ARCHIVE 2012-14: Award Change for date, time, routing, co-terminal, cost, all changes
Jan 21, 2013, 12:47 pm
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Alright, simplifying it from LAS > LAX > JFK (stop); JFK > HND
Can I change the date of JFK > HND after my trip has started (between the Stop in NYC in March after Las Vegas) and the departure for Tokyo (In June)?
Yes.
Originally Posted by jpripcord
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[/b]"If I want to book AA F inventory from LAS > LAX > JFK (Stop), then JFK > ORD > NRT"[/b]
That would not be a valid itinerary for a single, one-way award. You only get a free stopover at NYC if NYC is your North American gateway. If you're flying to ORD to connect to a flight to NRT, then CHI is your gateway, not NYC.
[/b]"If I want to book AA F inventory from LAS > LAX > JFK (Stop), then JFK > ORD > NRT"[/b]
That would not be a valid itinerary for a single, one-way award. You only get a free stopover at NYC if NYC is your North American gateway. If you're flying to ORD to connect to a flight to NRT, then CHI is your gateway, not NYC.
Can I change the date of JFK > HND after my trip has started (between the Stop in NYC in March after Las Vegas) and the departure for Tokyo (In June)?
Jan 21, 2013, 10:32 pm
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AA's free changes are offered to EVERYONE.
AA's 21 days fee only applies at the initial booking. After that it is free.
For example if you booked your award now for travel in March. Then on Feb 15 you need to travel on Feb 16 and are able to find seat, the change is free because Feb 16 has gone pass the 21 days from Jan 21.
UA charges no matter when the ticket is booked, and will charge in the above scenario.
Jan 21, 2013, 10:41 pm
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AA's 21 days fee only applies at the initial booking. After that it is free.
For example if you booked your award now for travel in March. Then on Feb 15 you need to travel on Feb 16 and are able to find seat, the change is free because Feb 16 has gone pass the 21 days from Jan 21.
UA charges no matter when the ticket is booked, and will charge in the above scenario.
For example if you booked your award now for travel in March. Then on Feb 15 you need to travel on Feb 16 and are able to find seat, the change is free because Feb 16 has gone pass the 21 days from Jan 21.
UA charges no matter when the ticket is booked, and will charge in the above scenario.
Jan 21, 2013, 10:50 pm
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UA's 21 days charge is much more restrictive than AA's - basically whenever your travel date falls into the 21 days window from ticket issue/reissue, regardless when the ticket is originally issued while AA only charges on the initial window.
Jan 21, 2013, 11:02 pm
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UA charges routing / carrier changes and upfare changes for general members and their lower tier elites based on their fee tables regardless when the changes happen. Unless they do not enforce such. '
UA's 21 days charge is much more restrictive than AA's - basically whenever your travel date falls into the 21 days window from ticket issue/reissue, regardless when the ticket is originally issued while AA only charges on the initial window.
UA's 21 days charge is much more restrictive than AA's - basically whenever your travel date falls into the 21 days window from ticket issue/reissue, regardless when the ticket is originally issued while AA only charges on the initial window.
http://www.united.com/web/en-US/cont...ticketing.aspx
Jan 22, 2013, 7:23 am
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No it's free for all as long as you do it more than 21 days in advance:
http://www.united.com/web/en-US/cont...ticketing.aspx
http://www.united.com/web/en-US/cont...ticketing.aspx
Jan 22, 2013, 8:37 am
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Jan 22, 2013, 9:07 am
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No it's free for all as long as you do it more than 21 days in advance:
http://www.united.com/web/en-US/cont...ticketing.aspx
http://www.united.com/web/en-US/cont...ticketing.aspx
Jan 22, 2013, 1:55 pm
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Not sure why this thread had devolved into yet another UA versus AA discussion....
Jan 22, 2013, 2:55 pm
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No it's free for all as long as you do it more than 21 days in advance:
http://www.united.com/web/en-US/cont...ticketing.aspx
http://www.united.com/web/en-US/cont...ticketing.aspx
It is not free for changing carriers or upfare.
So I was wrong 1 out of 3 while you were wrong 2 out of 3.
I maintain the fact that AA has the most lenient policy regarding changes on award after ticketing.
Jan 22, 2013, 3:35 pm
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It is free on the routing when O/D remain the same and the change outside 21 days.
It is not free for changing carriers or upfare.
So I was wrong 1 out of 3 while you were wrong 2 out of 3.
I maintain the fact that AA has the most lenient policy regarding changes on award after ticketing.
It is not free for changing carriers or upfare.
So I was wrong 1 out of 3 while you were wrong 2 out of 3.
I maintain the fact that AA has the most lenient policy regarding changes on award after ticketing.
Jan 22, 2013, 3:55 pm
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< 21 days in advance, then they dropped the fee for a while (I am thinking around 3 - 3.5 years ago), then they re-instated the fee (I am thinking around 1.5 - 2 years ago).
Jan 22, 2013, 4:06 pm
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It's hard to keep on top of this stuff because the rules change so often. If I recall correctly, United originally had a fee for non-elites booking an award
< 21 days in advance, then they dropped the fee for a while (I am thinking around 3 - 3.5 years ago), then they re-instated the fee (I am thinking around 1.5 - 2 years ago).
< 21 days in advance, then they dropped the fee for a while (I am thinking around 3 - 3.5 years ago), then they re-instated the fee (I am thinking around 1.5 - 2 years ago).
Jan 22, 2013, 7:16 pm
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It is free on the routing when O/D remain the same and the change outside 21 days.
It is not free for changing carriers or upfare.
So I was wrong 1 out of 3 while you were wrong 2 out of 3.
I maintain the fact that AA has the most lenient policy regarding changes on award after ticketing.
It is not free for changing carriers or upfare.
So I was wrong 1 out of 3 while you were wrong 2 out of 3.
I maintain the fact that AA has the most lenient policy regarding changes on award after ticketing.
Jan 22, 2013, 7:50 pm
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I think the confirmation is earlier in this thread (or in threads similar to it). But YMMV is extremely relevant concerning this subject.