Originally Posted by dlxmax

On a related note, since I need to make a run out of the country to renew my visa, I picked up my usual r/t ticket back home on Singapore Airlines to San Francisco. Cost ~$940, their cheapest fair (United was ~$1400). Singapore Airlines only charges ~$50 to cancel. And speaking from previous experience, changing the travel dates is free so long as the the same fare can be applied to the re-booked date. Last time I spaced out and mistook the time on my return ticket. I called Singapore Airlines just a couple of hours before departure and they arranged for me to fly the next day--with no additional fee. That is amazing service, and a far cry from the steaming platter of "service" United offered me.