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Old Sep 15, 2011 | 6:27 am
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hillrider
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Originally Posted by sunrisegirl
I would not say this is a clear case of denied boarding at all.

Unfortunately your wife did not have a reservation on the GIB-LHR flight, which of course I fully appreciate is through no fault of her own. I also have every sympathy for the way this was handled.
I hope you understand how ludicrous it is what you're claiming. Next time I have oversales, I will cancel a few reservations by mistake, then claim to the customer that because they don't have a reservation they're not a denied boarding.

Bullocks to that.

The customer had a valid ticket and he/she never cancelled it; it's as clear as that. What happened within BA's system is none of the customer's concern; the fact that BA messed it up is bad enough without adding the injury of some contorted logic.
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