Update april 6 2020.
Chase sapphire flight change fee.
To change a flight booked through chase ultimate rewards with points cash or a combination of both go to your airline s website to see if a policy has been issued to waive change fees due to covid 19.
The higher fee will apply to new applicants as of sunday jan.
Canceling or changing your flight itinerary as.
The annual fee will increase from 450 to 550.
If the new ticket is cheaper you will either receive credit toward a future flight or a refund depending on your ticket s rules.
The higher fee will apply for renewals as of april 1 2020.
12 2020 so if you want to avoid the increase apply quickly.
If you have the sapphire preferred or ink plus business card you can redeem at a rate of 1 25 cents per point so 40 000 ultimate rewards points will get you 500 in flights.
Chase is amending its annual fee policy offering an automatic 100 credit to those whose sapphire reserve card renews between april 1 and july 1 2020.
125 within 60 days of flight you will also be responsible for the difference in ticket price if the new flight is more expensive.
Photo by eric helgas the points guy.
The no annual fee chase sapphire credit card is no longer open to new applications but you can request a product change to this card by calling chase.
At the start of 2020 chase raised the annual fee from 450 to 550 a year a 22 increase.
In addition the 3x.
It has a ton of benefits that help to offset the 550 annual fee.
Also regardless of how you pay you ll earn miles and elite credits on your flights as if you had paid cash so you ll be eligible to upgrade again based on the fare class you purchased.
125 at least 60 days prior to flight.
As a reminder the chase sapphire reserve currently comes with a sign up bonus of 50 000 points after you spend 4 000 in the first three months.
The good news is that there are still a few days to apply with the current fee the new rate kicks in on sunday jan.
Card details for the no annual fee sapphire card the card earns 2x on.