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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 174365 times)

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #1060 on: February 16, 2015, 01:34:40 PM »
Whats the odds that they come to some kind of compromise? E.G.   X amount of points or some kind of vouchers
52:1
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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #1061 on: February 16, 2015, 01:56:45 PM »
“To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.”


― Aristotle

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #1062 on: February 16, 2015, 02:03:18 PM »
There is a margin of error though...so don't quote me. Don't want to cause a Chilul hashm
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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #1063 on: February 16, 2015, 02:04:36 PM »
There is a margin of error though...so don't quote me. Don't want to cause a Chilul hashm
Now you tell me! I already placed my bets >:(

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #1064 on: February 16, 2015, 02:12:59 PM »
Now you tell me! I already placed my bets >:(
It only works for bets using Kroners. Denmark residents only. please.
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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #1065 on: February 16, 2015, 02:13:42 PM »
It only works for bets using Kroners. Denmark residents only. please.
what if i change my location does it work or will that be a chilul hashem
I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #1066 on: February 16, 2015, 02:14:14 PM »
It only works for bets using Kroners. Denmark residents only. please.
You think that ever stopped DDFers? :P

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #1067 on: February 16, 2015, 02:14:37 PM »
Depends what 'please' means.
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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #1068 on: February 16, 2015, 02:16:05 PM »
thanks for the exact odds ;D

Vegas has changed the odds. Due to the heavy traffic from 732 and 718 area codes in favor of the DOT giving the flyers an award, the odds are now 45-1.

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #1069 on: February 16, 2015, 02:16:26 PM »
Depends what 'please' means.
that's just yeshivishe terutzim
I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #1070 on: February 17, 2015, 04:44:37 AM »


well considering no one has a crystal ball,

Ahem!
I take it you've never been in my living room

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #1071 on: February 17, 2015, 11:06:56 AM »
Not anything we didn't know, but more press coverage:

http://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver/2015/02/united-airlines-0

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #1072 on: February 17, 2015, 11:17:30 AM »
So I haven't filed a DoT complaint yet due to various distractions.

Does it make sense to still file one?

For the flights that weren't ticketed, I tried the FT tips on how to look up the number but only got a united error message. Anyone know how else to look it up?

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #1073 on: February 17, 2015, 11:26:35 AM »


Does it make sense to still file one?

Who said there is a time limit?

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #1074 on: February 17, 2015, 11:40:26 AM »
Who said there is a time limit?
The DOT

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #1075 on: February 17, 2015, 11:40:47 AM »

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #1076 on: February 17, 2015, 11:42:56 AM »
 90 days

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #1077 on: February 17, 2015, 11:45:23 AM »

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #1078 on: February 17, 2015, 11:46:12 AM »

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #1079 on: February 17, 2015, 01:46:52 PM »
I know there is a 90 day limit. I wasn't asking if there was one, just whether or not it made sense to still file. I was assuming that the outcome will be likely be whatever the DoT and UA end up deciding/agreeing to, whether or not you file, right? If so do I still need to?

Anyway, I am going to file it, regardless, so the questions is moot. Do I need to include a ticket number? If so, how do I get numbers for the flights that weren't ticketed?