{"dataset":"Airline Schedule Change Option Map","version":"2026-10-04.8","lastVerified":"2026-10-04","methodology":"https://flightchangecheck.com/research/schedule-change-options","selection":"13 purposively selected, directly checked first-party traveler documents with distinct schedule-change options.","limitations":"Selected clauses, not every option or airline. Source markets, ticket conditions and applicable law differ. No individual entitlement is determined.","records":[{"id":"american-schedule-nonrefundable-refund","airlineName":"American Airlines","marketScope":"U.S. traveler refund FAQ; nonrefundable tickets; domestic and international cases","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.aa.com/web/i18n/customer-service/faqs/customer-service-faqs.html","officialSourceTitle":"Customer service FAQs","sourceSection":"Refunds: I have a non-refundable ticket; can I still get a refund?","dateChecked":"2026-10-04","optionType":"Possible original-payment refund after a schedule change","trigger":"American changes the schedule by the stated amount and the traveler decides not to travel","timeMeasure":"Schedule-change duration; direction is not specified in this FAQ answer","thresholdWording":"3 hours or more domestic, or 4 hours or more international","travelWindow":"No advance-notice window stated for this clause","otherConditions":"The FAQ says American may refund a nonrefundable ticket in this case, says refunds return to the original payment method, and directs tickets bought through an agency or another source back to that seller.","importantLimitations":"'May refund' is conditional, not a guaranteed outcome. The FAQ separately lists a 90-minute condition within 72 hours of departure. American's four-hour international wording is its own published treatment, not the U.S. DOT's separate six-hour regulatory time test; other DOT change categories and conditions must be checked independently."},{"id":"american-near-departure-nonrefundable-refund","airlineName":"American Airlines","marketScope":"U.S. traveler refund FAQ; nonrefundable tickets; changes near departure","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.aa.com/web/i18n/customer-service/faqs/customer-service-faqs.html","officialSourceTitle":"Customer service FAQs","sourceSection":"Refunds: I have a non-refundable ticket; can I still get a refund?","dateChecked":"2026-10-04","optionType":"Possible original-payment refund for a near-departure schedule change","trigger":"The FAQ lists a schedule change of the stated amount within 72 hours of scheduled departure when the traveler decides not to travel","timeMeasure":"Schedule-change duration; direction is not specified in this FAQ answer","thresholdWording":"90 minutes or more within 72 hours of scheduled departure","travelWindow":"The 72-hour phrase relates to scheduled departure; it is not an alternate-flight travel window","otherConditions":"The FAQ says American may refund a nonrefundable ticket, says refunds return to the original payment method, and directs agency or other third-party purchases to the seller.","importantLimitations":"The short FAQ answer does not specify exactly when the 72-hour condition begins or define every itinerary and refund condition. This is a separate American-published case, not the U.S. DOT's direction-specific significant-change definition or a universal guarantee."},{"id":"avelo-schedule-rebook","airlineName":"Avelo Airlines","marketScope":"Traveler help page; schedule-change section; U.S. airline","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.aveloair.com/help/flight-disruptions","officialSourceTitle":"Flight disruptions","sourceSection":"Our commitment during schedule changes: more-than-three-hours or different-calendar-date heading and option body","dateChecked":"2026-10-04","optionType":"Listed same-route flight move without fare difference","trigger":"The combined option sentence addresses an Avelo cancellation or a departure-time change of more than three hours","timeMeasure":"Departure-time difference for the changed-flight clause","thresholdWording":"More than 3 hours in the body; heading also mentions a different calendar date","travelWindow":"Avelo flight within 7 days before or after the original departure date","otherConditions":"Same origin and destination; the help page says it waives any difference in fare.","importantLimitations":"The seven days describe replacement travel, not change magnitude. The body does not resolve exactly three hours or separately explain a smaller change crossing a date boundary. Avelo uses 'can provide' language; check the actual booking and separate DOT criteria."