In plain English
It is money charged when a booked trip is altered. The fee relates to changing a booking that already exists, rather than creating one.
In context
Here, “change fee” names the charge for modifying the trip booking.
- Situation
- Changing trips, requesting refunds, reading disruption options, and handling travel documents
- What it communicates
- labels the charge applied for modifying the trip.
Meaning limits
The term alone does not state the amount of the charge.
Examples
“When Omar changed his booked flight to the next day, the airline charged a change fee.”
“She disputed the change fee after the agent altered the return date.”