How do I cancel a flight or a booking in Amadeus?

XE4 cancels element 4 (a flight is cancelled with the airline), XI cancels the whole itinerary, and RF plus ER saves it. Cancelling a flight does not void or refund its ticket — that is a separate step.
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When

The client cancels one flight or the whole trip, or an element (remark, SSR, phone) is no longer needed.

Check first

Are there tickets? Cancelling the flights does not void or refund a ticket. Decide first with Void, refund, revalidation or reissue — which one this case needs — void the same day, otherwise refund or keep the value.

Steps

#EntryWhat it doesWhy
1XE4Cancels element 4 (a segment is cancelled with the airline).The standard cancel.
2XE5,7-11Cancels several elements.
3XICancels the whole itinerary.The trip is off.
4SX · SX/S3Cancels all seat requests · those of segment 3.Seats only.
5DL/2Removes segment 2 that carries a negative airline answer (UN, UC, NO).Clean up refused segments.
6DL4Deletes element 4 (e.g. an auxiliary segment).Remove without cancelling anything with an airline.
7RF + name, ERSaves the cancellation.Only now is it sent to the airline.

Check it worked

RTA no longer shows the segment; RH shows it cancelled with your RF.

Traps

  • Cancelling seats does not refund money. A ticketed booking needs a void or refund in addition (and your agency's own records updated).
  • Cancel what you do not need before the flight: an unused seat left booked becomes a no-show, which can make the rest of the ticket unusable and cost fees.
  • XI on a PNR you only wanted to change is a common mistake — IR undoes it if you have not ended.

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