},{"id":"avelo-schedule-original-payment-refund","airlineName":"Avelo Airlines","marketScope":"Traveler help page; schedule-change section; U.S. airline","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.aveloair.com/help/flight-disruptions","officialSourceTitle":"Flight disruptions","sourceSection":"Our commitment during schedule changes: more-than-three-hours or different-calendar-date heading and option body","dateChecked":"2026-10-04","optionType":"Listed original-payment refund for impacted flights","trigger":"The combined option sentence addresses an Avelo cancellation or a departure-time change of more than three hours","timeMeasure":"Departure-time difference for the changed-flight clause","thresholdWording":"More than 3 hours in the body; heading also mentions a different calendar date","travelWindow":"No refund-request window specified in the reviewed option","otherConditions":"Avelo lists cancellation of the impacted reservation and refund of the purchase to the original form of payment as one option.","importantLimitations":"The help-page option does not settle exactly three hours or a smaller change crossing a date boundary. The contract points separately to 14 CFR §260.6, whose covered refund test and conditions must not be replaced by this menu. No individual outcome is guaranteed."},{"id":"avelo-schedule-cash-credit","airlineName":"Avelo Airlines","marketScope":"Traveler help page; schedule-change section; U.S. airline","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.aveloair.com/help/flight-disruptions","officialSourceTitle":"Flight disruptions","sourceSection":"Our commitment during schedule changes: more-than-three-hours or different-calendar-date heading and option body","dateChecked":"2026-10-04","optionType":"Optional Avelo Cash plus an extra credit incentive","trigger":"The combined option sentence addresses an Avelo cancellation or a departure-time change of more than three hours","timeMeasure":"Departure-time difference for the changed-flight clause","thresholdWording":"More than 3 hours in the body; heading also mentions a different calendar date","travelWindow":"Credit validity is defined separately in the contract, not this help-page option","otherConditions":"The page lists Avelo Cash toward future travel for the fare, plus an extra Avelo Cash incentive, as an alternative to the stated original-payment refund or flight move.","importantLimitations":"Credit is not an original-payment refund. The exact-three-hour and date-heading gaps remain. The contract's Avelo Cash validity categories do not establish eligibility for this option; check live terms and any applicable DOT refund right before accepting credit."},{"id":"jetblue-schedule-rebook","airlineName":"JetBlue","marketScope":"Traveler help page; domestic and international thresholds are listed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.jetblue.com/help/delays-and-cancellations","officialSourceTitle":"Flight delays, cancellations and schedule changes","sourceSection":"Flights Changed by JetBlue (Schedule Changes)","dateChecked":"2026-10-04","optionType":"No-additional-charge JetBlue flight change","trigger":"JetBlue changes the flight by the amount stated in this section","timeMeasure":"Generic change duration; direction is not specified in this section","thresholdWording":"More than 3 hours domestic or more than 6 hours international","travelWindow":"Another JetBlue flight within 5 days before or after the original flight","otherConditions":"The option is listed for the stated schedule change; separate nonstop-to-connection and nearby-airport wording also appears on the page.","importantLimitations":"A separate Disruptions section uses 3+/6+ hours for earlier departure or later arrival. Do not infer the exact-boundary outcome by combining the two sections."},{"id":"jetblue-schedule-refund","airlineName":"JetBlue","marketScope":"Traveler help page; domestic and international thresholds are listed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.jetblue.com/help/delays-and-cancellations","officialSourceTitle":"Flight delays, cancellations and schedule changes","sourceSection":"Flights Changed by JetBlue (Schedule Changes)","dateChecked":"2026-10-04","optionType":"Refund to original form of payment","trigger":"JetBlue changes the flight by the amount stated in this section","timeMeasure":"Generic change duration; direction is not specified in this section","thresholdWording":"More than 3 hours domestic or more than 6 hours international","travelWindow":"Not publicly specified in this reviewed section","otherConditions":"The page lists cancellation and original-payment refund as an alternative to another JetBlue flight for the stated change.","importantLimitations":"The separate Disruptions section has different boundary and time-measure wording. This row does not determine an outcome at exactly 3 or 6 hours or replace applicable DOT criteria."