Apparently it’s common knowledge to many people, but I had no idea:
Canceling an award flight, even within 24 hours, is expensive.
I used 20k miles recently to surprise a friend with a flight to join us in Hawaii.
When we called her to tell her, she was psyched but told us she’d be moving from South Carolina to Florida before the trip would happen.
No big deal, I thought, I’ll just cancel that return flight and re-book it returning to Tampa instead.
American Airlines will refund your ticket as long as you cancel within 24 hours, right?
Wrong. Continue reading