How to Cancel a United Airline Flight?

Posted by bettyhutt on December 16th, 2019

Sometimes, certain things are unavoidable even if it proves to be expensive or complicated, such as canceling a flight ticket. The situation takes a turn in a way that you are left with no choice other than canceling the flight ticket. 

You are at an accurate place if you wish to wish to cancel the United Airlines flight ticket. You can navigate the policies and processes thereby.

United Airlines Cancellation Policies:

Every class of airline ticket is refundable up to 24 hours which does not incur any cancellation fee or charges.

The types of airline tickets are: 

- BASIC ECONNOMY TICKET

- NON-REFUNDABLE TICKET 

- REFUNDABLE TICKET 

Basic Economy Ticket:

United airlines does not allow any cancellation in the basic economy ticket unless the cancellation is done 24 hours prior to the time it was purchased. 

Non Refundable Ticket: 

In case its been more than 24 hours while you have purchased a nonrefundable flight ticket, you will have to incur a cancellation fee of 0 for domestic flights and 0 for International flights. 

As and when you are done with paying your cancellation fee, you can use the remaining amount for your future trip, but no later than one year from the date of tickets' original date of issuing.

PRO TIP: Even the nonrefundable tickets can be refunded in case of the death of the traveling partner or a call per the military orders.

Refundable Ticket:

If your ticket is refundable, the flight cancellation can easily be made anytime before the time of departure of your flights and the refunds shall be issued on your credit card with the time of 7 days. 

United Airlines Change Flight Policy

Talking about cancellations, every customer has 24 hours to cancel the flight they have booked to save themselves from the trap of cancellation and change in ticket charges. 

Let us look at the different classes of the ticket according to which the change in ticket fees is charged: 

- BASIC ECONOMY 

- NON- REFUNDABLE

- REFUNDABLE 

Basic Economy: 

 The basic Economy class ticket does not allow the passengers to make any changes even prior to 24 hours. But in any due case, you still wish to change the ticket while remaining in the Economy class, the best option to opt is to cancel the ticket and book a new one!

Non Refundable Ticket:

After the provisional period of 24 hours, United airlines charge a fee of 0 for domestic flights and 0 for international flights. Whereas, if you are changing your flight to a higher class, you will have to pay a different price.

Same-day changes can also be made but that majorly depends upon the type of change you wish to make according to which the cost may vary.

Refundable Tickets:

You are eligible to make changes in your itinerary if you have purchased a refundable ticket that too without paying any additional charges. If you wish to move to a move to an upgraded option you will be required to pay the difference in price, whereas if you wish to fall down to a cheaper option, the extra fares will thereby be transferred to your account.

You need not worry about canceling your tickets and getting a refund for the same. All you have to do is to call the United Airlines cancellation phone number (+1800-201-4791) and get your flight tickets canceled without paying any additional cancellation charges/fee.