Is there any way to avoid a fee by changing your airline ticket?
We were origionally flying from Richmond To Chicago To Milwaukee, with the return flight coming back the same way. But our plans have changed and now we just want to fly Richmond to Chicago and back. But the airlines are trying to charge us $500 to not continue to Milwaukee. Also our return trip gets voided if we don't get on the plane to Milwaukee. Any suggestions on how to avoid the $500 fee? We are already flying this route, so nothing has to be changed, they are just charging us more to fly less. Eek.
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they are charging you to change the ticket, not because of any cost difference from the change in your destination. when you buy a ticket, you can purchase a non-refundable, no-change one, or you can pay more and have the ability to modify the ticket at a later date. i assume you paid for the first, and now you are seeing the consequences. the reason why they charge for such things is because airlines rely on being able to fully book flights ahead of time to make their the flight profitable. if people are always changing their schedules it makes very hard to keep the flight fully booked. one person isn't a big deal, but if they allow everyone to do it it becomes a problem. i am not saying i like it either, but it is sort of something you need to understand when you buy a ticket.
