Originally Posted by
drewguy
how long has United enforced the 24h limit strictly? I hadn’t recalled that and thought I’d cancelled tickets for refund before midnight the next day. But was denied 26 hour refund today.
oh well … money will get used. And I’ll wait now to cancel until closer to flight time
UA used to - way back in pre-2012 merger with CO days - offer a fee-free hold until midnight the next day. And then a 24 hour period for a full refund, so you could essentially tack those together for almost 72 hours if you timed it right. I don’t remember when they got rid of the hold option - I think it was well before merger but I could be wrong.