I was under the impression they were not refundable, but now that the ticket is cancelled, I'm not sure how I can double check that detail.
Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
Did you cancel before midnight of the day following the purchase?
Seat upgrade fees (as opposed to the cost to upfare to a higher cabin class) generally aren't refundable when you voluntarily change flights.
Nope; as I mentioned in the OP, the ticket was booked a few weeks ago, and I only cancelled the ticket today.
But that being said, I did get an exception change less than 2 days ago due to an incoming typhoon in Japan. I asked to move the departure date up by a day in case the typhoon came on the original departure day. This was a separate issue from later realizing my return date was also too soon by a day. Could this perhaps have caused the ticket to reset its refund eligibility period somehow?
Either way, it's imperative I get a refund like the Delta site and confirmation email say I will. Had it said I would only get an eCredit, I would have just paid the change fee.