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DoT Will Not Compel United To Honor Tickets:
http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/61870
http://www.united.com/web/en-US/content/travel/exchange-rate-error.aspx
http://www.dot.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/docs/Mistaken_Fare_AEP_Statement_on_United_Airlines.pdf

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DOT Update:

http://www.dot.gov/airconsumer/united-airlines-mistaken-fare

United Airlines mistaken fare

The Department of Transportation is aware of an issue involving mistaken fares on United Airlines’ Danish-facing website.  The Department's Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings has begun looking into this matter, including speaking to United and reviewing consumer complaints.  That Office will gather all the relevant facts before making a determination as to whether United is or is not required to honor the mistaken fares.


Updated: Thursday, February 12, 2015


To file a complaint with the DOT - http://airconsumer.dot.gov/escomplaint/es.cfm

Sample complaint:
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To Whom It May Concern,

Yesterday I purchased a flight itinerary from United Airlines via their website: United.com. The flights were booked, I was issued a 'confirmation number' and my card was charged for the full amount of the fare. A short time later United.com indicated that my itinerary was "confirmed and ticketed". I have attached a printout from United.com showing this, as well as a printout of my receipt indicating that the airfare was booked, ticketed and paid for.

Yesterday I was informed by United that they had voided my itinerary. This was done without my knowledge and without my consent.

As such, I ask that you please compel United Airlines to honor the ticket which they sold me, and to provide compensation for their grievance and the inconvenience which it caused me.

Thank you for your consideration and assistance!

Best Regards,
Yosef_S
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United is looking into an issue whereby a third-party software provider applied an incorrect exchange rate for tickets sold from the airline’s Denmark website. We have temporarily suspended sales from the Denmark website and are working to resolve the issue with the provider

http://uk.businessinsider.com/buy-first-class-tickets-from-london-to-newark-for-50-2015-2



We will void the bookings for those who purchased tickets as a result of a third-party currency conversion error.

https://twitter.com/united/status/565648072047603713    http://bit.ly/1uGiPuo


When and Where will you HOPEFULLY be flying to?

D93
2/16: LHR-LAX
2/19: LAX-LHR-TLV
5/31: TLV-LHR-SFO-HNL
6/3: HNL-LAX-EWR-LHR
7/17: LHR-EWR

Yosef_S
5/19: LHR->MUC->TLV (Possible one day stopover in VCE or ZRH depending on which options are ticketed.)
5/27: TLV->FRA->ORD

jdross:
6/21 LHR->ZHR
6/22 ZHR->JNB
6/28 JNB->LHR
6/29 LHR->EWR (Confirmed. Ticketed)

MAJ:
9/26 lhr-zrh-tlv
10/7 tlv-fra-new

9/24 lhr-fra-tlv
10/7 tlv-new
and a few other variations on this
all ticketed and confirmed though prices were bet $300-$650
and will now need a ow to london before succos which will cost me roughly $500/ticket

rangersin4:
6/8/15 LHR-EWR-LAX-HNL
6/11/15 HNL-EWR
all ticketed and confirmed!

Lou Bob: 12/23/15 LHR-ORD-LAX-OGG
1/3/15 OGG-LAX-EWR
Ticketed and confirmed along with someone else. $205 for the pair of tickets :)


nocknock: 2 Tickets
4/13/15 LHR-MUC-KRK
4/15/15 KRK-MUC-EWR
1 Ticket 4/16/15 LHR-EWR Probably going to cancel



zow: 3 tickets
8/6/15 LHR-EWR
8/20/15 EWR-LHR (though probably won't use this leg)

7/30/15 LHR-MUC-TLV
8/5/15 TLV-ZRH-LHR
(still waiting for ticketing on this code-share)

12/27/15 LHR-EWR-HNL
1/2/15 HNL-EWR-LHR (though we'll probably not take the last leg back to LHR  :D)
(very excited about this one...got 5 tickets!)

Author Topic: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU (DoT Will Not Force United To Honor Tickets)  (Read 175516 times)

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #300 on: February 11, 2015, 11:44:50 AM »
My 3 friends LHR-TLV flight was already cancelled by UA.
Was he ticketed?

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #301 on: February 11, 2015, 11:44:59 AM »
Firstly, yes, I'm sure they can.

Second, they can simply look at the billing address and see if it exists in DK, or in... Lakewood.

