Avoiding $75 21 day booking fee- does booking far in advance and changing still work?
Jul 15, 2013, 1:55 am
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Avoiding $75 21 day booking fee- does booking far in advance and changing still work?
Hi all - I'm trying to book sfo-yyz on the 23 of july. Does the old trick of just booking a flight sometime in August and changing still work? To avoid the 75 fee?
Jul 15, 2013, 2:02 am
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It does not.
Jul 15, 2013, 6:41 am
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The loophole was closed a few years ago. The new rule is that they will charge the fee on the change if the new flight is within 21 days of the original ticketing date. Elites exempted.
Jul 15, 2013, 8:46 am
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Please follow the existing thread found here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...le-closed.html
(A reminder to all our members: FT Guidelines and Rules do ask members to do a search for previous threads before starting a new topic. Using the "advanced search" option and searching on thread titles, both {"$75"} and {"21 days"} would have yielded the thread above. Many thanks for your understanding and cooperation.
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(A reminder to all our members: FT Guidelines and Rules do ask members to do a search for previous threads before starting a new topic. Using the "advanced search" option and searching on thread titles, both {"$75"} and {"21 days"} would have yielded the thread above. Many thanks for your understanding and cooperation.
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