEPARTURE FROM FARE ORIGIN.

Eligibility ELIGIBILITY - NO ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS APPLY.

Sales Restrictions SALES RESTRICTIONS - FOOTNOTE RULE TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON/AFTER 01JUN22. FARE RULE TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON THE STOCK OF JL OR AA.

Refunds Reissues VOLUNTARY CHANGES - ENTER RD*31 OR RD'LINE NUM'*31 FOR VOLUNTARY CHGS. '33.VOLUNTARY REFUNDS CHECK CATEGORY 16 OR CONTACT CARRIER FOR DETAILS.

Flight Applications FLIGHT APPLICATION - THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT INCLUDE TRAVEL BETWEEN JAPAN AND HAWAII. AND IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL WITHIN AREA 3 THEN THAT TRAVEL MUST BE ON ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING ANY JL FLIGHT OPERATED BY JL ANY JL FLIGHT OPERATED BY GK ANY NU FLIGHT. AND THE FARE COMPONENT MUST INCLUDE TRAVEL VIA EACH TRANSPACIFIC SECTOR ON ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING ANY JL FLIGHT OPERATED BY JL ANY JL FLIGHT OPERATED BY AA. AND IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL WITHIN AREA 1 THEN THAT TRAVEL MUST BE ON ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING ANY JL FLIGHT ANY AA FLIGHT OPERATED BY AA ANY AA FLIGHT OPERATED BY AS ANY AA FLIGHT OPERATED BY WS ANY AC FLIGHT OPERATED BY AC ANY B6 FLIGHT OPERATED BY B6 ANY WS FLIGHT OPERATED BY WS.

Minimum Stay MINIMUM STAY - NO MINIMUM STAY REQUIREMENTS APPLY.

Embargo Dates BLACKOUT DATES - NO BLACKOUT DATES APPLY.

Penalties PENALTIES - CANCELLATIONS BEFORE DEPARTURE CHARGE USD 150.00 FOR CANCEL/REFUND. NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. IN CASE OF NO SHOW - CANCELLATION CHARGE USD 300.00 APPLIES. ---------------------------- CHILD DISCOUNT APPLIES FREE FOR INFANT NOT OCCUPYING SEAT ---------------------------- AFTER DEPARTURE TICKET IS NON-REFUNDABLE. CHANGES ANY TIME CHANGES PERMITTED FOR REISSUE/REVALIDATION. NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. A.PROVIDED THAT REBOOKING/REROUTING MUST BE MADE NOT LATER THAN THE DEPARTURE TIME OF ORIGINAL RESERVED FLIGHT. IN CASE OF NO SHOW - CHANGE FEE USD 150.00 APPLIES. -------- CHILD DISCOUNT APPLIES FREE FOR INFANT NOT OCCUPYING SEAT -------- B.RESERVATION AND TICKET ADJUSTMENTS MUST BE MADE AT THE SAME TIME. WAITLIST CONDITION OF NEW FARE APPLIES. C.WHEN NEW ITINERARY RESULTS IN A HIGHER FARE THE DIFFERENCE WILL BE COLLECTED. WHEN NEW ITINERARY RESULTS IN A LOWER FARE THE DIFFERENCE WILL BE REFUNDED. D.CHANGE TO APPLICABLE JL/AA FARE IS PERMITTED. CHANGE TO LOWER RBD IS NOT PERMITTED. FARE ADJUSTMENT AND APPLICABLE CHANGE FEE APPLY IF ANY. E.WHEN ONLY ONE FARE COMPONENT IS CHANGED - THE PENALTY FEE OF THE CHANGED FARE COMPONENT APPLIES. WHEN MORE THAN ONE FARE COMPONENT IS BEING CHANGED - THE HIGHEST PENALTY FEE OF ALL CHANGED FARE COMPONENTS WITHIN THE JOURNEY APPLIES. ---------------

Rule Application and Other Conditions RULE APPLICATION AND OTHER CONDITIONS - NOTE - THE FOLLOWING TEXT IS INFORMATIONAL AND NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. SEMI-FLEX E APPLICATION CLASS OF SERVICE THESE FARES APPLY FOR PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS SERVICE. TYPES OF TRANSPORTATION THIS RULE GOVERNS ONE-WAY AND ROUND-TRIP FARES. FARES GOVERNED BY THIS RULE CAN BE USED TO CREATE ONE-WAY/ROUND-TRIP/CIRCLE-TRIP/OPEN-JAW JOURNEYS. CAPACITY LIMITATIONS THE CARRIER SHALL LIMIT THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS CARRIED ON ANY ONE FLIGHT AT FARES GOVERNED BY THIS RULE AND SUCH FARES WILL NOT NECESSARILY BE AVAILABLE ON ALL FLIGHTS. THE NUMBER OF SEATS, WHICH THE CARRIER SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE ON A GIVEN FLIGHT, WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE CARRIERS BEST JUDGEMENT.

Thank you!
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