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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 175526 times)

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #200 on: February 11, 2015, 10:47:21 AM »
Booked my mom LHR-LAX and me MAN-FRA-SFO-LAX. She's ticketed, I'm not (yet).

Conversation went something like:
Me: But mom, if you stop in FRA you get to see the first class lounge!!!
Mom: And why on earth is that better than a direct flight?
Me: Because, because... It's the FCT!!!

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #201 on: February 11, 2015, 10:48:25 AM »
Booked my mom LHR-LAX and me MAN-FRA-SFO-LAX. She's ticketed, I'm not (yet).

Conversation went something like:
Me: But mom, if you stop in FRA you get to see the first class lounge!!!
Mom: And why on earth is that better than a direct flight?
Me: Because, because... It's the FCT!!!

LOL! Feels like a convo I've had more than once. Some people just don't get it!
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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #203 on: February 11, 2015, 10:48:56 AM »
Booked my mom LHR-LAX and me MAN-FRA-SFO-LAX. She's ticketed, I'm not (yet).

Conversation went something like:
Me: But mom, if you stop in FRA you get to see the first class lounge!!!
Mom: And why on earth is that better than a direct flight?
Me: Because, because... It's the FCT!!!

ALOL!! amazing!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #204 on: February 11, 2015, 10:49:17 AM »
This is funny.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/24330551-post470.html

As a novice who wants to graduate to expert this has some good lessons thanks for posting :)

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #205 on: February 11, 2015, 10:49:21 AM »
Booked my mom LHR-LAX and me MAN-FRA-SFO-LAX. She's ticketed, I'm not (yet).

Conversation went something like:
Me: But mom, if you stop in FRA you get to see the first class lounge!!!
Mom: And why on earth is that better than a direct flight?
Me: Because, because... It's the FCT!!!

Lol. Oh the things we do
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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #206 on: February 11, 2015, 10:50:20 AM »
Booked my mom LHR-LAX and me MAN-FRA-SFO-LAX. She's ticketed, I'm not (yet).

Conversation went something like:
Me: But mom, if you stop in FRA you get to see the first class lounge!!!
Mom: And why on earth is that better than a direct flight?
Me: Because, because... It's the FCT!!!

Same conversation I had with a few friends today.

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #207 on: February 11, 2015, 10:51:06 AM »
I booked myself and family a nice four hour stopover in FRA to get a duck :)
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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #208 on: February 11, 2015, 10:51:39 AM »
I booked myself and family a nice four hour stopover in FRA to get a duck :)
whats your itinerary looking like?

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #209 on: February 11, 2015, 10:51:57 AM »
Another great example of the ability of the ability to shut down any deal within 2 hours!!

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #210 on: February 11, 2015, 10:52:06 AM »
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-11/united-airlines-offers-75-transatlantic-fare-in-possible-flaw

"The fare was first reported on the travel site Dansdeals.com"

Not a bad HT, even if OP seems to have gotten it from FT.
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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #211 on: February 11, 2015, 10:52:11 AM »
Any chance unconfirmed tickets (swiss) will still get ticketed?

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #212 on: February 11, 2015, 10:52:16 AM »
Now who else is going to be checking every 5 minutes to see if it was ticketed yet?
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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #213 on: February 11, 2015, 10:53:43 AM »
Now who else is going to be checking every 5 minutes to see if it was ticketed yet?
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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #214 on: February 11, 2015, 10:53:57 AM »
Now who else has been is going to be checking every 5 minutes to see if it was ticketed yet?
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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #215 on: February 11, 2015, 10:54:14 AM »
ticketed lhr-ewr rt

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #216 on: February 11, 2015, 10:54:20 AM »
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-11/united-airlines-offers-75-transatlantic-fare-in-possible-flaw
'first rule of a mistake: DON'T contact the airline... Seems that's exactly what did reporter did!! Lets bash him ;)

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #217 on: February 11, 2015, 10:55:18 AM »
Seems like they took away the ability to change or cancel online.
Anyone manage to do it?

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #218 on: February 11, 2015, 10:55:30 AM »
Life isn't about checking the boxes. Nobody cares.

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #219 on: February 11, 2015, 10:55:39 AM »
UH OH! Not letting me cancel!

I'm getting the same thing. Time to start calling...
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