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How many points do you get when you cancel a “Wanna Get Away” flight?

yasser732
Explorer C

I bought a ticket for a round trip, but decided I’d like to extend my stay longer (and fly earlier in the month as well) so I want to cancel and book a different flight with the points I get back.

I’m going to look for a flight with a similar price, would the points be enough to cover it? I’m sure I’ll still be paying extra, but I was hoping the points refunded wouldn’t be reduced too much.

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Re: How many points do you get when you cancel a “Wanna Get Away” flight?

jksobonya
Aviator A

You get what you paid in the form of travel credit. So, if you paid $150 for a flight and cancel it, you get $150 in flight credit which never expires. 

 

--Jessica

Re: How many points do you get when you cancel a “Wanna Get Away” flight?

dfwskier
Aviator A
Solution

So, you booked a points flight?

 

When you cancel such a flight, you get all your points back

Re: How many points do you get when you cancel a “Wanna Get Away” flight?

floridaguy
Aviator C

Go into the flight and use the "change" option and it will show you in cash or points how much it will take, plus or minus, to change to a different day or time.  Easy.