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Old Sep 30, 2024 | 3:53 am
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Originally Posted by coalride
Got it - thanks. How expensive does the flight need to be relative to the trip credit when looking at the base fare vs. total price including taxes + fees? For example, if I had a trip credit of $90 would the example flight below work (base fare of $75 and $20 of fees = $95 total) or do I need a flight with a base fare of $90?

Air Transportation Charges - $75.47

Taxes, Fees and Charges

SEGMENT TAX - $5.00
US SECURITY FEE - $5.60
TRANSPORTATION TAX - $4.91
PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGE - $4.50

Total - $95.48
The fare/taxes/fees breakdown doesn't matter as long as the total price is more than the trip credit.

So if you have a $90 trip credit, apply it to the flight above, pay the additional $5.48 with a credit card, let the new flights ticket then wait a few days to cancel it. You should get a new $95.48 trip credit good for another year.
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