},{"id":"finnair-schedule-unused-refund","airlineName":"Finnair","marketScope":"United States English FAQ; notice timing not specified in the reviewed bullet","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.finnair.com/us-en/frequently-asked-questions/customer-service/finnair-changed-or-cancelled-my-flight-due-to-flight-disruption--what-are-my-refund-options---3941752","officialSourceTitle":"Finnair changed or cancelled my flight due to flight disruption. What are my refund options?","sourceSection":"Refund options FAQ: schedule-change bullet","dateChecked":"2026-10-04","optionType":"Full refund of unused ticket parts","trigger":"Traveler chooses not to travel because Finnair changed the schedule","timeMeasure":"Generic schedule-change duration","thresholdWording":"At least 1 hour","travelWindow":"Not publicly specified in the reviewed bullet","otherConditions":"If the schedule change is less than 1 hour, the FAQ says the refund follows ticket rules.","importantLimitations":"Cancellation, more-than-5-hour delay, and overbooking are separate FAQ conditions. The page does not say that this option is a universal rebooking rule."},{"id":"eva-schedule-change","airlineName":"EVA Air / UNI Air","marketScope":"Global English notice for confirmed EVA 695 or UNI 525 tickets","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.evaair.com/en-global/footer/customer-services/ticket-changes-refunds-due-to-schedule-changes/","officialSourceTitle":"Flight Cancellation and Schedule Change Rebooking and Refund Policy","sourceSection":"Changes/Refunds of EVA/UNI Air Tickets due to Flight Cancellations/Schedule Changes: Eligibility §1 and Changes §2","dateChecked":"2026-10-04","optionType":"Conditional no-charge flight or date change","trigger":"The rescheduled or alternative departure or arrival differs by the stated amount; other listed non-time events can also qualify","timeMeasure":"Difference in alternative or rescheduled departure or arrival time","thresholdWording":"More than 2 hours","travelWindow":"Within 14 days before or after the original disrupted flight for the described waiver","otherConditions":"Same origin/destination and ticket validity; same routing and booking class for the basic date change; one transaction and other class/interline rules apply.","importantLimitations":"Ticket stock, agency issuance, awards, special fares, and other clauses limit this summary. The separate temporary typhoon waiver on the page is excluded."},{"id":"eva-schedule-refund","airlineName":"EVA Air / UNI Air","marketScope":"Global English notice for confirmed EVA 695 or UNI 525 tickets","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.evaair.com/en-global/footer/customer-services/ticket-changes-refunds-due-to-schedule-changes/","officialSourceTitle":"Flight Cancellation and Schedule Change Rebooking and Refund Policy","sourceSection":"Changes/Refunds of EVA/UNI Air Tickets due to Flight Cancellations/Schedule Changes: Eligibility §1 and Refunds §3","dateChecked":"2026-10-04","optionType":"Conditional involuntary-refund request","trigger":"The rescheduled or alternative departure or arrival differs by the stated amount; other listed non-time events can also qualify","timeMeasure":"Difference in alternative or rescheduled departure or arrival time","thresholdWording":"More than 2 hours","travelWindow":"Not publicly specified in the reviewed refund clause","otherConditions":"The notice says refunds for affected tickets and related ancillary services may be granted under involuntary-refund provisions without a refund service charge; contact channel depends on issuer.","importantLimitations":"“May be granted” is not a guaranteed outcome. Ticket stock, agency, award, and special-fare conditions apply; the temporary typhoon waiver is excluded."},{"id":"flydubai-advance-rebook","airlineName":"flydubai","marketScope":"English traveler page; confirmed flydubai booking, more than 72 hours before departure","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.flydubai.com/en/book-and-manage/disruptions-and-cancellations/","officialSourceTitle":"Flight disruptions: delays, cancellations and rebooking","sourceSection":"Your options: More than 72 hours before departure","dateChecked":"2026-10-04","optionType":"No-additional-cost flydubai rebooking","trigger":"flydubai changes the departure by the stated amount more than 72 hours before departure","timeMeasure":"Origin departure moved earlier or later","thresholdWording":"1 hour or more earlier, or 3 hours or more later","travelWindow":"Another flydubai flight within 30 days before or after the original date, or next available scheduled flight to the same destination","otherConditions":"A schedule change causing a missed connection on the same booking also qualifies. Beyond the 30-day window the rebooking fee is waived but fare difference may apply.","importantLimitations":"The within-72-hours branch has different thresholds and is outside this advance row. Agent or partner-issued tickets go through the issuer; statutory rights may differ."