United award 24 hours

[sddd]

Stuck in Barcelona, stranded by Norwegian's endless delays
United has a flight tomorrow to NYC but if I book it with miles and norwegian ends up flying tonite, can i cancel since its within 24 hours of booking
or since its same day i lose the miles?

[Dan]

You can cancel.

[sddd]

You can cancel.

thanks.

Is that until midnight local time over here or until departure?

supposedly chabad is bringing over food for the stranded yidden which would be very nice

[Dan]

24 hours from ticketing.

[sddd]

24 hours from ticketing.

Thanks. The verbiage on their website indicates otherwise so thanks for confirming. "Although Basic Economy reservations are not eligible for changes within 24 hours, they are still eligible for a full refund if you cancel within 24 hours and you made your purchase one week or more prior to the original scheduled departure flight."

[Dan]

Policy may have changed then. Not sure.

[KSMH]

Policy may have changed then. Not sure.

As of a few months ago they were cancealable.

[mmgfarb]

Thanks. The verbiage on their website indicates otherwise so thanks for confirming. "Although Basic Economy reservations are not eligible for changes within 24 hours, they are still eligible for a full refund if you cancel within 24 hours and you made your purchase one week or more prior to the original scheduled departure flight."

What does basic economy have to do with an award flight?

[chff]

and you made your purchase one week or more prior to the original scheduled departure flight."

I believe this line was always on united.com even for award tickets, it's just not enforced

[yelped]

I believe this line was always on united.com even for award tickets, it's just not enforced

That's what I remember, too.

[KSMH]

I believe this line was always on united.com even for award tickets, it's just not enforced

I believe your believe.

[shimino1]

Thanks. The verbiage on their website indicates otherwise so thanks for confirming. "Although Basic Economy reservations are not eligible for changes within 24 hours, they are still eligible for a full refund if you cancel within 24 hours and you made your purchase one week or more prior to the original scheduled departure flight."

Not enforced!
I have done this multiple times.