Allow me to double post and use an actual anecdote. Nearly seven years ago, my wife flew United to Kansas City to be present at the birth of our granddaughter. I bought a non-refundable round trip ticket. We allowed what we thought would be enough time from the due date of the baby to the date of return. Our granddaughter did not cooperate. I cancelled the return flight and rebooked two days after the birth. The charge was $100 plus the cost of the return flight minus the credit for the original return flight. Despite the change fee, we still saved money by using a nonrefundable ticket. As an aside, we have four granddaughters and they're all emptying my wallet one way or another! LOL.
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