},{"id":"flydubai-advance-voucher","airlineName":"flydubai","marketScope":"English traveler page; confirmed flydubai booking, more than 72 hours before departure","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.flydubai.com/en/book-and-manage/disruptions-and-cancellations/","officialSourceTitle":"Flight disruptions: delays, cancellations and rebooking","sourceSection":"Your options: More than 72 hours before departure","dateChecked":"2026-10-04","optionType":"Eligible refund issued as flydubai voucher","trigger":"Traveler chooses not to travel after a qualifying cancellation or schedule change in this branch","timeMeasure":"For time changes: origin departure moved earlier or later","thresholdWording":"1 hour or more earlier, or 3 hours or more later; other listed events may qualify","travelWindow":"Not publicly specified in the reviewed voucher sentence","otherConditions":"The page describes any eligible refund, including unused sectors, as a flydubai voucher.","importantLimitations":"The page expressly preserves applicable statutory and regulatory rights. Do not describe this carrier option as the only possible refund remedy or as a universal cash-refund rule."},{"id":"southwest-schedule-change","airlineName":"Southwest Airlines","marketScope":"United States traveler help page","officialSourceUrl":"https://support.southwest.com/helpcenter/article/options-if-southwest-changes-my-flight","officialSourceTitle":"Options if Southwest changes my flight","sourceSection":"Option #2: Change your flight","dateChecked":"2026-10-04","optionType":"No-additional-cost date or time change","trigger":"Southwest provides a new itinerary that does not work for the traveler","timeMeasure":"No numeric eligibility trigger stated in this reviewed option","thresholdWording":"Not publicly specified in this reviewed option","travelWindow":"New flight date and/or time up to 14 days from original travel date","otherConditions":"Online or app self-service is described within 14 days of Southwest's schedule change; call or chat for help, including later.","importantLimitations":"The 14-day travel window is not a 14-day schedule-change trigger. Refund and flight-credit options appear in separate sections."},{"id":"southwest-schedule-credit","airlineName":"Southwest Airlines","marketScope":"United States traveler help page","officialSourceUrl":"https://support.southwest.com/helpcenter/article/options-if-southwest-changes-my-flight","officialSourceTitle":"Options if Southwest changes my flight","sourceSection":"Option #3: Cancel and choose flight credit","dateChecked":"2026-10-04","optionType":"Flight credit or transferable flight credit","trigger":"Traveler decides not to travel after Southwest changes the itinerary","timeMeasure":"No numeric eligibility trigger stated in this reviewed option","thresholdWording":"Not publicly specified in this reviewed option","travelWindow":"Credit use depends on its stated expiration date","otherConditions":"Credit type depends on fare. The page says a significantly changed flight followed by credit selection receives a five-year credit validity from cancellation; cancel at least 10 minutes before original departure.","importantLimitations":"A flight credit is not a method-of-payment refund. The page's separate refund option lists additional conditions."},{"id":"southwest-schedule-refund","airlineName":"Southwest Airlines","marketScope":"United States traveler help page","officialSourceUrl":"https://support.southwest.com/helpcenter/article/options-if-southwest-changes-my-flight","officialSourceTitle":"Options if Southwest changes my flight","sourceSection":"Option #4: Cancel and choose method-of-payment refund","dateChecked":"2026-10-04","optionType":"Method-of-payment refund","trigger":"Traveler decides not to travel after a qualifying Southwest-initiated itinerary change","timeMeasure":"Earlier origin departure or later destination arrival","thresholdWording":"3 hours or more domestic or 6 hours or more international; other listed non-time events qualify","travelWindow":"Not a rebooking window; online refund choice is described within 14 days of Southwest's schedule change","otherConditions":"Changed airport, added connection, lower class, and listed disability-related connection changes are additional conditions. Contact Southwest for help beyond the online window.","importantLimitations":"The page recommends canceling at least 10 minutes before original departure. A method-of-payment refund differs from the separate flight-credit option; individual eligibility requires confirmation."