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Old Feb 11, 2015, 2:35 pm
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nyjoe4
 
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Originally Posted by kalendil
I know one guy who jumped on the phone and had someone physically in Denmark buy his ticket for him. I think he'll be fine, as will anyone else who paid with a bonafide Danish account. I think the people who should be sitting on pins and needles are the ones who were able to pay with non-Danish accounts, by tricking the system through drop-down menu shenanigans.
But I don't see how an American, with an American billing address, who is visiting Denmark, and buying a ticket ex-LHR, would not be in the same situation as all of the people who purchased tickets today. The reality is that the airlines base fares on your departure city and your currency choice, not your home or credit card address. UA's website is misleading in that regard, and that is why everyone was able to do it, regardless of the CC billing address..
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