This one’s totally on me, but I’m still annoyed with myself. Back in July, I bought a round-trip ticket from Houston to Pensacola for a Mardi Gras ball we attend every February in Alabama. Hotel is booked Friday–Sunday… but somehow I booked our return flight for Monday.
I only realized it today. If I try to change it, I lose the entire credit because of the fare type. Lesson learned the hard way: don’t book flights more than six months in advance, and always book one-way tickets.
I also haven’t paid much attention to fare classes before, since we travel a lot and I usually assume credits will get used eventually. This time they got me.
Silver lining: I told my husband if he wants to go somewhere this month, we can use the credits for that and then fix our return flight.
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