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Old Feb 14, 2025 | 7:54 am
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Originally Posted by redfrog
So if I book my teen's return trip for sometime next summer (because they will return home at SOME point next summer, but don't know when), can they still fly back around Spring break 2026 on a different return trip ticket to Europe (this time starting in Europe instead of the USA)? (There will be no problems if they have a pending return round trip ticket in the future on a different trip date, and they haven't yet "returned" from that 1st trip?)

Example trip 1: leave Sept 15, 2025 from USA to Europe and return to USA June 15, 2025 (school year)
trip 2 - leave March 15, 2026 from Europe and return March 30, 2026 to Europe (spring break)

Or would the trip 1 return trip date need to be changed to the 2026 Spring Break return date (March 15, 2026)?

Also if I would book a refundable ticket and teen does not do the return portion of the trip, could I get a partial refund? And how is that refund amount determined?
you can do a nested trip (spring break before return of ticket 1.

You can book a refundable round trip and cancel one way later, but you will get re-fared at one way rate before being refunded - and very likely you will owe rather than get a refund. Airlines are very smart and know all the tricks people have tried to get cheaper this and that, but they will make sure you pay the fare based on your actual travel. So in essence, no advantage to booking refundable round trip and canceling return compared to refundable one way. Oh, and also, this will be very expensive.
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