Suggestions for use/extension of flight credits?
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: YUL
Programs: AC Altitude -.006k
Posts: 895
Suggestions for use/extension of flight credits?
Hey all,
I'm usually over on the AC board and I couldn't find anything on the sticky or from searches, so I'm throwing out the question.
Q: what can I do (if anything) to maximize the flexibility of unused flight credits or lengthen their validity? Or ideas for best use?
Situation: I have a couple of unused flight credits from non-refundable flights in the past that are coming up to the 1-year mark from original date of issue (in October). These are not from DB or vouchers or any kind. Value is in the $500-800 range. No firm travel plan (yet) between now and then.
I gather these flight credits are not combinable (Unless each is a o/w ticket), flight must likely all be completed within 1 year (confirm? to contrast, with AC outbound must commence within 1-year, I/B could conceivably be EOS).
I'm flexible; e.g. MRs, originating from home town or East Coast, I like TATL/TCon, don't mind topping off.
I'd be interested in hearing about your thoughts/suggestions/experience.
Thanks in advance,
Whitey in YUL
I'm usually over on the AC board and I couldn't find anything on the sticky or from searches, so I'm throwing out the question.
Q: what can I do (if anything) to maximize the flexibility of unused flight credits or lengthen their validity? Or ideas for best use?
Situation: I have a couple of unused flight credits from non-refundable flights in the past that are coming up to the 1-year mark from original date of issue (in October). These are not from DB or vouchers or any kind. Value is in the $500-800 range. No firm travel plan (yet) between now and then.
I gather these flight credits are not combinable (Unless each is a o/w ticket), flight must likely all be completed within 1 year (confirm? to contrast, with AC outbound must commence within 1-year, I/B could conceivably be EOS).
I'm flexible; e.g. MRs, originating from home town or East Coast, I like TATL/TCon, don't mind topping off.
I'd be interested in hearing about your thoughts/suggestions/experience.
Thanks in advance,
Whitey in YUL
#2
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Programs: US CP ; LH FTL ; *G
Posts: 1,630
Usually, people would rebook with a loss of $150. I believe you can rebook a RT into OW, so you can combine later.
#3
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: YUL
Programs: AC Altitude -.006k
Posts: 895
It looks like I'm SOL on extending, as I feared, but can still turn a r/t to a o/w and v.v.. Unfortunately I don't think this'll work for TATL and o/w fares price into the top fare classes with top $$$.
Cheers,
W.