Update 9/10/20: According to TPG starting January 1, 2021 this will also included flights to Mexico & Caribbean.
United Airlines has announced that it is permanently getting rid of change fees on all standard Economy and Premium cabin tickets for travel within the U.S. starting today. In addition starting on January 1, 2021 United customers can fly standby for free on a flight departure the day of their travel regardless of their ticket type or class of service. Premier members will also be able to confirm a seat on a different flight on the same day with the same departure and arrival cities if a seat in the same fare class is available. Other changes include:
- Award redeposit fees will be refunded for flights changed or cancelled more than 30 days before departure (previously 60 days)
- Unlimited changes with no fee will be extended for all new tickets issued through December 31, 2020
Really love these same day departure changes, hopefully more airlines follow this.
