refund on expensive ticket
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If it's beyond 24 hours, I would want to examine the fare rules before calling. Agents can be wrong and can decide to just make up stuff to end the call quickly.
BTW, how big was the fare drop?
Also, if it's ten tickets, these probably were booked as a group (9 is the max on a normal PNR), which would further complicate the situation. In fact, you can't even see fare class availability for more than 9 tickets.
Did you use a travel agent or OLTA?
BTW, how big was the fare drop?
Also, if it's ten tickets, these probably were booked as a group (9 is the max on a normal PNR), which would further complicate the situation. In fact, you can't even see fare class availability for more than 9 tickets.
Did you use a travel agent or OLTA?
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I'm sure many of us would appreciate more information, but you can cancel most tickets tickets and you should get the value back minus the cancellation fee (as stipulated in the fare rules of your ticket).
Airlines usually don't give a "fare drop" refund though. You just have to wait for if/when cancelling and repurchasing at the new rate actually saves you money.
Airlines usually don't give a "fare drop" refund though. You just have to wait for if/when cancelling and repurchasing at the new rate actually saves you money.
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I'm sure many of us would appreciate more information, but you can cancel most tickets tickets and you should get the value back minus the cancellation fee (as stipulated in the fare rules of your ticket).
Airlines usually don't give a "fare drop" refund though. You just have to wait for if/when cancelling and repurchasing at the new rate actually saves you money.
Airlines usually don't give a "fare drop" refund though. You just have to wait for if/when cancelling and repurchasing at the new rate actually saves you money.
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They used to do a lot of things (free baggage, DEQM promos, easy to find awards, book VIPs into confirmed upgraded cabins... but I remember $0.25 a gallon gasoline, too, and Im not finding that, either.
AA is happy to issue new tickets at the lower price, as long as you pay the change fees stipulated in your detailed fare rules (which unfortunately, many dont bother reading). So: I can save $153 per ticket for four tickets may be accompanied by you must pay $200 - or more - per ticket to change it per your fare rules and youre actually out $188 net.
The OP isnt going to get much direction prior to checking the detailed fare rules.
AA is happy to issue new tickets at the lower price, as long as you pay the change fees stipulated in your detailed fare rules (which unfortunately, many dont bother reading). So: I can save $153 per ticket for four tickets may be accompanied by you must pay $200 - or more - per ticket to change it per your fare rules and youre actually out $188 net.
The OP isnt going to get much direction prior to checking the detailed fare rules.
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If the OP bought a refundable fare, of course there is generally no change fee. And of course the fare rules give the answer with certainty.
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I've seen credit cards offer this for certain product purchases, but (for good reason) they usually explicitly exclude travel and other services.
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OP also shouldn't expect certain other fees to be refunded, such as fees to reserve seats or upgrade fees if applicable. These normally wouldn't transfer over to the new tickets, even if the itinerary is identical.