Originally Posted by
Rossodio
Booking myself with some other folks who are penny pinchers on a domestic itinerary and have some questions, since I have never booked a BE ticket. If I book a BE ticket for 4 passengers - myself (EXP) and 3 non-status holders - and for some reason a cancellation has to be made, I am interested in three scenarios:
1) One or more of the other passengers wants to cancel and the others do not - can that/those pax's ticket(s) be cancelled with a travel credit minus the $99?
2) I want to cancel and the others do not - obviously the others would lose the status benefits, but would I be able to be cancel with a travel credit minus the $99?
3) All 4 of us cancel - would we all be entitled to the travel credit minus the $99? In this case, since I am paying for the ticket, would I get 4 individual travel credits, or one lump travel credit; or would each of us (presuming all have AAdvantage accounts) get our own credits? If any of the other three does not have an AAdvantage account, how would this work?
Not to sound snarky, but if you think there is some chance that you will need changes, likely the BE fare is not for you. What is the difference in fare between BE and Main Cabin. As a general rule of thumb, I am more inclined to use Main Cabin when I am near 100% sure I will not need to cancel or change my flight. (Status does help with the Same Day Changes and such but usually when buying BE I purchase what I'm pretty sure I am going to actually fly.) As far as the flight credits, I'm not 100% positive but I think they are tied to a passenger and a PNR, not necessarily an advantage#. When canceling for my wife and I it issues us each a separate credit even if I purchased it using my credit card. That was only able be used by the PAX from the itinerary that it was issued to.