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Old Feb 13, 2026 | 10:50 am
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Originally Posted by lesamuel
Silly question, but I was under the impression I could use an FFC on a partner-operated flight (in this case LH).

If I try to book USA-FRA-XXX all on LH metal, I cannot select any "Travel credits" at checkout - it's not even offered as an option.

Same issue if I try to book USA-FRA (UA metal) - XXX (LH metal).

Checkout is only showing "Travel credits" for pure UA itineraries. Is this the current SOP?
Unless things have changed, historically I had no issues redeeming on UA marketed/AC operated flight.

Originally Posted by leonidas
Thank you. I did not wait beyond 24 hours because the price drop was substantial and I didn't want to keep additional (new) FFC beyond what I needed. Did not realize that the old FFC would also get stuck in the refund process. Oh well, I will throw a few bucks away and do a Farelock.
If you hit the cancel button, it should then show a preview on what the refund processing is going to be (don't worry, you need to click another confirmation to actually cancel). If it indicates manuall processing, that would mean it may take a couple of days before that FFC comes back. If it doesn't mention manual processing, the FFC should be available within minutes of actually confirming the cancellation.
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