Originally Posted by N227UA
Here is my situation. Few days ago, I purchased international V-class ticket for USD665, which was USD530 as base fare; USD50 as Q charge; USD85 as tax. In this case, can I credit USD665, which includes base fare, Q charge, and tax, without any loss for a future use if I cancel this ticket? UA agent said that since this fare doesn't allow outbound change, I had to cancel the ticket in order to change the outbound reservation, and I would be charged with USD150, which was the change penalty of tix, for doing this. Is this matches with what you folks have said? Is there any way to change the outbound schedule without paying any penalty? Mahalo for your answer.
Maybe I am not understanding correctly, but for international fares there is almost always something like this:
THE FULL VALUE OF THE ORIGINAL TICKETED FARE MAY BE APPLIED TOWARDS THE UPGRADE OF A HIGHER FARE TYPE UPON PAYMENT OF ANY DIFFERENCE IN FARE. NO PENALTY FEE WILL BE CHARGED
So, you can build a completely new reservation as long as the final fare is higher than your current ticket. No fees. Change Monday-Thursday flights to a Friday-Sunday for example. That would raise it about $25 without any other fees.