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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 174355 times)

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #460 on: February 11, 2015, 02:01:04 PM »
i can view my seats through swiss and lufthansa but i am still not ticketed through united and my cc wasn't even charged... aint looking good. any ideas?

Yep. Pace back and forth in your living room until (i) it gets ticketed, (ii) you get charged, and/or (iii) it gets cancelled.
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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #461 on: February 11, 2015, 02:01:46 PM »
I cant seem to find the place to change my seats...so weird, anybody else having the same problem?
+1
Who cares just wait and see what happens when UA officially come out with a statement.

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #462 on: February 11, 2015, 02:04:25 PM »
Got two tickets in United first class London to Toronto with stopover in Chicago for 8 hours. Enough time for shallots?
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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #463 on: February 11, 2015, 02:04:55 PM »
https://twitter.com/united/status/565575156844986369

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #464 on: February 11, 2015, 02:05:16 PM »
Got two tickets London to Toronto with stopover in Chicago for 8 hours. Enough time fur shallots and Milt's
FTFY
In all seriousness. Shallot's is 15 minutes for the airport. You would have plenty of time if your ticket's were honored
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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #465 on: February 11, 2015, 02:05:31 PM »
Got two tickets London to Toronto with stopover in Chicago for 8 hours. Enough time fur shallots?
Yes

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #466 on: February 11, 2015, 02:06:37 PM »
At least they gave credit to Dan
http://www.businessinsider.com/united-airlines-first-class-tickets-2015-2


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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #467 on: February 11, 2015, 02:06:48 PM »
Enough time fur shallots and Milt's
FTFY

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #468 on: February 11, 2015, 02:07:16 PM »
At least they gave credit to Dan
http://www.businessinsider.com/united-airlines-first-class-tickets-2015-2


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I believe this would be #14?
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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #469 on: February 11, 2015, 02:08:23 PM »
I believe this would be #14?

True.. forgot to add on that it was on front page of Yahoo news which might have not been posted here more then 6x ;)

(Hey didn't have time to read thru all the posts.)

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #470 on: February 11, 2015, 02:09:10 PM »
I wonder whether we will have to sit in a Danish prison :D
As long as they take us from plane to prison in a Porsche.

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #471 on: February 11, 2015, 02:09:56 PM »
As long as they take us from plane to prison in a Porsche.

Seems like there would be a lot of us, so probably a Mercedes van. :-(
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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #472 on: February 11, 2015, 02:13:32 PM »
I got ticketed but no email BF LHR-EWR... anyone else?

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #473 on: February 11, 2015, 02:14:15 PM »
Can the mods ban all discussion on the forum based on this price mistake until it gets honored?
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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #474 on: February 11, 2015, 02:15:10 PM »
I got ticketed but no email BF LHR-EWR... anyone else?

I got ticketed LHR->EWR (booked as a separate flight) but nothing on the other legs...

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #475 on: February 11, 2015, 02:17:07 PM »
same here, lhr to ewr ticketed rest are not, not holding my hopes too high

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #476 on: February 11, 2015, 02:17:16 PM »
My ticket was canceled. Anyone elses was?

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #477 on: February 11, 2015, 02:18:13 PM »
My ticket was canceled. Anyone elses was?
Mine looks gone too

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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #478 on: February 11, 2015, 02:19:58 PM »
Mine looks gone too
My ticket was canceled. Anyone elses was?

What tells you that it was cancelled?
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Re: Premium Price Mistake ex-EU
« Reply #479 on: February 11, 2015, 02:23:16 PM »
What tells you that it was cancelled?
when I looked at it in manage reervations
Mine looks gone too
False alarm when I tried again it was back