Whether you can change your travel date depends on the fare you buy: flexible fares usually allow date changes — sometimes for a fee plus any fare difference — while basic or light fares are often non-changeable. When online ticketing opens on our site, each fare's change rules will be shown clearly before you pay, so you know exactly where you stand.
The two costs of a date change
A date change can involve two separate amounts. First, the change fee set by the airline's fare rules — anywhere from zero on a flexible ticket to "not permitted" on the cheapest fares. Second, the fare difference: if your new date is more expensive than the original, you pay the gap. Even a "free change" fare can cost something if prices have risen.
Basic fares lock, flexible fares bend
- Basic and light fares are typically locked once ticketed — no date changes at all.
- Mid-tier fares usually allow changes for a set fee plus fare difference.
- Flexible fares allow changes with low or no fees — you mainly pay the fare difference.
The trade-off is price: the more change freedom a fare gives you, the more it costs upfront. If your plans are genuinely uncertain, a flexible fare is often cheaper than paying change fees later.
How to request a change
For an existing booking, start from your bookings page at /account or open a ticket at support with your booking reference and the new dates — we'll confirm what the fare rules allow and any amounts due before anything is changed. One golden rule: change as early as possible. Fees and fare differences both tend to grow as departure approaches.
You can search live flight prices to and from Dubai right now — online ticketing opens shortly, and you can join the waitlist from any result.