[DEAD] 11/23 Wideroe-United Price mistake

[reed]

I would love to have company there

Can you give some details on this LGA -MXP with 2 stop over deal? What do we got to enter to get it?

"My cousin Francis and I are in perfect accord - he wants Milan, and so do I."

Charles V

[avrumy]

you need to send a link of 'my trip' on their website to your email and then follow that link to cancel the tickets.

but its after 24 hrs and its only letting me change as oppose to cancel also

[beej]

you need to send a link of 'my trip' on their website to your email and then follow that link to cancel the tickets.

I did that but got a blank email.

[KidOOO]

If Milan can be booked with ba miles to TLV this can be a good LGA – TLV or vice versa route as well for extra 20K miles

[reed]

Can you give some details on this LGA -MXP with 2 stop over deal? What do we got to enter to get it?

"My cousin Francis and I are in perfect accord - he wants Milan, and so do I."

Charles V

Well Dan just posted it. Grazie

[Deal Guy]

Don't think United can touch these tickets in any way. You will eventually need to go back to wideroe if you need the change.

Actually, United just changed the DOB, but they were unable to add the middle name. Im afraid to contact widereo to do it.

[Moshe123]

http://www.aftenposten.no/okonomi/Rabillige-flybilletter-verden-rundt-sender-utlendinger-til-Wideroe-7384370.html

Google translate:


Saturday evening sent Amadeus, the international system for the distribution of tickets, learn a lot wrong ticket prices to the Norwegian airline Widerøe. Fuel supplement which some airlines operating on some flights were excluded.

Thus, many long-distance traveling with these airlines particularly cheap.

The error was discovered by avid users of various online forums, and rumors spread quickly. Data servers that process Widerøes ticket sales went hot, and for a period was down for the count.

Norwegians on flyprat.no writing that they have purchased flights from Norway to Hawaii around 3300 dollars, and to the east coast of the United States around 1700 dollars, total round trip and with the large reputable network airlines (including United and Air Canada).

In writing, Aftenposten found flights from New York to Milan and return in March to 1,581 dollars.

Same route costs from 3700 dollars and upwards through the engine orbitz.com .


The error is corrected, claims Widerøe, but admits that this award, which Aftenposten did on Monday night, is cheap.
On theflightdeal.com is a screenshot of an order of travel from New York to Milan and back, which shows a modest price of 915 dollars.
Has happened before
Konsteien, Communications Director at Widerøe, confirm the error in a text Aftenposten Sunday night.

"Hi. Amadeus has published error rates Saturday night without fuel surcharge. This was impossible for our system to detect, and it was apparently known through various online forums. Therefore, it sold many tickets relatively cheaply to the U.S.. Unsure if United will draw tickets back or maintain them. The last time this happened tickets were upheld and people could travel. Last night went fees for about 2,000 kroner to the U.S., "writes Kongsteien.

The news was also spread on the international online forum flyertalk.com .

At the top of the thread forum users are requested not to contact the airlines so that they can continue to book cheap itinerary that companies are becoming aware of the error:

"Do not call or email Wideroe, United, or anyone else Involved in booking / ticketing / flying this danger."

Foreigners flocked to Widerøe
The small Norwegian airline with very cheap tickets is the weekend discussed in more than 1,700 forum posts, and many report that they have acquired intercontinental flights at unbelievable prices.

Aftenposten confirms Widerøe that they had very high demand.

"There was some demand, yes. But it is important to emphasize that there was nothing wrong in wideroe.no but dysfunctional Amadeus, that the international ticket distribution system, "writes Kongsteien a new SMS.

He writes that the error was corrected Sunday morning, but admits that Aftenposten ticket discovery to 1581 million between New York and Milan "sounds cheap out".

- But no matter, the fault is both profitable for you-with a tiny commission of all sales?

"Yes, indeed. Good sales at a time it is usually very quiet. Can not get any feedback from our people now if it still may be incorrect pricing to us. We have, however, no way to change or stop it, "writes Kongsteien.

Doesn't this sound like the type that gets honored?

[Finckmyster]

Dan,

There are plenty of dates in May too!

Sam May 5th to 12th

[DovtheBear]

The credit card holder is not one of those on the reservation. Could that pose a problem?

[Dan]

Dan,

There are plenty of dates in May too!

Sam May 5th to 12th

Not seeing that at all.

[Mordy788]

Doesn't this sound like the type that gets honored?

The blame game begins.

I wonder why Amadeus on my side displayed all fares correctly. It seems as if United does not care as it is not their tickets and they feel Wideroe is responsible. Wideroe feels Amadeus is responsible. The customers don't really care.

[Finckmyster]

Not seeing that at all.

Dan,

May 14th to May 21st ($250) Just checked

[Dan]

Doesn't YQ go to ticketing carrier's pocket anyway?

[Ergel]

Doesn't this sound like the type that gets honored?

Sounds to me like wideroe is in for a rude awakening when they get a bill from united

[Ergel]

Doesn't YQ go to ticketing carrier's pocket anyway?

I fly united and another carrier keeps most of the cash I paid for the ticket. Doesn't seem to make sense

[Chaikel]

The blame game begins.

I wonder why Amadeus on my side displayed all fares correctly. It seems as if United does not care as it is not their tickets and they feel Wideroe is responsible. Wideroe feels Amadeus is responsible. The customers don't really care.

It's very simple. Price a UA itin on WF stock and see how much the YQ is

[Finckmyster]

Dan,

May 11th to May 18th

$255!

[YY]

Dansdeals now is having affect on finance education

My daughter while at Touro college finance class had the professor ask the class what the price for a ticket to Israel these days are, trying to give an example of inflation and other economic affects on air travel over the last number of years.
several girls responded well as of last night under $400 !!!
The professor shrugged it off since he did not get it, but then he was told that they found out about the price through Dansdeals!

[YY]

Birthdays in tickets are meaningless.

I agree except in one instance where a relative of mine traveling business class on ElAl was given a real nice box of chocolates because she was traveling on her birthday!

[Mocha]

Having second thoughts if it was worth $400 for an infant if I can get her a cot. Should I cancel her ticket? Taxes should only be like $100 no? That's a $300 savings.