Thai Airlines LHR-BKK for £0! (Take #2!)
Apr 23, 2003, 2:33 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by f4free:
Has anybody tried another TG reservation? Is it maybe that checkmytrip.com is down?</font>
Has anybody tried another TG reservation? Is it maybe that checkmytrip.com is down?</font>
Apr 23, 2003, 2:34 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by f4free:
Has anybody tried another TG reservation? Is it maybe that checkmytrip.com is down?</font>
Has anybody tried another TG reservation? Is it maybe that checkmytrip.com is down?</font>
I think that checkmytrip is down. i can't access my other non-TG reservations either.
Apr 23, 2003, 2:35 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by kempis:
Ryanair and the other low fare carriers use to sell tickets sometimes for 0GBP and all you need to pay are the airport taxes......
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Ryanair and the other low fare carriers use to sell tickets sometimes for 0GBP and all you need to pay are the airport taxes......
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This is due to the fact that there would be no contract otherwise. Under UK law, there has to be consideration (which is any value as long as it is not zero...). As you haven't paid anything for the ticket, there is no contract unfortunately!
But let's see what they do...
Hopefully they will acknowledge the fact they could get some pretty bad publicity from all this if they decide not to honour, and given that Ryanair often offer (almost) "free" tickets, people may have thought that this was genuine!
I'm keeping my fingers crossed for all of you with reservations!
Apr 23, 2003, 2:38 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Vunder31:
I think that checkmytrip is down. i can't access my other non-TG reservations either.</font>
I think that checkmytrip is down. i can't access my other non-TG reservations either.</font>
Apr 23, 2003, 2:44 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Point_Chaser:
Sorry, but Ryanair always charge £0.01 when there are "free" seats... (You can for instance see the current "free" offer from Ryanair where all flights from the UK are charged 1 penny)
This is due to the fact that there would be no contract otherwise. Under UK law, there has to be consideration (which is any value as long as it is not zero...). As you haven't paid anything for the ticket, there is no contract unfortunately!
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Sorry, but Ryanair always charge £0.01 when there are "free" seats... (You can for instance see the current "free" offer from Ryanair where all flights from the UK are charged 1 penny)
This is due to the fact that there would be no contract otherwise. Under UK law, there has to be consideration (which is any value as long as it is not zero...). As you haven't paid anything for the ticket, there is no contract unfortunately!
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Only another 12 hours or so before the CTO in London opens its doors and the suspense is lifted
Apr 23, 2003, 2:44 pm
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Well that post before of Thai losing 300,000 bookings due to SARS might mean they'd APPRECIATE a few warm bodies in their (pretty darn ordinary folks - I am here to tell you) 'First Class' 747 seats?
Cathay 747s have taken off with FIVE passengers total in recent weeks, so SARS is a crisis in the region for Asian based airlines. Come to think of it, my booking for May 1st to BKK ........... Ummm...............
Cathay 747s have taken off with FIVE passengers total in recent weeks, so SARS is a crisis in the region for Asian based airlines. Come to think of it, my booking for May 1st to BKK ........... Ummm...............
Apr 23, 2003, 2:45 pm
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Really, really weird...
Now back up on checkmytrip.com -and- on Thai's website. I just want to know what they say when the first person enters the LHR ticket office tommorow morning.
That said, I wonder how many tickets they sold like this... < 500 ?! so, 500 * 7000GBP = $3.5 million pounds. Wow.
Now back up on checkmytrip.com -and- on Thai's website. I just want to know what they say when the first person enters the LHR ticket office tommorow morning.
That said, I wonder how many tickets they sold like this... < 500 ?! so, 500 * 7000GBP = $3.5 million pounds. Wow.
Apr 23, 2003, 2:46 pm
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Here is the glitch:
I just spoke to the LA office and they said that it is listed as booked in "A" class.
That is the booking class when using ThaiAir frequent flyer miles!
That is why it showed up as $0 and only taxes.
I just spoke to the LA office and they said that it is listed as booked in "A" class.
That is the booking class when using ThaiAir frequent flyer miles!
That is why it showed up as $0 and only taxes.
Apr 23, 2003, 2:50 pm
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Well, then it probably won't earn miles. But still, Thailand for 55 Quid...(!)
Apr 23, 2003, 2:50 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by wbflyer:
Here is the glitch:
I just spoke to the LA office and they said that it is listed as booked in "A" class.
That is the booking class when using ThaiAir frequent flyer miles!
That is why it showed up as $0 and only taxes.</font>
Here is the glitch:
I just spoke to the LA office and they said that it is listed as booked in "A" class.
That is the booking class when using ThaiAir frequent flyer miles!
That is why it showed up as $0 and only taxes.</font>
Apr 23, 2003, 2:53 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by johnep1:
Are you saying that we won't get miles for these flights?</font>
Are you saying that we won't get miles for these flights?</font>
He is saying that type of ticket can only be purchased with Thai miles.
Not sure about Thai but A class is certainly a revenue class on many other airlines i.e. RTW First Tickets are often booked in A class.