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Delta Air Lines Refundable Flights

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Buy Delta Air Lines refundable flights

Delta Airlines, also known as Delta is one of the most popular airlines in the United States and one of the oldest airlines in operation. Its headquarters is based in Atlanta Georgia and with its 9 hub airports all around the United States, it operates over 5,000 daily flights to over 300 destinations in over 50 different countries. 

Want to book a flight but worried you won't have enough flexibility? Well, this page helps you book a refundable flight ticket using Delta.

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What are Delta refundable flights?

Delta Refundable Flights are where you can refund your flight tickets in the form of credit or debit card, or the payment method you used to secure your flights with. A refundable Delta flight ticket permits you to receive a refund before departure and will only cost you a cancellation fee. You can now book refundable Delta flight tickets using Alternative Airlines on our flight search.


Cancellation Protection

For extra protection and to receive a full refund without a cancellation fee, Alternative Airlines offers Cancellation Protection when booking your flight. The Cancellation Protection allows you to receive a full refund if you cannot make your flight, due to any emergency circumstances such as illness, pregnancy difficulty, flight disruption or mechanical breakdown. Check out our terms and conditions for all emergency circumstances.


Cancel For Any Reason

As well as Cancellation Protection, we also offer Cancel For Any Reason cover. The difference is with Cancel For Any Reason, you can cancel your Delta flights for any reason, no questions asked, and get a 70% refund in 30 days. Cancel For Any Reason needs to be added during the booking process for a small fee, but it can be activated in the Manage My Booking portal anytime after you have made your booking up until 48 hours before your Delta flight is scheduled to depart.

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Why book Delta refundable flights?

Buying Delta non-refundable flight tickets can be more expensive than Delta refundable flights. With Delta non-refundable flights you'll be charged a cancellation fee and will not be guaranteed a refund. Delta refundable flights are stress-free and give more flexibility as you are entitled to a refund with only the cost of an additional cancellation fee.  Alternative Airlines advises you to book a refundable flight to avoid any disappointment.

Delta Airlines offers a full refund policy if you cancel your flight within 24 hours of booking your flight ticket.

How to book Delta refundable flights

Step 1 - Search for Flights

Search for flights

Using the search bar at the top of the page, select the destination and dates that you wish to travel. Then select 'search flights' to see all the flights available.

How to book Delta refundable flights

Step 2 - Select Delta Airlines

Select Delta Airlines

Then, use the airline filter and select 'Delta Airlines' for all flights available with Delta. Once you have chosen your preferred flight confirm selection.

How to book Delta refundable flights

Step 3 - Check the fare rules for your flight

Fare Rules, Cancellation Protection and Cancel For Any Change

Once you've chosen your flight, above the details information you will be able to see if the flight is refundable or eligible for free cancellation.

When you scroll down, you will be able to add Cancellation Protection or Cancel For Any Reason to your booking before paying.

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Cancellation Protection features

Can I add Cancellation Protection to a Delta flight?

Yes, you can. Adding a Cancellation Protection to your flight means you or any other person in the booking can claim a full refund if you no longer can make your flight due to an emergency circumstances. A Cancellation Protection for your Delta flight is where you pay an extra fee to protect your money in case your unable to attend your flight due to emergency circumstances. As you can see from the image below, the cancellation protection shows how much will be returned to you, if you cannot fly. We recommend you adding a cancellation protection when booking your flight for extra protection.

See our terms and conditions, for all emergency circumstances we accept.

Add Cancel For Any Reason during booking process

Can I cancel Delta flights for any reason and get a refund?

Although Cancellation Protection entitles you to a full refund for specific cancellation reasons, this won't help if one of your reasons for cancelling isn't listed or covered by it.

Instead, you can rely on our Cancel For Any Reason guarantee that can be added during the booking process for a small fee and later activated should you need to cancel your Delta flights for practically any reason, no questions asked. Once activated, we'll refund you 70% of the cost of your booking in 30 days - it's as simple as that!

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Delta Air Lines Refundable Flights FAQs

How to find Delta refundable flights?

You can find Delta refundable flights with Alternative Airlines. Once you have selected the flight you wish to travel to, above the contact details you will be able to see if the flight is eligible for a refund or if it's non-refundable. Although non-refundable flights are cheaper to purchase, tickets are non-exchangeable, whereas refundable flights allow more flexibility.

Delta has a 24-hour policy, where you can cancel your flight within 24 hours of booking at no extra cost.

How to request a refund for a Delta flight?

You can request a refund if you have purchased a Cancellation Protection, through the 'claim your refund' page. You must prove that you were not able to fly due to an emergency circumstance. You can also contact us, to claim a refund.

If you have purchased a refundable flight and wish to cancel, you will receive a refund minus any cancellation fees to process the refund. If you have purchased a non-refundable flight you will not be entitled to a refund.

Can I receive a refund on a non-refundable flight?

You cannot receive a refund for your non-refundable flight ticket. However, Delta has a 24-hour free cancellation policy where you can cancel your flight within 24 hours of booking.

Alternative Airlines advises you to purchase Cancellation Protection, to allow flexibility to your flight. Cancellation Protection will allow you to receive a full refund due to any emergency circumstance.

If you want to cancel your Delta flights and receive a refund for a cancellation reason that isn't covered by Cancellation Protection, we recommend adding Cancel For Any Reason cover to your booking before checkout. Cancel For Any Reason lets you cancel your Delta flight for any reason and still get a refund of 70% of the cost of your booking in 30 days.

Does Delta have a Cancellation Fee?

If you are travelling in Basic Economy with Delta, you will have to pay a Cancellation Fee to cancel your flight. Cancellation Fees are excluded from Delta Main Cabin and above to most destinations.

What is the difference between Cancellation Protection and Cancel For Any Reason?

Cancellation Protection entitles you to a full refund should you need to cancel your Delta flights for unforeseen circumstances (e.g., death, serious illness, mechanical breakdowns, etc.).

Cancel For Any Reason entitles you to a 70% refund if you wish to cancel your Delta flight for any reason, no questions asked.

You can use either of these products on your Delta Air Lines booking before paying at checkout.