Originally Posted by Deltahater

If you recall, I never argued that you (one) have no chance of winning in court. I am simply saying that it is not clear cut, it is not a slam dunk and it is not a court case you will win in one hearing. Yes, many times airlines have lost in court against consumers. No, it is not a guaranteed win in this case with EY.

Re LX:
An IATA fare (RGN-YUL) was published at 1% of the (alleged) intended fare. LX was the plating carrier in most cases. After LX issued tickets and took the money, LX was alerted by a consumer of the situation. LX swiftly cancelled almost all tickets and refunded the money. DOT decided to interpret the regs as non-applicable as we were all flying through the USA to Canada, with connections or very short stopovers in the USA. DOT bowed out due to political pressures (assumption on my part).
The Canadians, however, have ordered LX to reinstate the tickets 2-3 times now and LX has appealed every time. 17 months and $200-400K in legal fees later, LX is still fighting everybody tooth and nail on this. Another decision will come next Wednesday.

So, to all who think that since DOT fines are more expensive than reinstating the tickets, an airline will be rational and honor the tickets, might want to think twice.

I hope that EY will honor the tickets, but I want to caution anybody to assume the DOT will fix it and it will be a done deal.