Here’s internal American Airlines documentation on the change: And here’s what American will present as options when cancelling a flight and receiving a trip credit: Basic economy fares don’t get an automatic trip credit. The current rule for basic economy is that AAdvantage membe...
Basic Economy award tickets cannot be changed. However, they can be canceled for a fee; see below. Cancellation, Redeposit, or Refund of Miles Fee: Free for travel within theU.S.(including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), international flights originating from the U.S. and Cana...
How to get a refund on a basic economy ticket Unfortunately,basic economyfares typically cannot be changed or canceled at all after the 24-hour grace period (if it applies). If you can't go, you'll lose the full value of the ticket. You can try the same method above for a nonrefund...
At this point, Basic bookings are not eligible for cancellations or refunds. In addition, no changes can be made and no future credit for travel will be issued. That’s the tradeoff for buying the cheapest basic economy tickets. Other fares can be changed or canceled, but there may be ...
If you're reconsidering travel due to the spread of the variant,you may have a few options— especially since many airlines haveabolished change and cancellation fees altogetheron all but basic economy tickets. However, just because the airlines are waiving change fees doesn't mean you'll get ...
American Airlinesno longer charges change or cancellation feesfor domestic U.S. flights, short-haul international flights or select long-haul international flights. You will only pay the fare difference when changing flights. The one exception is Basic Economy tickets. Basic Economy fares bought on...