How long does it take for refund from United Airlines?

Sometimes passenger needs to make changes in their bookings due to some force reasons like change in weather, change in health, political issues, etc., and then due to these reasons, passenger wants to cancel the reservations. But before canceling the flight, passengers want to know the information about the refund and whether they will receive a refund. If the passenger makes a reservation with the United airlines, they will get many facilities, deals, and refunds on every canceled flight ticket. You need to read below to know the detailed information about the united airline's refund.

Get Familiar with United airlines refund policy

Having information on refund policies is quite essential as it will give the passenger information about whether they must pay the charges for flight cancelation or be eligible to get a refund. If you want to know the united airline's refund policies, then you need to read below.

• If the passenger book the flight from the official website of the united airlines and cancel the flight within 24 hours of making a reservation, then they do not need to pay the charges. They will get the total fare amount as a refund.
• If the passenger cancels the flight after 24 hours, they will need to pay the charges, which increase as per the date of departure.
• If the passenger cancels the flight due to any medical disability or other genuine reason, they will not need to pay the cancellation charges. They will get the total amount as a reimbursement.
• If the passengers book the flight using any voucher and cancel it, they will not get any amount as a refund. They will get a voucher which is valid for the next 12 months.
• If the passenger purchases a non-refundable ticket and then cancels the flight, they will not get a refund.
• According to United airline's refund policy for delayed flights, if the flight is delayed by the United airlines for more than five hours. Then the passenger can get complete care at the airport, and United Airlines has to arrange a new flight for the passenger. If the passenger does not want a new one, they will get the full fare refunded.
• If the passengers book the flight through any official United Airlines representative, they need to contact them to cancel the flight and get a refund.
• Passengers will also get time to cancel the flight and apply for a refund at the boarding gate, but after that time, they will not be able to cancel their bookings.
• If the flight is delayed by the united airlines due to any weather issues or political issues and then passengers cancel the flight, in that case, they will need to pay the cancelation charges, and then they will get a refund.

How do I request a refund from United airlines?

• Visit the official website of the United airlines in your search browser https://www.united.com.
• After this, you need to click on the manage bookings section.
• Next step, you need to fill out the last name of the passenger and bookings reference.
• Further, you need to scroll down and select the booking you want to cancel.
• After this, you need to the genuine reason for cancelation and cancel the flight.
• Next, you need to find out the United airlines refund request application, fill out the passenger details, flight details, and other details, and submit that form.
• Last you will receive a confirmation message of flight cancelation on the given contact number and registered email id.

How much time does it take to refund from United airlines?

The time taken to get a refund will depend upon the mode of payment chosen by the passenger at the time of booking the flight. If the passenger makes the payments using a card, they will get a refund within 12 working days. If the passenger makes the payment using cash or other online modes, they will get a refund within 20 days. If you cannot receive the refund, you can also check the United airlines refund status from the manage booking section of the United airlines.

The earlier mentioned steps will give you information about the United airlines refund. Still, suppose if you have any concerns left, you can also contact the official United Airlines representative; they will appropriately guide you and resolve your queries. 

Official website: https://www.united.com/

Regarding Refund form & Policies visit: https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly/booking/refund-policies.html