Originally Posted by
WineCountryUA
Since COVID UA has been offer refundable economy for $X over the non-refundable fare. For CONUS tickets it was originally $50 in each direction over the nonrefundable fares, it seems seems it can be $50-$75 for each direction. TATL it runs about $250 RT economy. This is far less than it was pre-COVID
As others have mentioned if you can use credits, non-refundable is the way to go. But for some refundable may make sense.
For Domestic and TATL, refundable is fully refundable but for some TPAC there is a cancellation fee.
This is awesome detail, and without having read all the finer print, here is my my observation
Fully refundable on international itineraries means before you start your trip. I have not been able to get a refund on any of my trips to Europe/Asia, after I have used one leg of the itinerary. Since on my domestic itineraries this is not how it works, it is worth calling out. A typical scenario is that you go on a trip, and then want to change your return. Unless managing to get to the muckety mucks in Pricing, I’ve been getting my “change fee” at the cost of a one way ticket (which we know is often/usually higher than getting a r/t ticket).