Originally Posted by
2cents
I have just found myself in the same situation. Such a policy is ridiculous. So, in other words, all the airline has to do when they want to lower the price is put it under some other fare class. What happened to the days when all that needed to be the same was the itinerary in general and the credit was yours?
Let's see, that would be when oil was $30 dollars a barrel (not 60 to 70), short notice travel was far more expenseive, and the airlines were actually making a decent amount of money. None of us like it, but the reality is that the only way the airlines are even marginally profitable today is by charging every penny they can for changes, etc.