Change or Cancel Overview

We understand that your plans may change. We simplified travel by eliminating change fees for tickets originating in the U.S. and Canada to anywhere in the world (Delta Main Basic/Basic Economy tickets cannot be changed). You have the flexibility to change the date, time or location of your trip prior to departure. While many aspects of your ticket can be changed, your experience (Extra, Classic, or Basic if changeable) will remain the same when changing your ticket. 

For tickets originating outside of the U.S. and Canada, change and cancel fees may apply depending on your point of origin and ticket type. If you change your ticket, sometimes your new flight costs more than your original flight. If this happens, you will need to pay the difference in price. 

Visit My Trips to make changes to your flight(s) any time before your travel date. Tickets not changed or canceled prior to departure will have no remaining value. 

Delta Main Basic (Basic Economy) tickets cannot be changed in most cases; however, you may be able to cancel (minus a cancellation fee as outlined below) and apply the remaining value (issued as an eCredit) toward a future Delta ticket.

Explore and understand the cost associated with changing or canceling your flight, which may vary depending on your ticket type. If your ticket is non-refundable, you will see the word “Nonrefundable” next to the cabin name in My Trips. If you do not see “Nonrefundable,” your ticket may be a refundable ticket.

Don’t forget to protect your trip with Trip Protection. Learn more about what is covered.

*Delta Main Basic (Basic Economy) tickets are generally non-changeable. Check your ticket and the Baggage & Travel Fees page for fees that may apply to your Delta Main Basic (Basic Economy) ticket, depending on your origin city and destination.

**Customers qualify for the 24-Hour Risk-Free Cancellation period by purchasing a qualifying eTicket that originates in the United States. You have one day from the time of purchase to cancel or change your eTicket for any reason and receive a full refund — including any prepaid fees and Direct Ticketing Charges — with no cancellation fee.

*Customers qualify for the 24-Hour Risk-Free Cancellation by purchasing a qualifying ticket on travel from the U.S. You have one day from the time of purchase to cancel or change your flight for any reason and receive a full refund with no cancellation fee.

**For travel from Asia and the Pacific, the change or cancel fee is $199 for tickets issued on or after September 26, 2024 (no change or cancel fees apply for tickets issued prior to that date). For travel from Korea, tickets will be refunded to the original form of payment after deducting the 450,000 KRW cancellation fee. For travel from Indonesia the change or cancellation fee is 4,000,000 IDR. For tickets issued for travel originating in the Caribbean to the U.S., Canada, Mexico or Central America, the cancel fee is $99 (excluding travel to anywhere else in the world, where the fee is $199), no change is permitted. For travel originating in South America, tickets cannot be changed, and the cancellation fee is $330 for tickets issued on or after June 26, 2025 ($199 for tickets issued prior to that date). For tickets issued for travel originating in Central America where the destination is the United States, Canada or the Caribbean the cancellation fee is $99 (excluding travel to Mexico, South America, Europe, the United Kingdom, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific where the cancellation fee is $199), change is not permitted. For tickets issued for travel originating in Europe, Morocco, Tunisia or Algeria, the change or cancel fee is €300, no change or cancel is permitted for tickets issued between March 21, 2024 and June 26, 2025 (€200 for tickets issued prior to March 21, 2024). For tickets issued for travel originating in the United Kingdom, the cancellation fee and change fee is £200. For tickets issued for travel originating in Africa, Middle East and India (excluding Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria), no change or cancel is permitted for tickets issued on or after March 21, 2024 ($200 for tickets issued prior to that date). Excludes tickets issued for travel originating from Israel, South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal issued on or after March 21, 2024 where the change or cancel fee is $200. For tickets issued for travel originating in Mexico where the destination is Europe, the United Kingdom, the Middle East, India or Africa (excluding travel to Israel, South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal where no change or cancel is permitted), the cancellation fee is $199 for tickets issued on or after March 21, 2024 (no change or cancel allowed for tickets issued prior to that date). Excludes tickets issued for travel originating in Mexico for travel to North America, South America, Central America, the Caribbean, and the Asia Pacific region, which cannot be canceled or changed. Check your ticket along with the Baggage & Travel Fees page to view any fees that apply to Delta Main Basic (Basic Economy) tickets.