AC itinerary now cheaper, was a slight schedule change. Recommendations for best way to get back price difference?
Hello,
At the beginning of May, I had originally bought basic, non-refundable round-trip Air Canada tickets with a 15% promo code for 4 of us (2 adults, 2 kids) from YOW-Ottawa to YYG-Charlottetown for later this summer.
Today I noticed the total price is cheaper (in airfare+ a new 15% promo code) for the exact same flights (by enough that I'd like to try to rebook under the new price).
A week after I originally bought the tickets, I received a slight schedule change that the flights will arrive about ~20mins later in both directions and ~5mins earlier departure on the return than the originally booked flights which I have not acknowledged/accepted under 'My Bookings' yet.
Would just like to get the opinion of some of the seasoned travelers who may know better how to navigate this to my benefit?
Thanks!
At the beginning of May, I had originally bought basic, non-refundable round-trip Air Canada tickets with a 15% promo code for 4 of us (2 adults, 2 kids) from YOW-Ottawa to YYG-Charlottetown for later this summer.
Today I noticed the total price is cheaper (in airfare+ a new 15% promo code) for the exact same flights (by enough that I'd like to try to rebook under the new price).
A week after I originally bought the tickets, I received a slight schedule change that the flights will arrive about ~20mins later in both directions and ~5mins earlier departure on the return than the originally booked flights which I have not acknowledged/accepted under 'My Bookings' yet.
- Would there be a way to leverage the flight schedule changes (even if they were only changed +20mins) to request a refund in my original payment form and then be able to re-purchase from scratch at the new price?
- I believe if I try to do a "free change" (COVID policy), for a more expensive fare they state you pay the difference however it's not clear what happens if you change to a cheaper fare...likely they keep your money?
- If neither of those options are viable, I assume the last option is to request a cancellation of my original flights and wait for the full amount to be returned to me into a travel credit (COVID travel policy), then use the travel credit to re-purchase at the new price and save the difference for future AC flights?
Would just like to get the opinion of some of the seasoned travelers who may know better how to navigate this to my benefit?
Thanks!