How to Cancel a United Flight?

If you have bought a non-refundable ticket then you might still be eligible for a flight credit other than a complete refund. United Airlines ensures customers gets smooth cancelation process, when there is a change of plans. The 24 cancellation is one such provisions offered for cancellations.

Cancelling within 24 hours of flight booking

Most tickets cover both basic economy and are fully eligible for a complete refund within 24 hours of booking confirmation, also when the trip is at least a week before the flight departure, and the flight is booked with the airline directly. This policy is a result of United Airlines cancellation policy. Your refund will be credited as cash back to the original payment account. The tickets that are booked using the e-certificates are not eligible, and if you have paid a FareLock fee for holding a reservation, then you can’t get the fee refunded. It will be cancelled for all the passengers on the reservation.

Which is better, canceling a flight or flight change?

Now it depends on the urgency that one has. If you already know the dates, then changing the flight is a good option; however, cancelling a flight should have supporting conditions that it the time and date of cancellation are relative to the 24-hour cancellation policy. Like there are no flight change fees for the tickets in Economy Plus, Economy, or a Premium Cabin Ticket. Here, the basic economy flights must be upgraded to either to an economy or premium cabin class before making any changes. The International flights incur change fees.

Cancelling United Flight Booked Wth Miles

If the passenger has paid for their tickets, then cancellation can be done either online or by calling on the customer care services. One can cancel their award ticket any time before the told departure and have miles redeposited without paying any fees. Please know that the taxes and fees paid with cash will be refunded to your original payment method. If you fail to show up for your reward flight, that is the only situation in which this is not applicable. For a $125 fee, you can choose to redeposit your miles in this situation.

What are the rules when cancelling more than 24 hours after booking?

The rules may vary depending on the chosen ticket type. The rules are as follows:

a. Nonrefundable ticket - Most of the United airlines tickets are non-refundable ones, which means you are not going to get any refunds. But one may be eligible to claim the ticket value towards the amount of a new ticket using the travel credits.

b. Refundable ticket- If your ticket is a refundable one, you can get the refund back in the original payment account.

c. Basic Economy- after 24 hours from booking, you cannot get a complete refund, but you may be able to get a partial travel credit if you cancel before the scheduled flight booking.

d. Award Tickets - You can redeposit the MileagePlus miles back into your account if you want to cancel the flight for which you used them. Unless you are a no-show, there is no redeposit cost. In this case, redepositing your reward miles will incur a one-time United Airlines cancellation Fee of $125.

What is the process of United Airlines' Refund for the Canceled Flight?

After you have cancelled your United Flight, you are entitled to a cash refund, but you are supposed to follow the steps to get reimbursed from United Airlines. Know that the type of your ‘refund’ is based on the ticket type that you have purchased and the reasons for cancelling the scheduled ticket. Like, sin some cases, one gets the refund straight into their original payment account, or you may be eligible for a flight credit.

The steps are as follows: -

1. Fill out the details in the online form, following which the airline will contact you if you qualify for a refund.

2. One can check the refund status on the refund form page only.

How to use United Future Flight Credit?

Here, what one has to do to be able to use the flight credits to rebook.

• Use the future flight credit search tool to verify that one has received the future flight credits. For this, one has to log in to their account and then select the credits.
• Locate your new flights to continue with the bookings.
• After verification, use the received flight credit to book a new flight by selecting ‘travel credits’ as your payment method.

The future flight credits offer a ‘travel by’ date option as their expiration, usually it is 12 months after the date of issue.

Conclusion

United Airlines cancellation policy is well-explained in the above sections of this blog, read through to not miss any step and to be able to claim a refund by your own. By any chance, if you are not able to understand any step and have any concerns, feel free to speak with the airline's customer care department.