Originally Posted by
Tooshay
Question about how the free rebooking works for JAL. If I monitor the price of a booking and I see it drops, am I able to rebook the same itinerary at a lower price and get refunded the difference? I know this is available on other airlines like southwest, but I'm not sure how it works for JAL?
I understand that for premium economy it's not refundable (unless I pay substantially more for the Flex fare), so I can't just cancel and rebook without paying a fee.
You will need to refer to the fare rules. There are cases which historical fares will be used when you rebook and you may only be able to rebook into the same or a higher fare bucket. Below are some sample fare rules that affect how it will be repriced.
CHANGES
ANY TIME
CHANGES PERMITTED FOR REISSUE/REVALIDATION.
NOTE -
CHANGE PERMITTED TO
-JL OR JOINT BUSINESS AIRLINES HIGHER NORMAL FARES
-JL OR JOINT BUSINESS AIRLINES SPECIAL FARES WITH
SAME OR HIGHER RBD.
RBD HIERARCHY OF JL FARE
HIGH LOW
F/A/J/C/D/I/X/W/R/E/Y/B/H/K/M/L/V/S/N/Q/O/Z
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FARE DIFFERENCE MUST BE PAID/REFUNDED.
RESERVATION AND TICKET ADJUSTMENTS MUST BE DONE
AT THE SAME TIME.
IN THE EVENT OF CHANGES TO TICKETED FLIGHTS
BEFORE DEPARTURE OF PRICING UNIT
NO CHARGE FOR REISSUE OR HIGHEST FEE OF ALL CHANGED
FARE COMPONENTS AND
REPRICE USING FARES IN EFFECT WHEN TKT WAS ISSUED
PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET-
1. NO CHANGE TO 1ST FLIGHT COUPON
2. WHEN NO INTL COUPONS REMAIN - ALL NEW TRAVEL MUST
BE DOMESTIC
3. CHANGE IS BEFORE ORIGINAL SCHEDULED FLIGHT
4. JL E- FARE FAMILY IS USED
5. PUBLIC FARES ARE USED IF TICKETED FARE IS IN
PUBLIC TARIFF. PRIVATE FARES ARE USED IF TICKETED
FARE IS IN PRIVATE TARIFF
6. WHEN SAME FARE USED - ALL RULE AND BOOKING CODE
PROVISIONS ARE MET EXCEPT ADV RES-TKTG - OTHERWISE
ALL PROVISIONS MUST BE MET
7. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM ORIGINAL TKT DATE TO
DEPARTURE OF PRICING UNIT
OR -
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