United Future Flight Credit

[ckmk47]

I have a United FFC expiring Dec 31.
(I bought tickets earlier in the year and forgot to use it.    )
Any way to extend it now?

[yelped]

Book and cancel after 24 hours so it generates a new FFC.

[ckmk47]

Can I book a Basic economy? 
(All flights are for more than my FFC.  So my cancellation will give me a new FFC of more than my original.  To save the amount of  my original FFC.)
Will BE cancel to a FFC?  or all will be lost?

[yelped]

Can I book a Basic economy? 
(All flights are for more than my FFC.  So my cancellation will give me a new FFC of more than my original.  To save the amount of  my original FFC.)
Will BE cancel to a FFC?  or all will be lost?

How are you going to cancel a BE fare after 24 hours (without paying up and losing that pay up fee)?

[ckmk47]

How are you going to cancel a BE fare after 24 hours (without paying up and losing that pay up fee)?

That's what I thought. Just checking.

[ckmk47]

Another question.
They seem to only allow it to be used for the name on the FFC.  I thought that was changed.
I have 2 FFC, one for each traveler on the original reservation.
If I make 2 bookings and cancel, I'll have a new exp date, but still only (now more than before) credit for the original flyer?


Thanks Yelped for your time and info.

[baron]

You can request via chat to convert to etc then combine both to 1 name by book and cancel after 24hrs. The conversion may or may not in itself extend the exp date.

[baron]

?

(All flights are for more than my FFC.  So my cancellation will give me a new FFC of more than my original.  To save the amount of  my original FFC.)
Will BE cancel to a FFC?  or all will be lost?

The credits are less than $99?

[ckmk47]

? The credits are less than $99?

yes

[baron]

yes

Cool

[ckmk47]

I chatted.
They converted.
They combined.


Thank you, baron!!


I booked.  Because I can book a flight for  up to 11 months after the exp date, I found something just $4 above my ETC value.


( I finally looked up the DD post about the differences between FFC and ETC.
https://www.dansdeals.com/points-travel/airlines/united/1-week-left-cancel-take-future-flight-credit-electronic-travel-certificate-cancelling-united-flight/)