flight credit for less than amount?

[wendlle]

I may need to cancel some flights with Qantas that were sale fares.
I can get a flight credit, but I see in the terms you can ONLY use them for flights the same or for more than the credit.

Is this true?
The new flights I want for later in the year to a different destination are for less, but I'm happy to eat the cost and lose the money - can I really not book for less and lose the full value if I want to?

Original flights were around $2K new ones would be $1200

 

[muppet]

I may need to cancel some flights with Qantas that were sale fares.
I can get a flight credit, but I see in the terms you can ONLY use them for flights the same or for more than the credit.

Is this true?
The new flights I want for later in the year to a different destination are for less, but I'm happy to eat the cost and lose the money - can I really not book for less and lose the full value if I want to?

Original flights were around $2K new ones would be $1200

You won’t be able to buy those fares. When you go to use the credit, it will only show fares above the credit value excl. taxes. The $1,200 fares won’t even show up in my experience.

 

[AIRwin]

When are the original flights? Hang on in case there is an involuntary schedule change and you can then cancel for a full refund?

 

[wendlle]

When are the original flights? Hang on in case there is an involuntary schedule change and you can then cancel for a full refund?

SYD-LAX at the end of Feb

also wondering if I separate the tickets (there are two) then get a credit for each one individually would that work? I would then have two credits each worth $1K each ??