},{"id":"jal-involuntary-rebook","airlineName":"Japan Airlines (JAL)","marketScope":"JAL Group-operated flights on JAL-issued international 131 tickets or EMDs","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.jal.co.jp/jp/en/inter/change/irregular/ticket-handling/","officialSourceTitle":"Involuntary reservation changes and ticket refunds","sourceSection":"What constitutes an involuntary schedule change or cancellation; Reservation changes; Eligible tickets/EMD; Change to a new flight","dateChecked":"2026-10-04","optionType":"Conditional JAL Group rebooking without additional fare difference","trigger":"A covered JAL Group flight is rescheduled or cancelled for the reasons described on the page","timeMeasure":"No numeric time-change trigger stated in these reviewed sections","thresholdWording":"Not publicly specified in these reviewed sections","travelWindow":"Earliest JAL Group flight with available seats; no fixed before-or-after date window stated here","otherConditions":"The ticket or EMD must be JAL-issued international stock beginning 131. The page says rebooking is subject to availability in the reserved booking class and fare; a resulting extra fare, tax, charge or miles difference is not collected.","importantLimitations":"The source covers involuntary schedule changes and cancellations together, not every advance change. Other operating carriers require separate rules. Agency or other-airline purchases may require ticket reprocessing through the seller; associated services transfer only if available."},{"id":"jal-involuntary-unused-refund","airlineName":"Japan Airlines (JAL)","marketScope":"JAL Group-operated flights on JAL-issued international 131 tickets or EMDs","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.jal.co.jp/jp/en/inter/change/irregular/ticket-handling/","officialSourceTitle":"Involuntary reservation changes and ticket refunds","sourceSection":"What constitutes an involuntary schedule change or cancellation; Ticket refunds; Eligible tickets/EMD; Refund application period; Refund amount/miles","dateChecked":"2026-10-04","optionType":"Unused-ticket-segment refund after a covered change","trigger":"Traveler cancels the trip because of a covered involuntary schedule change or cancellation","timeMeasure":"No numeric time-change trigger stated in these reviewed sections","thresholdWording":"Not publicly specified in these reviewed sections","travelWindow":"Ticket refund application: within one year and 30 days of issue before travel, or of travel start after travel begins","otherConditions":"The page describes a refund of unused ticket segments for eligible JAL-issued international 131 tickets or EMDs and states no refund charge. Travel-agency purchasers are directed to the agency.","importantLimitations":"The source covers schedule changes and cancellations together. Some bookings cannot use the website refund flow. Used sectors affect the amount, ticket service fees are not refundable, and other operating carriers or ticket types need separate rules; this row does not guarantee an individual's outcome."},{"id":"delta-advance-alternative-flight","airlineName":"Delta Air Lines","marketScope":"U.S. traveler page for airline-initiated schedule changes more than 72 hours before original departure","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.delta.com/us/en/change-cancel/schedule-changes","officialSourceTitle":"Schedule Changes","sourceSection":"Am I Experiencing a Schedule Change?; Managing a Significant Schedule Change; How to Change Your Flight","dateChecked":"2026-10-04","optionType":"Search for another Delta itinerary; fare difference may apply","trigger":"Traveler is dissatisfied with the itinerary after Delta's described significant schedule change","timeMeasure":"Delta describes departure or arrival moved earlier or later","thresholdWording":"3 hours or more domestic, or 6 hours or more international, in Delta's significant-change description","travelWindow":"No fixed before-or-after travel-date window stated in these reviewed sections","otherConditions":"Delta points travelers to Fly Delta or My Trips to search and select another flight. It says some changes, including date or cabin changes, may require paying a fare difference.","importantLimitations":"This is not a promise of a free change. Delta's page has a separate more-than-120-minute refund footnote for specified tickets issued before October 28, 2024, and refers third-party purchases to the seller. Its criteria are not the U.S. DOT legal refund test."