Originally Posted by liteflyer
1- Will this actually work
2- How do I use the canceled leg for future travel
It depends on the fare rules for your ticket, most Y fares will allow you to cxl return leg and get a proportional credit or refund, but many restricted fares won't give you any value at all.
E.g., for the cheapest and most expensive published fares on this route (I randomly looked at Sep 1):
Originally Posted by Fare details for UR143ZN ($269+)
CANCELLATIONS TICKET IS NON-REFUNDABLE. NOTE - IF ANY PART OF THE TICKET IS UNUSED IT HAS NO VALUE UNLESS PASSENGER CANCELS TICKETED FLIGHT RESERVATIONS PRIOR TO TICKETED DEPARTURE TIME. CHANGES CHARGE USD 100.00 FOR REISSUE. NOTE - ITINERARIES MAY BE REBOOKED UP TO ONE YEAR FROM ORIGINAL TICKET ISSUE DATE PROVIDED THE PASSENGER CANCELS THE TICKETED FLIGHT RESERVATION PRIOR TO TICKETED DEPARTURE TIME. IF THE TICKETED FLIGHT RESERVATION IS NOT CANCELLED PRIOR TO TICKETED DEPARTURE TIME REBOOKING IS NOT PERMITTED AND THE TICKET HAS NO VALUE. --- I. ON/PRIOR TO TICKETED DEPARTURE TIME OF EACH FLIGHT - CHANGES ARE PERMITTED - USD 100.00 CHANGE FEE APPLIES.
Originally Posted by Fare details for Y ($2237+)
CHANGES CHANGES PERMITTED. NOTE - A. UNUSED TICKETS ARE FULLY REFUNDABLE. B. THE UNUSED PORTION OF A PARTIALLY USED TICKET IS REFUNDABLE TO THE ORIGINAL FORM OF PAYMENT. WHEN ROUND TRIP FARES WERE ORIGINALLY USED - TO DETERMINE THE REFUND - REPRICE THE ORIGINAL OUTBOUND AS A OW FARE USING CURRENT REFUNDABLE OW FARES. ANY RESIDUAL WILL BE REFUNDED TO THE ORIGINAL FORM OF PAYMENT.
So it looks like for a $100 change fee you could use this portion later, assuming you had the above U fare and not something more restricted. Since the fare is $269+ there is some residual value there.
Go to
Travelocity's Fare Lister for fare rules if you're curious.