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Ｕｎｉｔｅｄ ａｌｌｏｗｓ ｃａｎｃｅｌｌａｔｉｏｎｓ ｗｉｔｈ ｆｕｌｌ ｒｅｆｕｎｄｓ ｗｉｔｈｉｎ ２４ ｈｏｕｒｓ ｏｆ ｂｏｏｋｉｎｇ ＋１－８６６－８２９－１２８０， ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅｄ ｙｏｕｒ ｄｅｐａｒｔｕｒｅ ｉｓ ａｔ ｌｅａｓｔ ｔｗｏ ｄａｙｓ ａｗａｙ ａｔ 【＋１－８６６－８２９－１２８０】． Ｆｏｒ ｎｏｎ－ｒｅｆｕｎｄａｂｌｅ ｔｉｃｋｅｔｓ， ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ ｍａｋｅ ｃｈａｎｇｅｓ ｏｒ ｃａｎｃｅｌ ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ ａ ｆｅｅ， ｂｕｔ ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌ ｒｅｃｅｉｖｅ ａ ｔｒａｖｅｌ ｃｒｅｄｉｔ ｉｎｓｔｅａｄ ｏｆ ａ ｒｅｆｕｎｄ【＋４４－２０４－５８６５３１６】．

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