azfanboy

Saw this on my United app in the morning, about booking a ticket without any change fees. I thought surely there would be a ton of exceptions that don't apply to me.

Then saw it posted on here: https://onemileatatime.com/united-ai...ge-fee-waiver/ That is super generous, even BE tickets! Well done United.

MazdaMP

loading up on tix for the year now

Duke787

I'm interpreting this to mean if you book an award ticket as a non-1K, you can change it down the road with no change fee (though mileage difference could apply).

If so that's a great addition -- we are considering a Hawaii trip but waiting to see how things settle but availability is good at the moment so this type of change fee waiver would make booking it now attractive since we could cancel (or change to a different award ticket) down the line without the usual penalty I pay as a Silver

Mgoblueno1

Would love to know how this works in regard to award bookings, i.e. do they only allow your to "change" along the same route or can you rebook something different. For example if I book EWR-MIA and decide not to go, is it a simple redeposit of miles (i.e. like Southwest)? Or would I have to "change" it to another flight/date on the same route.
If they are going the SW method his would be amazing to book potential flights with zero risk if you have lots of UA miles

Kmxu

I doubt that you can change destination. The change of flights under normal waivers requires the same departure-destination city pair.

yonatan

Although this isn't in the fare rules for international fares, it seems they've now updated domestic fare rules to reference this waiver. Does the bolded text mean they will not issue an ETC for a residual in case of a change to a lower fare?

FOR TICKETING ON/BEFORE 31MAR 20 CHANGES BEFORE DEPARTURE CHANGES PERMITTED FOR REISSUE. WAIVED FOR SCHEDULE CHANGE. NOTE - -- BEFORE DEPARTURE CHANGE OPTIONS - -- CHANGE FREE OF CHARGE FOR TICKETS ISSUED BETWEEN 03MAR2020 AND 31MAR2020 -- -- BEFORE DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY AND WITHIN TICKET VALIDITY OF A WHOLLY UNUSED TICKET - TRAVEL MUST BEGIN WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE ORIGINAL TICKET ISSUE DATE -- -- QUALIFYING CURRENT DAY FARE WHOLLY UNUSED TICKET / CHANGE TO 1ST TICKETED FLIGHT COUPON -- REPRICE USING --CURRENT FARES-- IN EFFECT TODAY -- PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET- 1. UA FARES ARE USED 2. FARE BREAK POINT CHANGES ARE PERMITTED 3. VALIDATE ADVANCE RESERVATION REQUIREMENTS 4. ADVANCE RESERVATION/TKG IS MEASURED FROM REISSUE DATE TO DEPARTURE OF PRICING UNIT -- -- RETURN RESIDUAL VALUE / WILL BE IGNORED ON NON-REFUNDABLE FARE TICKETS -- -- COLLECT FARE DIFFERENCE IF APPLICABLE -- DOWNLINE DATE CHANGE/ FLIGHT CHANGE SAME BOOKING CODE / SAME FARE BASIS CODE / KEEP THE FARE -- REPRICE USING CURRENTLY TICKETED/HISTORICAL FARE PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET - -- 1. NO CHANGE 1ST FLIGHT COUPON / NO CHANGE TO FARE BREAKS 2. ALL TRAVEL REMAINS DOMESTIC 3. SAME UA FARE USED 4. ALL RULE AND BOOKING CODE PROVISIONS ARE MET INCLUDING RES/TKG 5. VALIDATE ADVANCE RES/TICKETING FROM ORIGINAL TICKET DATE TO DEPARTURE OF PRICING UNIT -- -- REFUND NOT APPLICABLE EVEN REISSUE -- FARE BREAK POINT CHANGE PERMITTED / OR REMAIN THE SAME / BOOKING CODE CHANGE -- A. CHANGED FARE COMPONENTS - USE FARE IN EFFECT TODAY - CURRENT - DAY TARIFF B. ALL OTHER FARE COMPONENTS - USE TICKETED FARE. PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET -- 1. NO CHANGE TO FARE BREAKS UP TO THE FIRST CHANGED FARE COMPONENET 2. WHEN NO INTL COUPONS REMAIN - ALL NEW TRAVEL MUST BE DOMESTIC 3. UA FARES ARE USED 4. ALL RULE AND BOOKING CODE PROVISIONS ARE MET 5. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM NEW TKT ISSUE DATE IF CURRENT FARES / FROM PREVIOUS TKT ISSUE DATE IF HISTORICAL FARES TO DEPARTURE OF PRICING UNIT -- RESIDUAL VALUE TO BE IGNORED -- COLLECT FARE DIFFERENCE IF APPLICABLE -- AFTER DEPARTURE CHANGES PERMITTED FOR REISSUE. WAIVED FOR SCHEDULE CHANGE. NOTE - -- AFTER DEPARTURE CHANGE OPTIONS - -- CHANGE FREE OF CHARGE FOR TICKETS ISSUED BETWEEN 03MAR2020 AND 31MAR2020 -- AFTER DEPARTURE OF JOURNEY AND WITHIN TICKET VALIDITY OF A PARTIALLY USED TICKET - TRAVEL WILL BE VALID FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE ON WHICH TRANSPORTATION COMMENCES AT THE POINT OF ORIGIN AS DESIGNATED ON THE ORIGINAL TICKET -- -- REPRICE USING CURRENLTY TICKETED/HISTORICAL FARES -- PROVIDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET- -- DOWNLINE DATE CHANGE / FLIGHT CHANGE SAME BOOKING CODE / SAME FARE BASIS CODE / KEEP THE FARE -- 1. NO CHANGE TO FARE BREAKS 2. ALL TRAVEL REMAINS DOMESTIC 3. FULLY FLOWN FARE NOT REPRICED TO FURTHER POINT 4. UA FARES ARE USED 5. ALL RULE AND BOOKING CODE PROVISIONS ARE INCLUDING ADVANCE RESERVATION/TICKETING 6. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM ORIGINAL TKT DATE TO DEPARTURE OF PRICING UNIT -- REFUND NOT APPLICABLE EVEN REISSUE -- -- FARE BREAK POINT CHANGE PERMITTED / OR REMAIN THE SAME / BOOKING CODE CHANGE -- REPRICE AS FOLLOWS - -- A. FULLY FLOWN FARE COMPONENTS - USE FARES IN EFFECT WHEN TICKET WAS ISSUED B. CHANGED FARE COMPONENTS - USE CURRENT FARES IN EFFECT TODAY C. UNCHANGED FARE COMPONENTS - USE CURRENTLY TICKETED FARES -- 1. ALL TRAVEL REMAINS DOMESTIC 2. UA FARES ARE USED 3. ALL RULE AND BOOKING CODE PROVISIONS ARE MET 4. ADV RES IS MEASURED FROM NEW TKT ISSUE DATE IF CURRENT FARES 5. FROM PREVIOUS TICKET ISSUE DATE IF HISTORICAL FARES TO DEPARTURE OF PRICING UNIT -- -- RESIDUAL VALUE TO BE IGNORED ON NON-REFUNDABLE FARE TICKETS -- -- COLLECT FARE DIFFERENCE IF APPLICABLE