},{"id":"delta-advance-unflown-refund","airlineName":"Delta Air Lines","marketScope":"U.S. traveler page for airline-initiated schedule changes more than 72 hours before original departure","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.delta.com/us/en/change-cancel/schedule-changes","officialSourceTitle":"Schedule Changes","sourceSection":"Am I Experiencing a Schedule Change?; Managing a Significant Schedule Change; Requesting a Refund; ticket-issue-date footnote","dateChecked":"2026-10-04","optionType":"Cancel and request a refund of the unflown portion","trigger":"Traveler is dissatisfied with the itinerary after Delta's described significant schedule change and cancels rather than traveling","timeMeasure":"Delta describes departure or arrival moved earlier or later","thresholdWording":"3 hours or more domestic, or 6 hours or more international, in Delta's main description; a separate older-ticket footnote says more than 120 minutes","travelWindow":"No fixed refund-request window stated in these reviewed sections","otherConditions":"The page lists the unflown ticket portion and specified prepaid seat upgrades, Preferred Seats and checked bag fees. Tickets purchased as part of a group reservation through an agency are referred to the agency.","importantLimitations":"The more-than-120-minute footnote is for tickets issued before October 28, 2024 for travel on or after that date. The page also combines cancellation and significant-delay cases elsewhere; this row is limited to its schedule-change branch. Individual eligibility and the applicable DOT rule require separate review."},{"id":"delta-advance-ecredit","airlineName":"Delta Air Lines","marketScope":"U.S. traveler page for airline-initiated schedule changes more than 72 hours before original departure","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.delta.com/us/en/change-cancel/schedule-changes","officialSourceTitle":"Schedule Changes","sourceSection":"Am I Experiencing a Schedule Change?; Managing a Significant Schedule Change; Requesting a Refund","dateChecked":"2026-10-04","optionType":"Optional eCredit instead of the listed refund","trigger":"Traveler is dissatisfied with the itinerary after Delta's described significant schedule change and chooses the credit option","timeMeasure":"Delta describes departure or arrival moved earlier or later","thresholdWording":"3 hours or more domestic, or 6 hours or more international, in Delta's significant-change description","travelWindow":"The page says the eCredit is valid for 5 years from issuance","otherConditions":"The eCredit is presented as an alternative to canceling for the described refund, not as the only option.","importantLimitations":"A credit differs from an original-payment refund. The separate older-ticket footnote, seller/channel restrictions and applicable legal rights still matter; this row does not imply every changed Delta ticket qualifies."},{"id":"latam-us-same-route-rebook","airlineName":"LATAM Airlines","marketScope":"U.S.-English traveler FAQ; flights to or from the United States; cancellation and rescheduling are combined","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.latamairlines.com/us/en/help-center/faq/changes/tickets/cancellation-or-rescheduling","officialSourceTitle":"What options does LATAM offer in the event of canceled or rescheduled flights?","sourceSection":"Canceled or significantly changed flights to or from the United States: reschedule option","dateChecked":"2026-10-04","optionType":"No-additional-cost same-cabin, same-route rebooking","trigger":"LATAM cancels or reschedules a flight to or from the United States under the FAQ's combined event description","timeMeasure":"Schedule-change magnitude","thresholdWording":"Not publicly specified in the reviewed option","travelWindow":"No replacement-flight window stated in the U.S. option; the general section separately says a ticket may be changed up to 12 months from trip start","otherConditions":"The U.S. option specifies the same cabin and route. The general section says destination and flight add-ons are retained when choosing another flight.","importantLimitations":"Cancellation and rescheduling are grouped. The general 12-month ticket-change deadline is not a significance threshold or a guaranteed replacement-flight date range. Package bookings have separate servicing paths."},{"id":"latam-us-open-ticket","airlineName":"LATAM Airlines","marketScope":"U.S.