extending nonrefundable ticket
Apr 27, 2012, 9:28 am
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extending nonrefundable ticket
My BIL has a regular (economy) ticket he had to cancel from last Summer. He's not sure he'll be able to able to use it's value for another trip within a year.
Years ago, on Delta, when I had tickets/vouchers with residual value, I used them to purchase a first class (refundable) ticket. I don't remember if I was able to cash it out for a full refund, but I'm pretty sure I was able to then reuse that ticket to eventually by one I really wanted to use (with no change fee from that ticket).
Does anyone know if either of these (rebuying a new ticket from a FC ticket w/o a change fee, or actually cashing out the FC ticket) is possible with USAir?
Thanks.
Jeff
Years ago, on Delta, when I had tickets/vouchers with residual value, I used them to purchase a first class (refundable) ticket. I don't remember if I was able to cash it out for a full refund, but I'm pretty sure I was able to then reuse that ticket to eventually by one I really wanted to use (with no change fee from that ticket).
Does anyone know if either of these (rebuying a new ticket from a FC ticket w/o a change fee, or actually cashing out the FC ticket) is possible with USAir?
Thanks.
Jeff
Apr 27, 2012, 10:01 am
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Join Date: Jan 2012
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My BIL has a regular (economy) ticket he had to cancel from last Summer. He's not sure he'll be able to able to use it's value for another trip within a year.
Years ago, on Delta, when I had tickets/vouchers with residual value, I used them to purchase a first class (refundable) ticket. I don't remember if I was able to cash it out for a full refund, but I'm pretty sure I was able to then reuse that ticket to eventually by one I really wanted to use (with no change fee from that ticket).
Does anyone know if either of these (rebuying a new ticket from a FC ticket w/o a change fee, or actually cashing out the FC ticket) is possible with USAir?
Thanks.
Jeff
Years ago, on Delta, when I had tickets/vouchers with residual value, I used them to purchase a first class (refundable) ticket. I don't remember if I was able to cash it out for a full refund, but I'm pretty sure I was able to then reuse that ticket to eventually by one I really wanted to use (with no change fee from that ticket).
Does anyone know if either of these (rebuying a new ticket from a FC ticket w/o a change fee, or actually cashing out the FC ticket) is possible with USAir?
Thanks.
Jeff
Apr 27, 2012, 10:27 am
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My understanding is that you pay $150 to "reinitiate" the ticket. But the ticket can only be used for the route that you orginially booked. I have alot of thrown away $60 GNV-DCA tickets and I only pay the change fee when the price of a new tickets is over $210, which seems to be all the time now...Correct on using it within one year though.
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Apr 27, 2012, 3:20 pm
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My understanding is that you pay $150 to "reinitiate" the ticket. But the ticket can only be used for the route that you orginially booked. I have alot of thrown away $60 GNV-DCA tickets and I only pay the change fee when the price of a new tickets is over $210, which seems to be all the time now...Correct on using it within one year though.
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When you cancel a ticket, you eat the cancellation cost ($150 for domestic & $250 for international flights) and the residual value can be used for a future flight regardless of the routing or who is flying.
I just booked an international flight to Europe, using credit from a canceled flight from BOS to SFO last November. BUT i couldn't do this online, probably because the routing was different. I had to call!!
Once you cancel a ticket, if it has a residual value the flight remains in the front page of your DM number for a year (the time you have to use it). You can call reservations, pick the new flight you want and then give them the confirmation code of the cancelled flight to apply the residual value to the new ticket!
Hope it helps!!
Apr 27, 2012, 3:26 pm
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Join Date: Feb 2010
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Travel must be completed prior to the issue date of the original ticket.
For instance, a ticket purchased on 6/10/11 for travel 8/15/11-8/20/11 could be applied to any ticket to any destination provided travel on the new ticket is completed prior to 6/10/11. If you are applying a non-refundable ticket to a refundable fare, the portion of the original ticket that is nonrefundable remains nonrefundable.
There is no exception to this rule on US. Ever.
For instance, a ticket purchased on 6/10/11 for travel 8/15/11-8/20/11 could be applied to any ticket to any destination provided travel on the new ticket is completed prior to 6/10/11. If you are applying a non-refundable ticket to a refundable fare, the portion of the original ticket that is nonrefundable remains nonrefundable.
There is no exception to this rule on US. Ever.