 provide passengers with automatic cash refunds when owed, close quote. This rule applies to specific conditions, making the refund process much more hassle-free. Now, we say cash refunds. It really goes back to your form of payment. So if you paid for an airline ticket with a credit card, the refund would come to that. If you paid by check or cash, you get it. See, when airlines cancel or significantly, and the word there is significant,