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Re: El Al laying down the law
« Reply #40 on: October 30, 2012, 06:23:29 PM »
Slightly OT I bough a few glitch tickets and canceled them while they were promising a full refund. I waited a month, as they told me, and I didn't receive a refund. Elal an Expedia were sending me back and forth btw them as if I were a yo yo now I'm in the midst of a dispute with Amex.

I had to cancel two of my "glitch tickets" and did so BEFORE August 31st deadline. El Al refunded only one. When disputing it, they stated to AMEX that they charged a $250 cancellation fee, contrary to the two emails I received direct from El Al confirming that there would be no penalty. However, t hey stated it would take 6-8 weeks to process (ridiculous). That makes sense that I was sent the cancellation fee because if it took that long to process, that would take me outside the window of no fee being assessed. El Al personnel are crooks, plain and simple. They complain they lost money and are trying to do shady things to recoup those losses when in fact, no one realizes these aren't truly glitch tickets. They simply pull shtick like other intl. airlines and add $1,000 in fuel surcharges. Crooks.

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Re: El Al laying down the law
« Reply #41 on: October 30, 2012, 06:25:10 PM »
I had to cancel two of my "glitch tickets" and did so BEFORE August 31st deadline. El Al refunded only one. When disputing it, they stated to AMEX that they charged a $250 cancellation fee, contrary to the two emails I received direct from El Al confirming that there would be no penalty. However, t hey stated it would take 6-8 weeks to process (ridiculous). That makes sense that I was sent the cancellation fee because if it took that long to process, that would take me outside the window of no fee being assessed. El Al personnel are crooks, plain and simple. They complain they lost money and are trying to do shady things to recoup those losses when in fact, no one realizes these aren't truly glitch tickets. They simply pull shtick like other intl. airlines and add $1,000 in fuel surcharges. Crooks.

Dispute again and send a copy of the email to amex.
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Re: El Al laying down the law
« Reply #42 on: October 30, 2012, 06:29:10 PM »
I had to cancel two of my "glitch tickets" and did so BEFORE August 31st deadline. El Al refunded only one. When disputing it, they stated to AMEX that they charged a $250 cancellation fee, contrary to the two emails I received direct from El Al confirming that there would be no penalty. However, t hey stated it would take 6-8 weeks to process (ridiculous). That makes sense that I was sent the cancellation fee because if it took that long to process, that would take me outside the window of no fee being assessed. El Al personnel are crooks, plain and simple. They complain they lost money and are trying to do shady things to recoup those losses when in fact, no one realizes these aren't truly glitch tickets. They simply pull shtick like other intl. airlines and add $1,000 in fuel surcharges. Crooks.

I disagree with you. I think you should take a chill. They did honor our tickets so just chill out.

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Re: El Al laying down the law
« Reply #43 on: October 30, 2012, 06:29:30 PM »
@Aeajda1, who are you really?

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Re: El Al laying down the law
« Reply #44 on: October 30, 2012, 06:30:51 PM »
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Re: El Al laying down the law
« Reply #45 on: October 30, 2012, 06:32:25 PM »
@Aeajda1, who are you really?
someone clearly with an ax to grind

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Re: El Al laying down the law
« Reply #46 on: October 30, 2012, 06:39:57 PM »
elal employee?
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Re: El Al laying down the law
« Reply #47 on: October 30, 2012, 06:45:12 PM »
I feel the need to weigh in here as I know the OP well and I have been helping him do the research on this issue.

If anything here is despicable it's taking advantage of a companys error.

I certainly hope they'd prioritze their customers when trying to rebook.

Just be grateful they offered to rebook at all, AFAIK they don't have to (just refund).

