Originally Posted by
eloraculo
Reading the DOT regulations, I think the way is supposed to work is that airlines/otas shouldn't confirm and charge the card until they are sure of the price, once they give the go ahead then it doesn't matter if its error, different rules or other.
I am no expert just my own personal interpretation
that sounds as good as any
Originally Posted by
FlyIgglesFly
Full disclosure: I bought one ticket. I paid a few hundred $ more than some of the other posted fares. I intended to, and probably still will, go to Myanmar.
I'm not saying that my position is that every airline WOULD do that, just that if a situation like like were to stand it would mean that they COULD do that. Say you have to go somewhere that one airline is the only option? Where are you then? You have no choice what to fly.
I understand and respect your position that my views are on the extreme end. I just disagree and want to fly in C on an SQ 388 for cheap, and am willing to suffer through not one but TWO legs on DL to do so.
well under ordinary situations, consumer bodies would protect most cases where an airline might do what you said. if there was no relevant consumer body, then contract law steps in.
the only reason this is muddled slightly is because of the very low fare. many people are not coming to this as completely innocent bystanders, they are taking advantage if a situation they know if out of the ordinary.
that may affect your eventual remedies.
if airline x routinely decided it could get higher fares, so decided to cancel tickets, courts may consider specific performance as an appropriate remedy for example.
but here the remedies may be more limited... maybe to all your incidentals for example (as we saw with previous fare errors (yes I know we are not calling this fare an error.. I was just using that for want of a better term)).
although the new DOT advice does seem to add more protection, but this is very new and I think we have yet to see how the dot handles it.
don't get me wrong... I'm not saying any of this is excusable... the airlines have had long enough to resolve it. I jet don't know whether the argument is strong enough to force specific performance?