HkCaGu

So is SDC now essentially free for all?

findark

Yes, and it doesn't need to be the same day. I don't know if the app/website will let you do it though.

Rumples

tried to do it online, still showed change fee, might need to call in

Kacee

Yes. Hard to fault them for that. The purpose here is to allow passengers flexibility, not arbitrage fares.

SS255

I have to go to Boston in June. I've been eyeing LAX-BOS inventory for the date I want to fly, but hadn't booked yet because I'm not 100% sure that the event won't cancel. On Monday, the outbound was C3. On Tuesday (after the waiver was announced), it was C0 and the fare had shot up by about $1K. This morning, it's C4, and the fare was reduced by about $800. The return has been holding steady with C inventory, but no P, Z or even D inventory.

I'm going to keep monitoring it, in the hopes that UA will open up some cheaper F classes -- which point I will pounce.

Delta2010

Just want to share information that some here may find useful. We had booked a vacation to Switzerland for April. This reservation was made in January prior to Coronavirus fears. Two tickets were Basic economy and two were award tickets. Even though, there is no waiver for Switzerland, I still called them to ask for options. Since this is related to coronavirus, they issued me an exemption and were able to cancel all tickets and issue a credit to our accounts for one year. For the award tickets, a rebooking fee of $125 per ticket will apply at the time of rebooking. For basic economy tickets, full credit will be applied toward fare of new tickets.

I think it was generous of them to issue a credit even though there is no waiver for Switzerland at this time.

findark

Note the ticket must have been issued on/after 03-March-20.

slippahs

other than the ETC for fare differences less the $50 admin charge. Just did that this morning.

Rumples