I'm looking into booking a flight IAD-MUC in October. The return flight leaves MUC at 12:55p. If I booked this fare on an economy booking code V then later on change my mind and decides to change the return flight instead of at 12:55p to one leaving at 4:15p same day, how much penalty fee is American Airlines going to charge me?

Thank you.

Read the fare rules.

I have and I can not understand it very well. Otherwise I wouldn't have posted it here. I was hoping somebody with experience will tell me exactly how much $$$ they got charged for changing their flight. Thanks.

I found it in 1 minute...

<i>CHANGES BEFORE DEPARTURE CHARGE USD 250.00.</i>

Keep in mind, too, that it's not just the flat change fee. You'd also have to pay any difference in fares in effect when and if you make a change. Extreme case: You find a discount economy fare now that requries a certain advance purchase. If you change your flight the day before you fly, that original fare will no longer be available. Instead you could be stuck with a much more expensive last-minute fare. The original amount you paid (minus the $250 change fee) will apply toward the new fare, but you'd have to fork over the rest to make the change.

Thank you AA. I have seen that but after that there were so many other conditions after that that I couldn't follow anymore what they are trying to say!

Thank you Jeff for your reply. What you say makes sense now.