-English traveler FAQ; flights to or from the United States; cancellation and rescheduling are combined","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.latamairlines.com/us/en/help-center/faq/changes/tickets/cancellation-or-rescheduling","officialSourceTitle":"What options does LATAM offer in the event of canceled or rescheduled flights?","sourceSection":"Canceled or significantly changed flights to or from the United States: open-ticket option","dateChecked":"2026-10-04","optionType":"Open ticket without a fixed travel date","trigger":"LATAM cancels or reschedules a flight to or from the United States under the FAQ's combined event description","timeMeasure":"Schedule-change magnitude","thresholdWording":"Not publicly specified in the reviewed option","travelWindow":"Up to 12 months from the page's stated date of the first original flight purchased; exact reference date needs confirmation","otherConditions":"The page lists the open ticket as an alternative to same-route rebooking or refund. It does not describe a specific replacement itinerary in this sentence.","importantLimitations":"The source's date phrase is awkward and must not be recast as 12 months from travel, purchase, or change notice without clarification. Keeping an open ticket is different from receiving a refund."},{"id":"latam-us-unflown-refund","airlineName":"LATAM Airlines","marketScope":"U.S.-English traveler FAQ; flights to or from the United States; cancellation and rescheduling are combined","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.latamairlines.com/us/en/help-center/faq/changes/tickets/cancellation-or-rescheduling","officialSourceTitle":"What options does LATAM offer in the event of canceled or rescheduled flights?","sourceSection":"Canceled or significantly changed flights to or from the United States: refund option and rejection/nonselection sentence","dateChecked":"2026-10-04","optionType":"Refund of unflown flights and named extras","trigger":"LATAM cancels or reschedules a U.S.-connected flight and the traveler selects refund; the page separately describes rejection or no option selected before the rescheduled flight departs","timeMeasure":"Schedule-change magnitude","thresholdWording":"Not publicly specified in the reviewed option","travelWindow":"The rejection/nonselection sentence refers to action before the rescheduled flight's departure; no payment-processing deadline is stated here","otherConditions":"The page names taxes, seats and baggage tied to flights not taken. It says LATAM will automatically refund the unflown flight after rejection or nonselection in its stated U.S.-connected scenario.","importantLimitations":"This is LATAM's published account of its process, not the full DOT legal test. The page combines cancellation and rescheduling; it does not specify refund payment method, merchant-of-record treatment, or a numeric significance threshold. Travel packages have separate servicing routes."},{"id":"qantas-changed-flight-credit","airlineName":"Qantas","marketScope":"Australian English traveler page; Qantas-initiated flight changes","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.qantas.com/en-au/manage-booking/flight-changes-by-qantas","officialSourceTitle":"Flight changes by Qantas","sourceSection":"Flight changes; Additional information: third party bookings","dateChecked":"2026-10-04","optionType":"Possible Flight Credit through Manage booking","trigger":"Qantas changes the flight and the new itinerary does not work for the traveler","timeMeasure":"The reviewed flight-change section does not state a numeric change measure","thresholdWording":"Not publicly specified in this reviewed section","travelWindow":"Not publicly specified in this reviewed section","otherConditions":"Qantas says other options visible in Manage booking may include a Flight Credit or refund; it does not promise that every changed booking displays both.","importantLimitations":"The cancellation section separately describes a no-cost next-available rebooking or refund for a cancelled flight. Do not apply that sentence to every schedule change. An agency or third-party booking is referred to its seller; a change within 72 hours of departure has a separate Qantas contact path."},{"id":"qantas-changed-flight-refund","airlineName":"Qantas","marketScope":"Australian English traveler page; Qantas-initiated flight changes","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.qantas.com/en-au/manage-booking/flight-changes-by-qantas","officialSourceTitle":"Flight changes by Qantas","sourceSection":"Flight changes; Additional information: third party bookings","dateChecked":"2026-10-04","optionType":"Possible refund through Manage booking","trigger":"Qantas changes the flight and the new itinerary does not work for the traveler","timeMeasure":"The reviewed flight-change section does not state a numeric change measure","thresholdWording":"Not publicly specified in this reviewed section","travelWindow":"Not publicly specified in this reviewed section","otherConditions":"Qantas directs the traveler to view options in Manage booking and says they may include a Flight Credit or refund.","importantLimitations":"The page does not specify when a changed but operating flight earns a refund; the options depend on the booking. Its cancellation remedy is a separate section. Seller, booking channel, notice timing, and applicable law require separate review."