First off in regards to the "taking advantage of a company's error" statement, I hope you are joking. By virtue of the fact of being on these forums and being a significant poster to these forums you are seeking out deals yourself the site is called dansdeals.com not dansjustlookbutdonttakeadvantageofthesedeals.com (plus that would be a terribly long url). In a free market society, such as the one we live in prices are set by those who are selling goods and services and it is up to those people to ensure their accuracy. In the event of the El Al price mistake, they contracted out the price setting to a third party who incorrectly posted the prices, consumers than took advantage of these prices at what would appear to be El Al's expense, however, I am quite certain that El Al did not roll over on this mistake and took the appropriate actions necessary to recoup most of these loses from that third party's negligence. Most of us on these forums seek out deals on a daily basis, most of which are prices that are legitimately set, however, from time to time most of take find price mistakes and will take advantage of them on a YMMV basis. A case in point is the United (I think it was them) points deal for 4/8 miles on any flight connecting through I think it was Hong Kong. In this instance, the airline claimed foul and cancelled the tickets because of the error. People complained and the US DOT agreed with the airline stating that the error was one that should not be honored, giving an explanation that was justifiable under the definition of the law. In the case of the El Al price mistake, the law pretty much states that when an error is made in pricing, it MUST be honored as if it were a regular ticket purchased without the mistake. As the audience in this forum is predominantly Jewish (myself included) and the airline is perceived to be owned by Jews, being the Israeli national airline, that taking advantage of this deal is despicable, reprehensible, disgusting, etc., however, these same people would have no problem taking advantage of a deal if it were not a "Jewish" company, something which I think is even worse and is, I would even go so far as to state, a chilul Hashem. Being on this forum means one thing you are looking for a deal, and I believe Dan has done an excellent job with providing us these deals both on his website and within these forums. In a free market society you must always make sure that the prices you set are accurate, it is your responsibility, if you contract it out you are at the whim of someone else, if they make a mistake then only you are to blame, not the customer. Seriously, if you are a true competitive shopper then you have definitely price matched some time in your life, now is that fair? To you yes it is because it is the policy of the store to do so, but do you know if the store is losing money, no you probably don't and don't care either because it's policy. In this case, El Al operates in the US meaning they have to abide by US DOT laws, that being said someone screwed up and they must follow the law, it sucks but it's reality.

In terms of rebooking priority, in past experience with another airline (Air Canada), I thought priority is based on fare class paid when rebooking for flights affected by weather. Unless the policy has changed, the policy that I experienced was that priority first goes to prestige frequent flyer members of that airline and within each frequent flyer level it's in priority of where you stand on the standby list. It did not matter how much was paid for the flight. In my case, I was flying on a reward ticket (YYZ-LGA), someone I was talking to was flying last minute at an expense of $1500 for the O/W ticket, both of us had not status with the airline, as I was on an earlier cancelled flight I had priority over her regardless of how much she paid. In this case, El Al by law was to honor the tickets as if they were purchased without the error and as such priority should go in order of first come first served often in order of flights cancelled, however this is based on past experience and my opinion.

And in regards to rebooking vs. refund, AFAIK you're wrong. El Al's own contract of carriage clearly states that rebooking on the next available flight is one of the options that is to be offered in the event of cancellation. They also state that if possible the trip will match the same length of stay as originally booked. In the case of the OPs parents, they were told that the CS rep's manager told the CS reps that these tickets are not to be treated as standard fare class tickets. This in it of itself is in clear violation of the US DOT laws.

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Re: El Al laying down the law
« Reply #48 on: October 30, 2012, 06:50:21 PM »
Previous post way to long and barely legible. Basically alot of drivel, unfounded and sometime biased assertions.
« Last Edit: October 30, 2012, 07:00:07 PM by U_no_me »
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Re: El Al laying down the law
« Reply #49 on: October 30, 2012, 06:52:20 PM »
DRTL but pulled this out of the heap
"As the audience in this forum is predominantly Jewish (myself included) and the airline is perceived to be owned by Jews, being the Israeli national airline, that taking advantage of this deal is despicable, reprehensible, disgusting, etc., however, these same people would have no problem taking advantage of a deal if it were not a "Jewish" company, something which I think is even worse and is, I would even go so far as to state, a chilul Hashem."
And that is precisely an accurate assertion beacause?? ???
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Re: El Al laying down the law
« Reply #50 on: October 30, 2012, 07:05:13 PM »
Dude, I would read the whole post but its too hard.

In no other industry is a company liable for its pricing mistakes. This AFAIK is unique to DOT regulation of the airline industry. (Quebec has a similar law)

I never said I wouldn't do it, but I do find it a little gross. Kinda like picking my nose. I do it, but agree its not the finest.
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Re: El Al laying down the law
« Reply #51 on: October 30, 2012, 07:09:44 PM »
Sorry for the previously long winded rant but instead of weighing in on every comment posted I'll take one common comment and just rant.

I stand by that comment because its true, whether you want to admit it or not. Just because we use the internet to hide who we are the statements we make are not in a closed environment. Any educated person who comes to this site and forum can easily tell the predominant religion of those who are commonly active within this site and forum.

I've been following this website and forum for a long time now but only feel the necessity to contribute if I have something useful to add to the conversation. To see that regular members to this site generally have no problem with price mistakes elsewhere (the absence of objections shows this) but do when it affects a "Jewish" company is the reason for these comments.

