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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 175581 times)

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #220 on: February 11, 2015, 10:56:09 AM »
BH I got  call from UA to verify the cc and everything jut got ticketed.

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #221 on: February 11, 2015, 10:56:48 AM »
Seems like they took away the ability to change or cancel online.

the only option I have is to cancel.

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #222 on: February 11, 2015, 10:57:17 AM »
BH I got  call from UA to verify the cc and everything jut got ticketed.

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #223 on: February 11, 2015, 10:57:44 AM »
Another great example of the ability of the ability to shut down any deal within 2 hours!!

As long as you get site views its ok.

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #224 on: February 11, 2015, 10:57:54 AM »
Was ready to book

For one day in Feb.
LHR - FRA
FRA - NYC on the 747-8 Intercontinental,  but couldn't get First, only showed Buisiness. Why ? I typed in First. So wasn't intrested.

Then for the same price in April
NYC - LAX - NYC in Business.

Then it Died. Bd"h
Thanks

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #225 on: February 11, 2015, 10:57:59 AM »
the only option I have is to cancel.

If you click cancel, does it tell you if there is a refund?
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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #226 on: February 11, 2015, 10:58:03 AM »
Quaerite et Invenietis.

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #227 on: February 11, 2015, 10:59:58 AM »

so youre gonna go to england to get to hawaii?
and you not taking the last leg to london?
at least the hnl-lax will shorten your fast

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #228 on: February 11, 2015, 11:01:31 AM »
Can i rely that they will let me cancel anytime?

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #229 on: February 11, 2015, 11:03:14 AM »
If you click cancel, does it tell you if there is a refund?

no. it says no refund.

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #230 on: February 11, 2015, 11:03:35 AM »
so youre gonna go to england to get to hawaii? Yes.
and you not taking the last leg to london? Likely not.
at least the hnl-lax will shorten your fast
Quaerite et Invenietis.

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #231 on: February 11, 2015, 11:03:42 AM »
i needed a OW from LHR-EWR but i didnt realize only the post of the HNL fair so i booked LHR-EWR and then a week later to HNL and a month later HNL-EWR do i need to worry about dropping the other flights, Can i remove the other segments without  losing the deal ? 
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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #232 on: February 11, 2015, 11:05:19 AM »
UA Travel? Partner Travel?

I had 3 reservations total of 7 tickets. I had reservations with just UA and also with partners. All weren't issued after over an hour, 2 minutes after the phone call all got issued BH.


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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #233 on: February 11, 2015, 11:06:39 AM »
"I've done some things I'm not proud of, and the things I am proud of are pretty disgusting"

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #234 on: February 11, 2015, 11:07:27 AM »
"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.
While im happy for Dan that DD got the HT,  It was reported on other blogs fIrst and they are probably pissed

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #235 on: February 11, 2015, 11:09:15 AM »
While im happy for Dan that DD got the HT,  It was reported on other blogs fIrst and they are probably pissed
If I was VFTW, I would be pretty annoyed.
"I've done some things I'm not proud of, and the things I am proud of are pretty disgusting"

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #236 on: February 11, 2015, 11:09:20 AM »
So who really thinks that this will be honored? I mean, of course there are DOT rules but do you really think that UA/LH/LX will just accept a loose of hundreds of millions of dollars?
You can say what you think when you think what you say.

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #237 on: February 11, 2015, 11:10:15 AM »
Question is this

We have tickets home from London on Monday and we plan on spending shabbos in London by family.  What city.country does everyone recommend flying into?  I was thinking paris or zurich but I am open to suggestions.  I prefer a place with natural beauty. 

How about Spain?  Anywhere else?

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #238 on: February 11, 2015, 11:10:58 AM »
'first rule of a mistake: DON'T contact the airline... Seems that's exactly what did reporter did!! Lets bash him ;)
Go ahead msasso9@bloomberg.net

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #239 on: February 11, 2015, 11:11:22 AM »
While im happy for Dan that DD got the HT,  It was reported on other blogs fIrst and they are probably pissed

gary already commented on the bottom of that article. Think that he's actually more pissed that people look at DD more than all the Boarding area junk lol