Hmmm thought the section at the front of the A/C was different seats. Thank you! No difference though - it's booking them that matters, & a fighting chance at an exit row... Unfortunately, it's unlikely that we'll be travelling within the year after booking these, because that is an excellent idea. Thank you for your responses! Now excuse me while I go tie up a couple thousand bucks for (hopefully) a short while! 🙂
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05-23-2021
02:34 PM
05-23-2021
02:34 PM
Greetings. I too have been caught in the COVID cancellation merry-go-round. We booked for October 2020 back in March 2020, non-refundable tickets. Obviously, cancelled. We were granted travel funds, but were unable to use them within the extended 1-year window (btY March 2021). We have to wait to convert the funds to a travel voucher for the $100/per fee. However, I can't request that until June 1 & it may take a few more weeks (I am told) for this process to complete. We are going to MCO in late October 2021 and need to book. I am concerned that the flights we want (which are available today) will be fully booked / unavailable by then. It occurred to me that I can book two business-class seats on these flights that are fully refundable, as a placeholder. Then, book the cheap fares and get the credit when we are able to use the vouchers - if there are still seats available. If successful, I could then (AFTERWARDS) cancel the other reservation for a full refund. If the flight is fully booked, I am skeptical that capacity will magically appear if I cancel the BC seats first, then try to book cheap seats - so the only real risk I see here, is that I may pay 2-1/2 times more to fly in comfort. Are there any other downsides that I am missing here? Thank you!
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