One cannot pick and choose what's right and what's wrong in these types of scenarios, either its all right are all wrong and I cannot see a scenario where its both.

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Re: El Al laying down the law
« Reply #52 on: October 30, 2012, 07:12:33 PM »
Sorry for the previously long winded rant but instead of weighing in on every comment posted I'll take one common comment and just rant.

I stand by that comment because its true, whether you want to admit it or not. Just because we use the internet to hide who we are the statements we make are not in a closed environment. Any educated person who comes to this site and forum can easily tell the predominant religion of those who are commonly active within this site and forum.

I've been following this website and forum for a long time now but only feel the necessity to contribute if I have something useful to add to the conversation. To see that regular members to this site generally have no problem with price mistakes elsewhere (the absence of objections shows this) but do when it affects a "Jewish" company is the reason for these comments.

One cannot pick and choose what's right and what's wrong in these types of scenarios, either its all right are all wrong and I cannot see a scenario where its both.


I haven't changed my stance since the beginning. ELAL IS IMHO NOT ANYMORE JEWISH THAN ALITALIA
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Re: El Al laying down the law
« Reply #53 on: October 30, 2012, 07:15:01 PM »
Dude, I would read the whole post but its too hard.

In no other industry is a company liable for its pricing mistakes. This AFAIK is unique to DOT regulation of the airline industry. (Quebec has a similar law)

I never said I wouldn't do it, but I do find it a little gross. Kinda like picking my nose. I do it, but agree its not the finest.

Sorry the reply .wasn't meant to be directed at you personally, I just used the first response that had the common theme.

 In Ontario most retailers have a "scanning code of conduct" which is voluntary but most major retailers abide by which basically states if the price is listed as lower than what shows up on the register then if the product is under $10 its free and if over its reduced by $10. THe retailer may lose money doing this but its great customer service and ensures repeat customers.

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Re: El Al laying down the law
« Reply #54 on: October 30, 2012, 07:16:19 PM »
Sorry the reply .wasn't meant to be directed at you personally, I just used the first response that had the common theme.

 In Ontario most retailers have a "scanning code of conduct" which is voluntary but most major retailers abide by which basically states if the price is listed as lower than what shows up on the register then if the product is under $10 its free and if over its reduced by $10. THe retailer may lose money doing this but its great customer service and ensures repeat customers.

You may thing they'd do that, but nobody got the galaxy's from Rogers when it was a significant loss.
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Re: El Al laying down the law
« Reply #55 on: October 30, 2012, 07:16:48 PM »

To see that regular members to this site generally have no problem with price mistakes elsewhere (the absence of objections shows this) but do when it affects a "Jewish" company is the reason for these comments.

Dude, and how do you answer for the entitlement attitude prevalent with this deal as if you deserve it.?

One cannot pick and choose what's right and what's wrong in these types of scenarios, either its all right are all wrong and I cannot see a scenario where its both.

Learn some Shulchan Aruch.
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Re: El Al laying down the law
« Reply #56 on: October 30, 2012, 07:17:48 PM »

I haven't changed my stance since the beginning. ELAL IS IMHO NOT ANYMORE JEWISH THAN ALITALIA

Sorry for the confusion that post was in connection to the comments made by u_no_me

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Re: El Al laying down the law
« Reply #57 on: October 30, 2012, 07:17:53 PM »
Sorry the reply .wasn't meant to be directed at you personally, I just used the first response that had the common theme.

 In Ontario most retailers have a "scanning code of conduct" which is voluntary but most major retailers abide by which basically states if the price is listed as lower than what shows up on the register then if the product is under $10 its free and if over its reduced by $10. THe retailer may lose money doing this but its great customer service and ensures repeat customers.

Okay, so it's great CS, therefore...
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Re: El Al laying down the law
« Reply #58 on: October 30, 2012, 07:19:56 PM »
Sorry for the confusion that post was in connection to the comments made by u_no_me

Ummm, you mean where i +1 PG's comments?
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Re: El Al laying down the law
« Reply #59 on: October 30, 2012, 07:24:20 PM »
Dude, and how do you answer for the entitlement attitude prevalent with this deal as if you deserve it.?

Learn some Sulchan Aruch.

Never said I deserved it, have no entitlement attitude whatsoever as I didn't even get in on the deal myself.

Never learned SULCHAN aruch but I do know my Shulchan Aruch pretty sure that dinay hamakom supersede this but halacha is not the issue here but the USDOT rules.