Summary of award change policy of big 5 US carriers
American Airline:
Before fly first segment: Free Date or time change or class of travel if original reservation was booked under higher class are permitted, all other changes such as carriers, routing, class of travel request award to be redeposited, therefore $150 change fees apply
After fly first segment: Same as Before
Fees waived if miles are pulled from Executive Platinum account
Continental Airlines
Before fly first segment: Date or time change or class of travel if original reservation was booked under higher class are permitted for $75 , all other changes such as carriers, routing, class of travel request award to redeposited, therefore $150 change fees apply
After fly first segment: Same as Before
Fees waived if miles are pulled from Platinum account
Delta:
Before fly first segment: Change in anything requires a fee $150, but no restrictions.
After fly first segment: Same as Before
Fees waived is miles are pulled from Platinum and Diamond
United Airline:
Before fly first segment: Free Date or time or class of travel change if original reservation was booked under higher class are permitted, all other changes such as carriers, routing, class of travel request award to be redeposited, therefore $150 change fees apply
After fly first segment: Free Date or time or class of travel change if original reservation was booked under higher class are permitted if the rest segments are on United only. Free routing change permitted for 1K if on United only. No change is permitted on *A carriers. However, there is a exception, change is permitted if change from *A carriers to United flight for $150, this fee is not waived even if you are 1K member.
change fees waived for if miles are pulled from 1K member and change before fly first segment or United only
US Airways
Before fly first segment: All change requires $150 fees, However, member people have reported they sometimes don’t charge for time or date or time or class of travel change if original reservation was booked under higher class , all other changes such as carriers, routing, class of travel request award to be redeposited, therefore $150 change fees apply. Change only permitted if it’s on US
After fly first segment: Change only permuted if it’s on US with a fee, no change is permitted on *A travel.
Fees are waived if miles are pulled from Chairman accounts.
Please note once thing: If your original trip does not have a stopover, but new trip has a stopover even if everything else remains same, this is considered as routing change, change fee will apply. However, change from a trip with stopover to without stopover, change fee doesn’t apply
sunspotzsz said,
This is nice!
Next time, you could expand to include more airlines, like BA.
Troy said,
@sunspotzzz, working on it~
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