Cancelling one intermediate segment on international UA flight
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Cancelling one intermediate segment on international UA flight
Planning a UA international flight, revenue ticket (P booking class), Europe, USA, Mexico, USA, Europe.
I still have some uncertainty in my itinerary, which I can plan for easily if I would be able to cancel one or two segments of the ticket (after first segment used). This would make the round trip into an open jaw, which is ok with the fare rules. Specifically, instead of MEX IAD PHX EWR where PHX begins the return trip, it would become MEX -open jaw- PHX EWR
As long as I do this at least a few hours before the flight - can I cancel one or two segments without changing the rest of the trip?
Any other comments or advice please?
I still have some uncertainty in my itinerary, which I can plan for easily if I would be able to cancel one or two segments of the ticket (after first segment used). This would make the round trip into an open jaw, which is ok with the fare rules. Specifically, instead of MEX IAD PHX EWR where PHX begins the return trip, it would become MEX -open jaw- PHX EWR
As long as I do this at least a few hours before the flight - can I cancel one or two segments without changing the rest of the trip?
Any other comments or advice please?
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The answer is that yes, it should be able to be changed. Though it will cost a change fee (new money) plus any fare difference based on the new routing - if the new fare is less than the old, the fare difference may result in a voucher going to the OP valid for future travel.
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Well there doesn't seem to be a lot of agreement. So cancelling a segment and not changing routing is a "change" even if fare class is the same and available?
I know I can't just skip the segment or itinerary will be cancelled. I also realize that the fare has a change fee - the question is not moot - I suppose it boils down to what is considered a change. Not every touch of a reservation is a change that requires a change fee
(think upgrade, SDC, ...)
I have read the other threads, I thought my situation was different, among other reasons because it was not a hidden city thing, a complex itinerary with multiple stopovers....
I know I can't just skip the segment or itinerary will be cancelled. I also realize that the fare has a change fee - the question is not moot - I suppose it boils down to what is considered a change. Not every touch of a reservation is a change that requires a change fee
(think upgrade, SDC, ...)
I have read the other threads, I thought my situation was different, among other reasons because it was not a hidden city thing, a complex itinerary with multiple stopovers....
Last edited by sabbasolo; Sep 23, 2014 at 9:06 am
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I think there is agreement in every post that you'll have to pay a change fee to cancel a segment (even if everything else is unchanged).
The items you point out (upgrade, SDC) are specific exceptions where United has allowed particular changes. Otherwise, even changes such as paying extra to get into a higher fare class, but still in the same cabin on the exact same flights attract the same change fee in many cases.
The items you point out (upgrade, SDC) are specific exceptions where United has allowed particular changes. Otherwise, even changes such as paying extra to get into a higher fare class, but still in the same cabin on the exact same flights attract the same change fee in many cases.
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While SDC may allow changes in routing so long as origin and destination remain the same, it does not allow you to drop a destination entirely (which is what you want to do).
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Cancelling a segment is changing the routing. The new routing involves an ARNK and becomes either an open jaw or two one ways. Either way, the entire ticket would need to be repriced.
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It's a change, yes, and while the fee is called a change fee, it's really, I believe, to re-issue the ticket. Canceling a segment, even if in the middle and keeping origin/destination the same, requires this. Also would explain why you can make multiple changes at once and they only charge once - since they can make all the changes you request, then proceed to re-issue a single time.