Advice needed on attempted QF booking
Aug 19, 2015, 8:04 pm
#16
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US regulations on advertising in the US are unlikely to be relevant to Australia advertising
Even so, the only issue seems to be that the promotion had just ended but that the website had not been updated. It is not as if Qantas had been misrepresenting that it had been offering the fare
Even complaining to an appropriate Australia authority is likely to lead to nothing other than Qantas being reminded to update its advertising in a timely fashion
Even so, the only issue seems to be that the promotion had just ended but that the website had not been updated. It is not as if Qantas had been misrepresenting that it had been offering the fare
Even complaining to an appropriate Australia authority is likely to lead to nothing other than Qantas being reminded to update its advertising in a timely fashion
I really appreciate all the comments made.
Aug 27, 2015, 11:02 pm
#17
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Queensland, Australia
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Syd-dfw $1049
I actually booked this fare, but used points plus pay, on 8/16 for return 10/28-11/8.
When I booked & looked at fare there was a slight discrepancy for different days of week. But definitely $1049.
If the op sees this, I wanted to let him know it was real. I wasn't expecting to fly to states this year, but couldn't let this one go. If my memory serves me right, I think same fare could have been to LAX.
When I booked & looked at fare there was a slight discrepancy for different days of week. But definitely $1049.
If the op sees this, I wanted to let him know it was real. I wasn't expecting to fly to states this year, but couldn't let this one go. If my memory serves me right, I think same fare could have been to LAX.
Aug 28, 2015, 2:03 am
#19
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Australian regulators have far more power to fine far higher amounts for false advertising if it were the case. A complaint to the relevant state regulator is in order. Getting them to pay attention is another matter entirely.
Aug 28, 2015, 6:28 am
#20
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I actually booked this fare, but used points plus pay, on 8/16 for return 10/28-11/8.
When I booked & looked at fare there was a slight discrepancy for different days of week. But definitely $1049.
If the op sees this, I wanted to let him know it was real. I wasn't expecting to fly to states this year, but couldn't let this one go. If my memory serves me right, I think same fare could have been to LAX.
When I booked & looked at fare there was a slight discrepancy for different days of week. But definitely $1049.
If the op sees this, I wanted to let him know it was real. I wasn't expecting to fly to states this year, but couldn't let this one go. If my memory serves me right, I think same fare could have been to LAX.
Thanks very much for the info. Congrats on getting a great price, as you say that was to good to pass up.
I think what happened was that the sale had ended BUT they hadnt changed their advert . I pointed this out to Qantas on a few occasions on the day and also the following day but didnt really get anywhere .
We did book a flight in the end for almost 2k (1k more than the "sale" price) but booked it with Virgin via LAX instead of with QF just to get some satisfaction.
Thanks for the posts , much appreciated.