Originally Posted by
chipbennett
How would AmEx even know, though? The card is unchanged in the transaction. The 006 ticket amount is changed on DL's end to an 006 e-credit. Unless AmEx has much deeper exposure to Delta accounts, I don't see how AmEx would even be aware of it happening.
Originally Posted by
findark
The card was charged for a Delta ticket and Delta permanently has the money. Amex doesn't know or care after that point.
Post #3 is not clear, as how would a pending charge drop off if the ticket is cancelled for a eCredit after 24 hrs? If cancelled after 24hrs, the original ticket purchase would post. I agree that Delta would have OP’s money and AmEx would never know when the 006 ticket is exchanged in the future.