IP address shouldn't matter but billing address of CC would

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #302 on: February 11, 2015, 11:45:02 AM »
http://www.businessinsider.com/buy-first-class-tickets-from-london-to-newark-for-50-2015-2
"However, after Business Insider alerted United Airlines to the apparent glitch, the company took steps to kill off the deal."

Are they actually taking credit for killing a deal?!
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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #303 on: February 11, 2015, 11:45:22 AM »
My 3 friends LHR-TLV flight was already cancelled by UA.

Explain...?
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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #304 on: February 11, 2015, 11:45:49 AM »
http://www.businessinsider.com/buy-first-class-tickets-from-london-to-newark-for-50-2015-2
"However, after Business Insider alerted United Airlines to the apparent glitch, the company took steps to kill off the deal."

Are they actually taking credit for killing a deal?!

Definitely was made fun of as a child. Probably was picked last for kickball every. single. time.
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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #305 on: February 11, 2015, 11:46:15 AM »
Definitely was made fun of as a child. Probably was picked last for kickball every. single. time.

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #306 on: February 11, 2015, 11:46:43 AM »
Can't cancel till it tickets

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #307 on: February 11, 2015, 11:47:13 AM »
Can't cancel till it tickets
Giving me an error when i try to cancel a ticketed ticket...
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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #308 on: February 11, 2015, 11:47:20 AM »
Definitely was made fun of as a child. Probably was picked last for kickball every. single. time.

http://www.businessinsider.com/buy-first-class-tickets-from-london-to-newark-for-50-2015-2
"However, after Business Insider alerted United Airlines to the apparent glitch, the company took steps to kill off the deal."

Are they actually taking credit for killing a deal?!

Lol :)

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #309 on: February 11, 2015, 11:47:24 AM »
I have 2 rsvp
1) LHR-TLV / TLV-LHR
2) LHR-EWR

can I call united and have them combine the rsvp- you think that will help?

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #310 on: February 11, 2015, 11:48:12 AM »
Giving me an error when i try to cancel a ticketed ticket...
Yup, was posted upthread, about it showing it being a non refundable ticket..

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #311 on: February 11, 2015, 11:49:58 AM »
I have 2 rsvp
1) LHR-TLV / TLV-LHR
2) LHR-EWR

can I call united and have them combine the rsvp- you think that will help?

No.
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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #312 on: February 11, 2015, 11:50:16 AM »
Giving me an error when i try to cancel a ticketed ticket...

PUPTAC?
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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #313 on: February 11, 2015, 11:50:42 AM »
http://www.businessinsider.com/buy-first-class-tickets-from-london-to-newark-for-50-2015-2
"However, after Business Insider alerted United Airlines to the apparent glitch, the company took steps to kill off the deal."

Are they actually taking credit for killing a deal?!

See what United responded? Check out their twitter handle @united. Seems that people are asking for confirmation/ticketed emails and the reps are confirming...specifically this: https://twitter.com/united/status/565545990229598208

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #314 on: February 11, 2015, 11:50:57 AM »
I believe I know the reason this is pricing this way. Looking at my receipt, I see something similar to what many other posters here have seen:

Airfare:   5,522   GBP
Equivalent Airfare:   56 DKK

Something clicked though on a previous post: the European and American meaning of decimals and commas is reversed.

So if I type into Google: "5.522GBP to DKK", does anyone care to guess what pops out? 55.51 Danish Krone.

There's no way this gets honored.

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #315 on: February 11, 2015, 11:51:13 AM »
PUPTAC?
Will do that later today.
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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #316 on: February 11, 2015, 11:51:20 AM »
I have 2 rsvp
1) LHR-TLV / TLV-LHR
2) LHR-EWR

can I call united and have them combine the rsvp- you think that will help?
why didn't u ticket it as multi city like many did

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #317 on: February 11, 2015, 11:52:32 AM »
Yup, was posted upthread, about it showing it being a non refundable ticket..

Where can you see that its not refundable?

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #318 on: February 11, 2015, 11:52:52 AM »
Yup, was posted upthread, about it showing it being a non refundable ticket..


says non-refundable but can cancel within 24 hours

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #319 on: February 11, 2015, 11:53:26 AM »
Can ticketed flights be canceled?
 

EDIT: referring to my LHR EWR ticket RT
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