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Old Feb 25, 2015, 7:50 am
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largeeyes
 
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Originally Posted by mh4ll
This is a very important issue that has not gotten enough attention. There were several situations by which it was reasonable for people to believe they had booked a valid, not-obviously-mistake fare -- someone in Denmark and/or paying with a Denmark-issued credit card and purchasing one of the $1500 C tickets is the "poster child" for this. If this is not the precise situation the DOT regulations were designed to protect, what is?
DOT has said they are focused on US facing advertising, which I assume means they are passing the buck here. The $1500 J to Palau would be an interesting case, for sure.
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