Fare classes eligible for full refund?
#1
Original Poster




Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Charlottesville, Va. USA
Posts: 1,803
Fare classes eligible for full refund?
I have 3 domestic flights coming up in the next 4 months. They are all I class tickets. Is this fare class eligible for a full refund? I have spent a great deal of time searching the aa site and could not find the answer. It seems to me that several years ago there was a list of fare classes and rules. So sorry If I couldn't find it.
Thanks for the help.
Thanks for the help.
#2




Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: DCA, EGE, IAD
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It depends on the fare basis, but IME most I fares are non-refundable. Fare basis varies based on originating and destination cities, dates, day of week traveling, how far in advance fare is purchased, etc. Below are fare basis for DCA-LHR I fares. The more expensive the ticket, generally the more likelihood that it is refundable. The fare basis shown below are sorted by their respective prices (low to high, but not shown). So for example the second to last fare basis listed below is for a round trip ticket that costs $4800 USD and is refundable but incurs a fee of $275 to do so:
To find out whether your fare is refundable, and if so if there is a fee incurred it is probably easiest to call AA. Either that or go to the refund page and find your fare rules. Somewhere on FT there are instructions on how to find out from the refunds page or perhaps someone else can help with instructions. On the rare occasion I neglected to check my fare rules, I call AA for info.
Fare Basis
PHX6E1Q5
PKX6E1Q5
PLX6E1Q5
PPX6E2Q5
PHW6E1Q5
PKW6E1Q5
PLW6E1Q5
PPW6E2Q5
IQN7A1Y5
IQN8A7S5
IQN2A1S5
INX1C8S3
INX1C7S3
INX6C8S3
INW1C8S3
INX1E0S3
INW6C8S3
INX6A7S5
INX6C7S3
INW1C7S3
INX8C8S3
INX6A1S5
INW1E0S3
INW6C7S3
INW8C8S3
INX8C7S3
INX1C1S3
INX6C1S3
INX7C8S3
INW1C1S3
INW8C7S3
IHX8C1S3
INW7C8S3
INW6C1S3
INX7C7S3
IHW8C1S3
INW7C7S3
INX8C1S3
INW8C1S3
INX8C1S3
INW8C1S3
INN8C1S3
INN8C0S3
INN0C0S3
PHX6E1Q5
PKX6E1Q5
PLX6E1Q5
PPX6E2Q5
PHW6E1Q5
PKW6E1Q5
PLW6E1Q5
PPW6E2Q5
IQN7A1Y5
IQN8A7S5
IQN2A1S5
INX1C8S3
INX1C7S3
INX6C8S3
INW1C8S3
INX1E0S3
INW6C8S3
INX6A7S5
INX6C7S3
INW1C7S3
INX8C8S3
INX6A1S5
INW1E0S3
INW6C7S3
INW8C8S3
INX8C7S3
INX1C1S3
INX6C1S3
INX7C8S3
INW1C1S3
INW8C7S3
IHX8C1S3
INW7C8S3
INW6C1S3
INX7C7S3
IHW8C1S3
INW7C7S3
INX8C1S3
INW8C1S3
INX8C1S3
INW8C1S3
INN8C1S3
INN8C0S3
INN0C0S3
#3
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Charlottesville, Va. USA
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aaupgrade thanks very much for the information. I am not sure I understand where you find the fare basis. That said I will look on he refund page and see if I can figure it out. Again, thanks for the great information.
#4


Join Date: Sep 2014
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I have 3 domestic flights coming up in the next 4 months. They are all I class tickets. Is this fare class eligible for a full refund? I have spent a great deal of time searching the aa site and could not find the answer. It seems to me that several years ago there was a list of fare classes and rules. So sorry If I couldn't find it.
Thanks for the help.
Thanks for the help.
#5
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You cannot tell by just the fare basis alone whether any given fare is fully refundable or not. You either need to look into the detailed fare rules if you have them, or call AA.
#7
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You can find the fare rules using Experflyer if you manage to locate the underlying fare code.
The letter itself doesn't mean much even though Y, J, F are typically the most flexible.
The letter itself doesn't mean much even though Y, J, F are typically the most flexible.

