mahasamatman

There are some older threads on related subjects, but nothing that really covers my situation.

I have an award booked with one domestic segment, a long layover, an international segment, some time at this destination, and a final international segment. Let's call it US1-US2-INT-US2. My plans are now changing. I'm definitely flying US1-US2, but I need to push US2-INT-US2 by several months. I know from reading the other threads that I can make date changes to US2-INT-US2 after flying the US1-US2 leg, but would I be able to cancel US2-INT-US2 after flying US1-US2 and get back the mileage difference between the original itinerary and the new domestic one-way? (I don't care about the fees, but just whether this is even possible.) I may have to rebook US2-INT-US2 outside the ticket validity window, but may not know until after flying US1-US2.

My alternative is to simply change the award now to the domestic one-way and pay the change fee, but if I can avoid the fee, that's always better.

TennisNoob

I think you might know more on this question than I do. I asked an UA this earlier this year and they said whenever you start any journey you can't refund any portion of it. But I'm sure you can hear differently from other agents.

I tried asking for a refund on this ticket a month ago and was denied.
INT-US1-INT (PAX flew INT-US1) I requested cancellation (due to MERS) on the return and was denied. Multiple agents said I could only request an refund online and it has to have good reasoning (doctors note/medical, special cases)

transportprof

Perhaps there will be a sked change before departure, which would allow you to cancel your itinerary without the change fee, and rebook more workable flight dates separately?

aacharya

Seems the safest way is to lose the free stopover and book the domestic one way. But i do agree that you could wait for a schedule change to redeposit without a fee.

mahasamatman

Thanks to everyone who responded in the thread and via PM.

Sounds like this is the case. At least it's only $25 per person for the change.

The first segment is on United, and the rest are on AC and TK, so I think the chances of a schedule change are minimal.

noreservations

I think this is the right spot to ask this question. Used to have UA status but have since moved to AA and haven't had to try this since having no UA status.

I want to book LH award flight in J (non-schengen-FRA-schengen) and if a F seat opens up two weeks before can I upgrade without a change fee?

Also, I'd like to book the shortest layover possible (1.5 hrs) if I'm in J, but if I can snag an F seat I'd like to rent the Porsche for a few hours and hang out in the FCT. Do I get FCT access since I came in on LH F even though I'm leaving on LH J since it's only a "two cabin" plane? And would United let me change to the later flight that gives me a long layover without a fee (would make both changes on the same call)?

Thank you!

mahasamatman

You would have to book a three-class F award in the first place to be able to do that. Otherwise, it's $100.

AFAIK, you need to be departing in three-class F to get access to the FCT. European "Business Class" doesn't cut it.

As a non-status passenger, simple schedule changes cost $75 if they're more than 21 days out, or $100 if within 21 days.

See http://www.united.com/web/en-US/cont...ticketing.aspx for the complete fee schedule.

noreservations

So what I'm gathering here is that it's better to just pay the $75 close-in booking fee, otherwise I'd pay a ton in all the stacking fees? It's not a US route and availability is wide open for the next two weeks so I don't anticipate there being a problem getting an F seat when they do open up, but would rather have something than nothing in the meantime.

Also, to answer my own question: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/lufth...-fct-faqs.html

oliver0118

Hello. I have to cancel a one way international award ticket. I just have a few questions. I'm non elite.
1. When is the latest time to cancel? I searched through the thread, but couldn't find an exact answer, is it 24 hours, 2hours, or even after the flight?
2. I saw there are 2 options to cancel, cancel and book later (cost $100) and redeposit ($200). I'm not sure if I'll travel in the next year, but would it be possible to choose option 1 and pay $100 (cancel and rebook later) and request a redeposit when one year is approaching?
TIA!

DaveInLA

For re-book later, does it have to bee the exact same route? or Just the same origin and destination?

oliver0118

I'm not sure yet... But I think re-book later can even change the origin or destination, no?

Kacee

Correct. It just affects the amount of the change fee, since changing origin/destination can result in a higher fee.

oliver0118

Oh, I see. So does it mean that if I want to re-book later, I need pay $100 cancellation fee plus some other award change fee in this chart (http://www.united.com/web/en-US/cont...cketing.aspx)? eg. 100+100 if I change the origin and destination?

I think the origin and destination will probably remain the same, but I may choose a different flight from partners', depending which one is available.

Kacee

There's not technically a "cancel" fee. You can cancel the reservation without incurring a charge. But if you want to re-use the ticket (i.e., make changes, whether to date, origin, destination, etc.), you'll need to pay the applicable change fee. Alternatively, if you want to redeposit the miles to your account, you'll have to pay the redeposit fee.

oliver0118

Thanks so much, Kacee! So if I understand correctly, after canceling my ticket now, I could either request a rebook later with an applicable change fee, or request a deposit any time within one year, am I right?