Possible to Change Trip Credit to Refund?
Aug 21, 2021, 10:25 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: DFW
Programs: AAdvantage LT GLD 1.806MM
Posts: 260
Possible to Change Trip Credit to Refund?
Hello,
I purchased an award flight and paid for MCE seat. My plans changed and I canceled the award flight, and I received the miles/taxes back.
I submitted a request on prefunds.aa.com to get the MCE seat money back, but chose to receive Trip Credit instead of refund. I received the email today that the MCE fee is now saved for future use as a Trip Credit. I don’t know if I’ll be able to use it in the next year, no travel planned.
Is there a way to go back to AA and ask if they can change from Trip Credit to refund? Anyone done this before?
Thanks.
I purchased an award flight and paid for MCE seat. My plans changed and I canceled the award flight, and I received the miles/taxes back.
I submitted a request on prefunds.aa.com to get the MCE seat money back, but chose to receive Trip Credit instead of refund. I received the email today that the MCE fee is now saved for future use as a Trip Credit. I don’t know if I’ll be able to use it in the next year, no travel planned.
Is there a way to go back to AA and ask if they can change from Trip Credit to refund? Anyone done this before?
Thanks.
Aug 22, 2021, 7:25 am
#2
Join Date: Jul 2001
Programs: AA EP
Posts: 2,203
Don’t believe so as MCE seats are non refundable.
Hello,
I purchased an award flight and paid for MCE seat. My plans changed and I canceled the award flight, and I received the miles/taxes back.
I submitted a request on prefunds.aa.com to get the MCE seat money back, but chose to receive Trip Credit instead of refund. I received the email today that the MCE fee is now saved for future use as a Trip Credit. I don’t know if I’ll be able to use it in the next year, no travel planned.
Is there a way to go back to AA and ask if they can change from Trip Credit to refund? Anyone done this before?
Thanks.
I purchased an award flight and paid for MCE seat. My plans changed and I canceled the award flight, and I received the miles/taxes back.
I submitted a request on prefunds.aa.com to get the MCE seat money back, but chose to receive Trip Credit instead of refund. I received the email today that the MCE fee is now saved for future use as a Trip Credit. I don’t know if I’ll be able to use it in the next year, no travel planned.
Is there a way to go back to AA and ask if they can change from Trip Credit to refund? Anyone done this before?
Thanks.
Aug 23, 2021, 6:58 am
#3
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: HND
Programs: AA EXP, UA 1K
Posts: 1,230
Perhaps related and a strategy for you, I'm planning to use a flight credit to book a flight 10 months out betting on either significant schedule change or change from direct to one-stop, which should be enough for a refund. At the very least, would extend the flight credit by a year, no?
Aug 23, 2021, 7:06 am
#4
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: DFW
Programs: AAdvantage LT GLD 1.806MM
Posts: 260
Perhaps related and a strategy for you, I'm planning to use a flight credit to book a flight 10 months out betting on either significant schedule change or change from direct to one-stop, which should be enough for a refund. At the very least, would extend the flight credit by a year, no?
https://millionmilesecrets.com/guide...into-evoucher/
For the small Trip Credit that I have ($37), not sure this is worth the time/effort. I was hoping that I could just refund the money (I did have other MCE seat fees that I was able to refund for flights that I cancelled. I messed up this one MCE fee and chose the trip credit option instead of the refund option, prefunds.aa.com is a bit misleading/confusing when going through the process).