},{"id":"jetstar-within-control-schedule-refund","airlineName":"Jetstar Airways","marketScope":"Australian English traveler help; Jetstar Airways (JQ) contract supplies the same departure-time definition","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.jetstar.com/au/en/help/compensation-and-refunds","officialSourceTitle":"Compensation and refunds","sourceSection":"Refunds for delays, cancellations and overbooking; cross-checked against August 2026 JQ Conditions of Carriage sections 1 and 8.1(c)","dateChecked":"2026-10-04","optionType":"Conditional refund after a Jetstar-initiated schedule-time change","trigger":"Jetstar makes a significant scheduled departure-time change for a reason within its control; a smaller change has separate intended-purpose and acceptable-alternative conditions","timeMeasure":"Difference in scheduled departure time","thresholdWording":"3 hours or more for the significant-change clause; below 3 hours only under the stated additional conditions","travelWindow":"No replacement-flight date window stated in this refund section","otherConditions":"The traveler should contact Customer Care. The page describes the fare-paid amount if no part is used, or a calculation for partly used travel; the JQ contract separately addresses beyond-control events.","importantLimitations":"The help page groups delayed, cancelled and changed flights and does not state how far before departure notice arrives. The 3-hour definition is a carrier-contract trigger, not a general Australian or U.S. legal refund test. Event control, operating carrier, ticket, and applicable law can alter the result."},{"id":"alaska-hawaiian-affected-segment-refund","airlineName":"Alaska Airlines / Hawaiian Airlines","marketScope":"Shared passenger contract covering both named airlines; U.S. and international carriage","officialSourceUrl":"https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt2cefe12c88e9dd91/blta6d545d0295aad57/CoC%20English","officialSourceTitle":"Alaska Airlines, Inc. Contract of Carriage (revised August 25, 2026)","sourceSection":"Cover; Rule 1 XX; Rule 8 B(b); Rule 17 A; Rule 16 C","dateChecked":"2026-10-04","optionType":"Conditional affected-segment refund to original payment method","trigger":"A cancellation or a flight meeting the contract's significantly delayed or changed definition affects a nonrefundable ticket, and the traveler does not fly or accept an offered alternative or voucher","timeMeasure":"For its numeric time case: origin departure or final arrival moved earlier or later","thresholdWording":"Three hours or more in either direction for departure or final arrival; other non-time cases are also listed","travelWindow":"No general replacement-flight date window stated in these clauses","otherConditions":"Alaska must be the merchant of record for Rule 8 B(b)'s refund promise. Rule 17 A describes the unused or partly used amount; affected segments are refunded to the original payment form under the stated conditions.","importantLimitations":"The contract combines cancellations, significant delays and schedule changes. It covers Alaska and Hawaiian together, but a codeshare operating partner's rules may differ. Its three-hour definition is not DOT's separate three/six-hour, direction-specific test; ticket issuer, accepted offers and applicable law matter. No individual refund is guaranteed."},{"id":"alaska-hawaiian-lower-cabin-difference","airlineName":"Alaska Airlines / Hawaiian Airlines","marketScope":"Shared passenger contract covering both named airlines; U.S. and international carriage","officialSourceUrl":"https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt2cefe12c88e9dd91/blta6d545d0295aad57/CoC%20English","officialSourceTitle":"Alaska Airlines, Inc. Contract of Carriage (revised August 25, 2026)","sourceSection":"Cover; Rule 1 XX(d); Rule 8 B(b) lower-class note","dateChecked":"2026-10-04","optionType":"Fare-difference refund if traveler accepts a lower class","trigger":"Alaska cannot transport the traveler in the originally booked class and the traveler decides to travel in a lower class","timeMeasure":"Class-of-service change rather than a flight-time shift","thresholdWording":"No numeric time threshold in the reviewed lower-class note","travelWindow":"Not publicly specified in the reviewed note","otherConditions":"The contract says Alaska will refund the difference in fare when the traveler accepts the lower class. A downgrade is separately listed in Rule 1 XX as a significant-change case.","importantLimitations":"This is a fare-difference refund, not a full ticket-price refund. Rule 8 B includes cancellation, delay and changed-flight situations together. Operating carrier, ticket and applicable law require review; no particular cabin or ticket outcome is guaranteed."}]}